AI Star DeepSeek Secures 30 Billion Yuan in Funding Round
Intensifying global competition and strategic shift mark the blockbuster investment.
L'essentiel
- AI company DeepSeek has secured approximately 30 billion yuan in a funding round, with significant investments from Chinese tech giants like Tencent, NetEase, and JD.com, alongside CATL and venture capital firms.
- CEO Liang Wenfeng is also reportedly committing personal capital.
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DeepSeek, an AI company, has historically resisted external capital. This funding round marks a significant shift in strategy, occurring amidst intensifying global competition in the AI sector.
The blockbuster round highlights intensifying global competition and a shifting strategy for the AI breakout star, which had previously resisted external capital.
Market-oriented investors and Chinese tech giants have committed about 30 billion yuan to the round, one of the people said.
They include Tencent Holdings, which was expected to invest 10 billion yuan, while NetEase and JD.com were each set to contribute about 3 billion yuan. Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker, was expected to invest about 5 billion yuan, one of the people said.
This round was also expected to be joined by a number of venture capital firms, including IDG Capital, Monolith, Loyal Valley Capital and Shixiang Tech, the people said.
DeepSeek’s founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng is reportedly committing around 20 billion yuan of his own capital.
Questions ouvertes
- What is DeepSeek's specific AI technology or product focus?
- What is the valuation of DeepSeek after this funding round?
- What are the specific terms of the investment agreements?
- How will this capital be deployed by DeepSeek?
