DeepSeek seeks $70B valuation with 83% API margins and 10x revenue growth
zephyr_z9 · x · 2026-08-26
DeepSeek is seeking a second funding round at a RMB 500 billion valuation.
Key Metrics:
- Revenue: RMB 475 million ($70.7m) in Jan–July 2026, roughly 10x its full-year 2025 revenue.
- Profitability: Net loss narrowed to RMB 715 million in the same period.
- Margins: Gross margin at 44.6%, with the API business posting an 82.9% gross margin.
- Drivers: AI infrastructure optimization enabled running models on fewer chips with low inference costs, boosted by global adoption of the V4 series.
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