Yichao 'Peak' JiCo-founder and Chief Scientist · Manus AIResearcher↗
Founder · Executive
Red Xiao
Manus AIFounder and CEO
Xiao founded Butterfly Effect, the company behind Monica and Manus. Manus helped popularize the general-purpose AI agent: software that can plan and execute multi-step work such as research, coding and analysis across tools, rather than only answer questions in a chat window.
Career & education
Current roleManus AIJun 2022-presentFounder and CEO
Manus AIJun 2022-presentWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
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