Manus Reopens Its Beijing Office With a Big Hiring Push and $500M in New Funding

Manus is reopening its Beijing office and launching a broad hiring push, according to a report from the Chinese technology outlet QbitAI.

The report describes the move as a return to the domestic market, with Manus now competing directly against Chinese agent companies for engineering and product talent.

QbitAI also states that Manus has secured $500 million in new funding, giving the team capital to rebuild and expand.

The headline frames the development as a homecoming, implying the company is returning to an office and market presence it had previously stepped away from.

For Manus, reopening an office, scaling headcount and raising a large round together point to a shift away from retrenchment and back toward investment.

The talent angle is the part to watch: if Manus is genuinely hiring at scale in China, competition and compensation for agent-focused engineers could rise further.

What remains to be seen is the size of the hiring plan, the roles it targets, and exactly how the new funding will be spent — details that will show whether this is a trial run or a long-term commitment.