Rumors Suggest DeepSeek is Seeking New Funding Round
zijing_wu · x · 2026-07-14
Reports indicate that DeepSeek is considering a new funding round, just a month after its previous one.\n\nKey details from the report include:\n- The valuation could rise by 37% from a month ago, reaching a pre-money valuation of 480 billion RMB\n- The accelerated funding pace is driven by even faster infrastructure expansion\n\nThis news reflects DeepSeek's ongoing acceleration in compute and infra investment, alongside rising valuation expectations in the capital market.
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