Chinese general AI agent developer Manus has reportedly laid off part of its workforce in China and shifted key technical employees to its Singapore headquarters. Manus has quickly become one of China’s most talked-about generative AI agent players, yet faces skepticism over its product depth and long-term monetization. In June, Manus’s head of product Zhang Tao publicly confirmed that the company had already moved its headquarters from China to Singapore. Manus’s parent, Butterfly Effect PTE. It’s also notable that in May, reports surfaced claiming Manus’s parent company was seeking to raise $100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.