The US is reviewing Benchmark’s investment into Chinese AI startup Manus 

Manus AI is one of the most hot AI agents startups in the neighborhood, Recently collected $ 75 million In a round of half-billion dollars in a round led by benchmark.

However two anonymous sources SEMFORE told The investment by the US Treasury Department is now reviewed by consent with 2022 restrictions on investment in Chinese companies.

Semfour said the benchmark lawyers have cleared the investment as Manus is technically not developing its own AI models, but instead a “wrap” around the existing persons.

These lawyers have also concluded that Manus is not based on China as it includes it in the Ceman Islands. (It is a general structure used by Chinese organizations, AlibabaTo access foreign capital.)

Benchmark Founding Fund Partner Delian Asparohov has attracted criticism for investing in Manus, who posted on X -A “Wow, have the consequences of action?”.