Current outcome
DeepSeek is reportedly set to close its second funding round at roughly ¥100B, with a pre-money valuation of about ¥500B; new and existing shareholders are expected to split the round roughly evenly, with new industrial investors taking part.
Progress timeline
2 material updates- #01
DeepSeek或将完成约120亿美元融资，腾讯和宁德时代或参投
DeepSeek is reportedly closing a funding round of at least ¥80B (~$12B), well above its earlier ¥50B target, with Tencent and CATL committing significant portions as demand and investor interest surge following its latest model release.
Source evidence: theblockbeats
- #02
DeepSeek将完成1000亿元融资
The funding size increased from the previously reported at least ¥80B to roughly ¥100B, with the pre-money valuation unchanged at about ¥500B and new industrial investors including Shixi Capital, SMIC Capital, CPE, Legend Capital, and Geely.
State after update: DeepSeek is reportedly set to close its second funding round at roughly ¥100B, with a pre-money valuation of about ¥500B; new and existing shareholders are expected to split the round roughly evenly, with new industrial investors taking part.
Source evidence: theblockbeats