Insiders: Manus intends to raise a new round of funding in Silicon Valley at a valuation of $500 million

According to The Information, three informed sources revealed that Manus AI's team is in talks with potential investors, including US venture capital firms, planning a new round of financing at a valuation of at least $500 million (approximately 3.75 billion RMB), which is about five times higher than the previous valuation. The developer of Manus is the Butterfly Effect. According to insiders, this company, whose main team is located in Beijing, has recently been in contact with some American investors through online and offline channels, and the scale of this round of financing may reach tens of millions of dollars. The report states that Manus uses tools such as Anthropic's Claude AI model and pays an average of $2 to Anthropic for each task. The new round of financing may open up Manus to more users. Regarding this news, Butterfly Effect Company responded that they will not comment on the financing situation.