The company behind Monica
Who owns Monica? CEO, founders and funding
Monica is made by Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd., the Singapore company that also makes Manus and whose founders started it in Beijing. It earns money from paid subscription plans sold alongside a free tier, and pays affiliates a share of what they refer.
monica.imChecked Oct 18, 2026 by ToolGPA, from the company’s own pages and from news reports.
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Monica at a glance
- Chief executive
- Xiao Hong
- Founded
- 2022
- Based in
- Singapore
- Latest round
- Funding round, more than $500 million
- Oct 8, 2026
- Ownership
- Privately held
Monica's CEO and founders
The people Butterfly Effect names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
Monica funding
Butterfly Effect raised more than $500 million in October 2026, led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital with Tencent, HSG and ZhenFund taking part, as TechCrunch reported from the company's WeChat post. TechCrunch earlier reported a $75 million round led by Benchmark in April 2025. techcrunch.comtechcrunch.comtechcrunch.com
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Funding round | more than $500 million | Led by Boyu Capital, IDG Capital. With Tencent, HSG, ZhenFund. techcrunch.com |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Funding round | $75 million | Led by Benchmark. techcrunch.com |
Every investor named
- Benchmark · led a round
- Boyu Capital · led a round
- IDG Capital · led a round
- HSG
- Tencent
- ZhenFund
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held: Butterfly Effect's Manus said it resumed independent operations on 1 September 2026 after China ordered Meta's December 2025 acquisition withdrawn. TechCrunch names Tencent, HSG and ZhenFund as existing shareholders. manus.im
- Founded
- 2022 techcrunch.com
- Based in
- Singapore techcrunch.com
- Affiliate program
- 25% commission on what a referred new subscriber pays during their first year, including renewals and upgrades, up to $49.75 a referral. Tracked through Tapfiliate, paid in USD by PayPal on the 20th of each month once $100 is owed. Paid advertising is not allowed. monica.im
Monica on social media and the web
- Blog · monica.im
Only accounts Butterfly Effect links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
How to contact Butterfly Effect
The ways Butterfly Effect publishes for reaching it. We don’t list personal email addresses, guessed or otherwise.
Other tools by Butterfly Effect
Media kit
The Butterfly Effect media kit
Everything on this page as a designed PDF to keep or pass on: the facts, the people, the funding with a chart of every round, the products with their grades and pictures, the news and every official channel. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Butterfly Effect.
Questions about Monica the company
Who is the CEO of Monica?
Xiao Hong is Butterfly Effect's co-founder and CEO, according to techcrunch.com, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded Monica?
Xiao Hong, Yichao Ji and Tao Zhang are named as founders of Butterfly Effect, which was founded in 2022.
Who are Monica's investors?
The announcements name Benchmark, Boyu Capital, IDG Capital, HSG, Tencent and ZhenFund. Benchmark, Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led rounds.
When did Monica last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in Oct 8, 2026: Funding round, more than $500 million, led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital.
What is Monica's valuation?
No valuation was found in Butterfly Effect's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 18, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.
Where is Monica based?
Butterfly Effect gives its base as Singapore.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from Butterfly Effect’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.