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DeepSeek secures $7.4B in first funding round from Tencent, CATL, JD.com

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AI company DeepSeek has secured over RMB 50 billion (approximately $7.4 billion USD) in its inaugural external funding round. The investment round saw participation from major strategic investors including Tencent, CATL, and JD.com. Notably, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng also contributed RMB 20 billion of his personal capital, adopting a zero-voting-rights structure similar to OpenAI's. AI

IMPACT This substantial funding could accelerate DeepSeek's AI model development and market competition.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for an AI company with strategic investments from major tech players.

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DeepSeek secures $7.4B in first funding round from Tencent, CATL, JD.com

COVERAGE [2]

  1. Pandaily TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    DeepSeek Raises Over RMB 50 Billion in Landmark First External Funding Round

    DeepSeek completes its first external funding round of over RMB 50 billion with zero-voting-rights structure, featuring strategic investments from Tencent, CATL, JD.com, and others.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    DeepSeek has raised over 50 billion yuan (7.4 billion USD) in its first external funding round, with strategic investments from Tencent, CATL and JD.com. Founde

    DeepSeek has raised over 50 billion yuan (7.4 billion USD) in its first external funding round, with strategic investments from Tencent, CATL and JD.com. Founder Liang Wenfeng contributed 20 billion yuan of his own capital in a deal that mirrors OpenAI's structure with zero votin…

    LINKS pandaily.com/deepseek-50-billion-funding-…

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