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nerdsniperyesterday at 8:14 PM1 replyview on HN

The founders are Chinese citizens, and pressure was applied to the founders personally. Thus Singapore was given room to save face re: sovereignty.


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rtpgtoday at 12:32 AM

> After a $75 million fundraising round led by U.S. venture firm Benchmark in May 2025, Manus shut its China offices in July, laying off dozens of employees. It then moved its operations to Singapore.

The company itself was based in mainland China less than 12 months ago.

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