Manus 創辦人將募資 10 億鎂向 Meta「買回公司」，並將赴香港上市

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Bloomberg reported that the three founders of Chinese AI Agent startup Manus, Xiao Hong, Ji Yichao, and Zhang Tao, are exploring a buyout plan. They intend to raise approximately $1 billion from external investors at a valuation of at least $2 billion to reverse the Meta acquisition deal that was ordered to be rescinded by the NDRC in April this year. If the negotiations are successful, Manus will establish a joint venture in China with the investors and seek a listing in Hong Kong. Reported and organized by BlockTempo. (Previous coverage: Manus source code handed over, investment funds received; the intent behind China's forced rescission of the Meta acquisition) (Background supplement: China blocks Meta's acquisition of Manus: $2 billion deal terminated, Singapore exit model declared ineffective) Selling one's own company and then raising $1 billion to buy it back is likely the script an entrepreneur would least want to rehearse. According to Bloomberg, the three founders of Chinese AI Agent startup Manus are exploring a buyout plan, intending to raise about $1 billion from external investors to address the situation where the Meta acquisition was ordered to be rescinded by Chinese regulators. In April this year, the Office of Foreign Investment Security Review of the NDRC officially issued a prohibition decision, requiring both parties to the transaction to withdraw the acquisition. The focus of the regulators was not on the relocation of the enterprise itself, but on how Manus transferred its core team, R&D capabilities, training data, and intellectual property from China to overseas. In July 2025, approximately 40 core technical personnel from Manus relocated to Singapore, completing the acquisition structure through the Singaporean entity Butterfly Effect, while simultaneously closing domestic social media accounts and blocking Chinese IPs. Half a year later, this operation was characterized by regulators as "bypassing regulations to go overseas," following the same logic as the prohibitions on ByteDance and Moonshot AI from accepting US capital without approval. The requirement from the NDRC was clear: AI technology developed in China cannot flow to US enterprises. If the buyout negotiations are successful, the next step is to establish a joint venture in China and seek a listing in Hong Kong. This is equivalent to putting the technical capabilities that have already been moved out back into a structure under the Chinese regulatory framework. The four words "reverse the deal" are easy to write, but operating it is another matter. Most of the transaction has effectively been completed, as Manus employees are currently working in Meta's Singapore office, the technology has been deeply integrated with Meta's systems, and early investors such as Tencent, Sequoia China, and ZhenFund have already received their exit funds. The situation of the founders themselves is equally awkward. After being interviewed by the NDRC in March this year, Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao were told they were not allowed to leave the country, while most of the team is in Singapore. Insiders emphasized that the buyout and spin-off plan is still in the preliminary discussion stage, the valuation and terms may change at any time, and the three founders may ultimately choose to give up. The difficulty of extracting the technology from Meta's systems is likely higher than it was to integrate it in the first place. Why do the Manus founders want to buy back their company from Meta? In April this year, the NDRC officially prohibited Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus on the grounds of foreign investment security review, requiring both parties to withdraw the transaction. The founders are exploring raising about $1 billion for a buyout and plan to set up a joint venture in China and list in Hong Kong. What difficulties does the Manus buyout deal face? The main difficulties include: employees have already joined Meta's Singapore office, the technology has been deeply integrated with Meta's systems, and early investors such as Tencent and Sequoia have already received their exit funds. In addition, founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao are restricted from leaving the country, separated from the Singapore team.

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