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…