DeepSeek reportedly precommitted $5B for Huawei compute buildout from $22B raised
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-27
Unverified analysis: DeepSeek's Wenfeng has raised $22B across two rounds and reportedly precommitted $5B for Huawei compute buildout plus $2-3B for Nvidia purchases. The poster is skeptical on delivery pace, hoping for just $1B of deliveries by year-end and $8B by end-2027.
The thread adds that DeepSeek pays little attention to revenue — ARR is reportedly above $1B (pre-Oct 17 numbers), but even $30B would be unspendable, as the company isn't focused on expanding inference services.
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