Meta приобретает Manus, стартап, создающий автономных ИИ-агентов за более чем $2 млрд English translation: Meta acquires Manus, a startup developing autonomous AI agents for over $2 billion

Meta has entered into an agreement to acquire the startup Manus. The deal is valued at over $2 billion, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal.

Manus specializes in developing autonomous general-purpose AI agents capable of independently tackling complex tasks such as marketing research, coding, and data analysis. The technology serves as a bridge that transforms the capabilities of language models into specific workflows.

Under the terms of the acquisition, Manus will continue to operate as an independent service, as reported by journalists. Existing subscriptions and access for current clients will remain intact. Simultaneously, Meta is said to be integrating the startup’s technologies into its products for both business and consumer markets, including Meta AI.

The CEO of Manus, Xiao Hong, is expected to report to Meta’s COO, Javier Olivan. The project’s headquarters will remain in Singapore.

In April, the company secured $75 million in funding led by venture firm Benchmark. By December, Manus reported achieving an annual revenue of $100 million just eight months post-launch.

Since its inception, the platform has processed over 147 trillion tokens and generated more than 80 million virtual computers.

The parent company, Butterfly Effect, was founded in 2022 and initially based in China. The team later relocated to Singapore to collaborate with American investors and technologies. The startup chose to abandon plans for launching a version of its product for the Chinese market.

It’s noteworthy that in June, Manus introduced a feature for creating videos from text prompts.