Manus
Manus is an autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by Butterfly Effect Pte Ltd, before being acquired by Meta Platforms.
Timeline
2- AcquisitionFeb 27, 2026
Being integrated into Meta with employees moving to Meta offices and receiving corporate access
- valuation:
- $2 billion
- integration status:
- in progress
- Product LaunchFeb 16, 2026
Officially launched Manus Agents, bringing multi-step AI reasoning and task execution to chat applications starting with Telegram
Relationships
1Acquired
Recent Articles
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AI Discoveries
2- observationactiveMar 8, 2026
Lifecycle: Manus
Manus is in 'active' phase (0 mentions/3d, 2/14d, 5 total)
90% confidence - observationactiveFeb 17, 2026
Velocity spike: Manus
Manus (company) surged from 0 to 3 mentions in 3 days (new_surge).
80% confidence
Sentiment History
| Week | Avg Sentiment | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-W08 | 0.40 | 3 |
| 2026-W09 | -0.10 | 2 |