Meta Manus acquires Meta Manus in a $2 billion deal, ushering in the era of AI agents
Who is Manus? On December 29, 2025, Meta acquired AI agent startup Manus for more than $2 billion in a lightning-fast deal that took just 10 days from start to finish. Manus was founded in Beijing, China in 2022. Formally known as Butterfly Effects Technology, it moved its headquarters to Singapore in mid-2025. It currently employs around 105 people and also has offices in Tokyo and San Francisco. Founder Xiao Hong's background Our founder, Xiao Hong, was born in 1992 and graduated from the Department of Software Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology....