DeepSeek Deals

Chinese AI champions Moonshot AI and DeepSeek secure large late stage funding at multi billion dollar valuations while preparing listings in Hong Kong and mainland China.

DeepSeek had been seeking at least 10 billion yuan in a follow on round at a roughly 480 billion yuan valuation, but has paused closing the deal after founder Liang Wenfeng’s leaked remarks about reliance on Nvidia chips and China’s AI lag sparked controversy.([business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/deepseek-puts-fundraising-on-hold-after-founder-s-remarks-go-viral-report-126072501034_1.html))

DeepSeek is reportedly negotiating a $1.5 billion raise at a $71 billion valuation ahead of a planned IPO.

Planned first external funding round of roughly 500 billion CNY to scale DeepSeek’s frontier AI research and infrastructure.

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