US EditionManus's Cofounder Shared 2 Photos Showing He Has Something in Common with Mark Zuckerberg
Manus AI’s subscription-based agentic AI, with $100 million annual recurring revenue, enhances Meta’s position against Salesforce, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI.
- Shortly, Meta agreed to acquire Manus AI in a deal Axios reported could be worth around $2.5 billion, including employee retention, with Manus AI valued at $500 million when it raised $75 million in Series B last May.
- Manus AI reported over $100,000,000 in annual recurring revenue within months, fueling elevated AI startup exit valuations.
- Manus AI offers a general AI agent that completes tasks beyond chatbots, including market research, coding, data analysis and resume screening for companies.
- The deal positions Meta on more equal footing with Salesforce, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI and marks its first significant foray into enterprise agentic AI.
- Because Manus traces roots to China, its deal sparked controversy after about 100 China employees relocated shortly, while Meta faces ongoing criticism over data practices.
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Manus's cofounder shared 2 photos showing he has something in common with Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of college to focus on Facebook.Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCMeta acquired Manus, a startup that has created a "general-purpose" AI agent to do tasks autonomously.One of Manus' cofounders, Ji Yichao, said he dropped out of college — just like Mark Zuckerberg.Ji shared pictures of younger versions of himself and Zuckerberg working at laptops.Meta was cofounded by a college dropout — and so was its latest acquisition.Ji Yichao,…
The Meta, mother company of Facebook and Instagram, has just announced the purchase of Manus, a prominent startup of artificial intelligence (IA) based in Singapore. This large vulto business demonstrates Mark's intention...
Meta Platforms agreed to acquire Singapore-based Artificial Intelligence (IA) startup Manus, adding a popular AI agent as the social media company works to build a business around its huge investment in this field. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has made AI the top priority of his company and is spending billions to hire researchers, build data centers and develop new models.
Meta's Manus AI deal could help it compete with Google ...
The company is going to integrate it into its own products.
Under the fierce rivalry and competition between the US and China, both sides use AI as a strategic industry and set up mutual barriers, and AI operators have to stand on the sidelines between China and the US. Today, Meta has acquired Manus, an AI startup in mainland China, and cut with China, indicating that the US is exhibiting greater influence in the geopolitical competition of AI.
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