DeepSeek

Raised $15B, announced 22 October 2026.

Round

DeepSeek reportedly closed an approximately 100 billion yuan funding round to expand data centers and develop open AI models.

Amount
$15B
Announced
22 October 2026
Investors
Tencent, CATL, IDG Capital, SMIC, Geely
Use of funds
Expansion of data centers and development of open models
Valuation
$74.9B
Checked
Amount and date matched across 2 press sources

Company

Develops artificial intelligence models and open-source AI systems

Based in
China
Sector
AI
Website
deepseek.com ↗

Sources and links

Sources
DeepSeek raises $15b from Tencent, CATL ahead of IPO techinasia.com
Startup and Venture Capital News - Friday, October 23, 2026: DeepSeek Secures $15 Billion, AI Neo-Laboratories ng.sergeytereshkin.com
Website
deepseek.com ↗
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