The Butterfly Effect media kit
Butterfly Effect in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Butterfly Effect.
Media kit
Manus is made by Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company whose founders started it in China. It earns money from Pro and Team subscriptions that come with monthly credits for its AI agent, alongside a free plan. Meta bought it in December 2025, and the deal was unwound in 2026 on China's order.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Butterfly Effect’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Butterfly Effect. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2022
The year Butterfly Effect was founded, in Singapore
In a sentence
Manus is made by Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company whose founders started it in China. It earns money from Pro and Team subscriptions that come with monthly credits for its AI agent, alongside a free plan. Meta bought it in December 2025, and the deal was unwound in 2026 on China's order.
In a paragraph
Butterfly Effect was founded in 2022 and is based in Singapore. Xiao Hong is its co-founder and CEO; Yichao Ji and Tao Zhang are co-founders.
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Xiao Hong
Co-founder and CEO
Yichao Ji
Co-founder and Chief Scientist
Tao Zhang
Co-founder
22 open roles across 4 teams: 10 in product, 7 in engineering, 3 in operations and 2 in partnerships, including a few internships.
Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Butterfly Effect raised more than $500 million in October 2026, led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital with Tencent, HSG and ZhenFund taking part, TechCrunch reported from its WeChat post; it gave no valuation. Bloomberg reported a $75 million round led by Benchmark in April 2025. Meta's purchase, reported at $2 billion, was unwound.
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
Manus, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
General AI agent for research, slides, websites and browser tasks
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Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
22
Open roles on Butterfly Effect's careers page
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