BREAKING
DeepSeek Closes First Outside Funding
0
B
Raised (USD)
0
B
Valuation (USD)
0
yr
Lockup
Unusual Founder-Control Structure
1
Invest via founder-managed LP
↓
2
5-year sale lockup
↓
3
Direct votes: state fund only
Who Joined the Round
Investors
Backers
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Tencent, CATL
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JD.com, NetEase
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IDG Capital and others
Founder
Liang Wenfeng
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Put in up to 2B yuan
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Raised direct stake
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Holds controlling position
From V3 to a Record Raise
One of China's Largest AI Raises
AI NEWS BLITZ
DeepSeek has completed its first ever external funding round, and the numbers are huge.