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DeepSeek
Builds open-weight large language models and the DeepSeek chatbot, known for strong performance at low training and usage costs.
- Founded
- 2023 · Hangzhou, China
- Founders
- Liang Wenfeng (梁文锋) (Founder and CEO)
- Website
- deepseek.com
In their words
“We believe that as the economy develops, China should gradually become a contributor instead of freeriding.”English translation published by ChinaTalk of an interview in Chinese (36Kr/Waves).
On the record
- 2026-10-07Reported to be close to raising at least 80 billion yuan (about $12 billion) at a valuation near 500 billion yuan ($75 billion), with CITIC Securities hired for a possible STAR Market listing. Channel Insider (citing Bloomberg)
- 2026-06-17Completed its first external funding round, raising over $7.4 billion at a valuation above $50 billion; founder Liang Wenfeng contributed about $3 billion. Outlook Business (citing WSJ and Reuters)
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