DeepSeek Deploys Billions Into Robotics: Leads $400 Million Seed Round for AI Startup Winverse

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab flush with a freshly completed $12 billion funding round, is now betting on robotics—leading a seed financing for Winverse AI, a months-old startup building artificial intelligence specifically designed to control robots. The round values Winverse at approximately $400 million post-investment, marking DeepSeek's aggressive foray into one of the fastest-heating segments of AI development.