DeepSeek, a $50B national-champion AGI lab, finally close to hiring its first CFO
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-15
Per Phoenix Technology (via ITHome), DeepSeek's CFO search has narrowed to Yan Wentao, a Hillhouse Venture Capital partner working through his exit. Liang Wenfeng also spoke with principals from 5Y Capital, Sequoia China, and Longzhu Capital — reads by insiders as more about access to potential investment than the job itself. Liang reportedly wants a CFO born in the 1990s; Yan, born 1991, studied at Fudan.
X user teortaxesTex quipped: "the concept of a three year old national champion AGI company worth $50B that doesn't have a CFO. I love these guys." The consensus read is a routine pre-IPO hire.
Related event: DeepSeek to Hire First CFO as Hillhouse Partner Yan Wentao Reportedly Joins(2 posts)→
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