DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US federal restrictions on its tech
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-10-22
DeepSeek has reportedly raised about $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds ever, per TechCrunch. The round landed just days after the US ordered federal agencies to remove DeepSeek technology over national security concerns. The figure is reported, not officially confirmed.
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