In the global technology circle, a general AI agent product called Manus has quickly become popular, and the founder Xiao Hong (English name Red), has become a focus of attention. With his outstanding technical capabilities and innovative thinking, Xiao Hong led Manus to achieve remarkable achievements in the field of AI and became a new star in the technology industry.
Xiao Hong was born in 1992 and is a post-90s entrepreneur, 7 years younger than DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng. He graduated from the Software Engineering Department of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and quickly made his mark in the field of AI with his keen insight and strong execution. Xiao Hong's entrepreneurial journey began in 2015. He founded Nightingale Technology and launched two products, "Yiban Assistant" and "Weiban Assistant", successfully serving more than 2 million B-end users and helping companies reach hundreds of millions of C-end users. The excellent performance of these two products has attracted hundreds of millions of yuan in investments from well-known institutions such as Tencent and Zhen Fund, and established Xiao Hong's reputation in the field of corporate services.
In 2022, Xiao Hong seized the wave of artificial intelligence, founded the "Butterfly Effect" company, and launched the AI browser plug-in Monica. Monica has quickly accumulated more than one million users by integrating mainstream big models such as Claude 3.5 and DeepSeek, becoming a popular AI tool in the overseas market. The Manus launched this time continues Monica's product philosophy and is positioned as the world's first universal independent AI agent. In the video released, Xiao Hong explained the origin of the naming of "Manus": it comes from the Latin word "hand", and it means using the hand and brain together with "Mens et Manus" (mind and hand). Manus can not only complete simple tasks, but also think independently, plan and execute complex instructions. It surpasses OpenAI's similar products in GAIA benchmarks and demonstrates strong multitasking capabilities.
In contrast, DeepSeek founded by Liang Wenfeng became a dark horse in the AI field in early 2025 due to its amazing growth rate of 8658%. However, Xiao Hong led Manus to emerge in the general AI agent track with his younger advantages and more flexible innovative ideas. Industry commented that Xiao Hong not only inherited the technical genes of Chinese AI entrepreneurs, but also showed a global vision and product philosophy that surpassed his predecessors.
Currently, Manus is in the internal beta stage, and the popularity of invitation codes around the world highlights its huge market potential. Xiao Hong said that some models will be open sourced in the future to promote the universalization of AI technology. In the wave of AI, this post-90s founder is using the concept of "using hands and brains" to write his own legend. Xiao Hong's success is not only a personal victory, but also a microcosm of China's scientific and technological innovation, showing the infinite possibilities of the younger generation on the global technology stage.