BREAKING
DeepSeek Raises $7.4B First Round
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raised (USD)
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valuation (USD)
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Liang's stake
Founder-Controlled Deal Structure
1LP managed by Liang
2No voting rights
35-year lock-up
4Big Fund keeps votes
Fewer Than Ten Backers Join
Liang (~2B yuan)2
Tencent (~1B)1
CATL (~0.5B)0.5
R1 Matches Top Reasoning Models
AIME 202479.8
MATH-50097.3
MMLU90.8
Open-Source Flagship, Split Reviews
AI NEWS BLITZ
DeepSeek has closed its first external funding round at over seven billion dollars.