21世纪经济报道记者 陈归辞 脸书母公司Meta即将收购中国AI应用创业公司Manus。 该公司团队核心人物包括肖弘、季逸超和张涛三位。肖弘毕业于华中科技大学，先后做过微伴助手和壹 伴，2022年时曾创立北京蝴蝶效应科技有限公司，推出AI浏览器插件Monica。季逸超毕业于北京信息 科技大学，2012年曾创立Peak Labs，推出Rasgueado输入法，获红杉资本和真格基金投资。张涛曾任神 策数据副总裁、字节跳动国际化负责人等。 该公司在2025年3月推出号称"全球首款通用智能体产品"的Manus，在当时"一炮走红"。4月下旬旋即传 出Manus母公司蝴蝶效应获硅谷知名风投Benchmark领投，融资7500万美元（约合5.5亿元人民币）的消 息，投后估值近 5 亿美元。5月13日，Manus正式开放注册。6月，Manus公司总部从中国搬至新加坡。 Manus官网于12月17日称，Manus 在发布八个月后，年度经常性收入(ARR)已突破1亿美元。目前，公司 总营收运行率已超过 1.25 亿美元，其中包括基于使用量的收入及其他收入。自Manus 1.5 发布以来，其 每月增长率持续超过 20%。 Manu ...

Core Insights - Manus has launched a new feature called Wide Research, which allows the scheduling of over 100 AI agents to handle complex, large-scale research tasks simultaneously [1] - The company has recently faced challenges, including layoffs, clearing of social media accounts, and relocating its headquarters to Singapore [1][2] - Manus was initially recognized as the world's first general-purpose AI agent product, capable of executing complex tasks across various domains [5] Group 1 - The Wide Research feature enables users to initiate tasks that are processed by multiple sub-agents, each handling a specific sub-task, ultimately producing a coherent report [1] - The launch of this feature comes shortly after reports of layoffs and the clearing of content on Manus's social media accounts, indicating potential operational challenges [1] - Manus's current employee count in China is approximately 120, following the layoffs and relocation of core technical staff to Singapore [1] Group 2 - Manus offers three subscription packages: Basic, Plus, and Pro, which provide users with different amounts of promotional points [2] - The product was released in March 2023 by the Chinese model team Monica and gained significant attention, with initial access being highly sought after [5] - The founders of Manus, including key figures like Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao, have backgrounds in software engineering and AI development, contributing to the product's innovative approach [5]