Chinese AI developer raised about 50 billion yuan from investors including Tencent and CATL as it seeks to retain talent and fund model development

DeepSeek is in talks for a new funding round at a $71 billion pre-money valuation, just weeks after raising $7.4 billion in its first external round.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is considering another funding round. This comes just one month after closing its initial financing. The company seeks a valuation of approximately…

Company’s fresh fundraising talks come straight off its landmark Series A, as investors scramble to back national AI champion.

Company’s fresh fundraising talks come straight off its landmark Series A, as investors scramble to back national AI champion.

The plan comes just weeks after the Hangzhou-based company, which drew global attention with its low-cost AI models in 2025, raised about $7.4 billion in June a post-money…

Chinese AI developer raised about 50 billion yuan from investors including Tencent and CATL as it seeks to retain talent and fund model development

DeepSeek raised $7.4 billion in its first external round at a $50B+ valuation, with plans to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic on pricing and global expansion.

Chinese AI darling reportedly begins preliminary talks for round valuing it at about $71bn, one month after it concluded first deal