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DeepSeek reportedly raises about RMB 100 billion, with CATL and Tencent contributing most
- Who
- Bloomberg
- What
- reported DeepSeek raised about 100 billion yuan in its latest funding round
What happened
Bloomberg reported on October 21 that DeepSeek raised about RMB 100 billion, approximately $15 billion, in its latest funding round, according to Baoyu’s post. Baoyu names CATL and Tencent as the largest contributors and says DeepSeek has not officially confirmed the report. He quotes @AndrewCurran_, who wrote that The Whale had raised another $15 billion.
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DeepSeek raised about RMB 100 billion, approximately $15 billion, in its latest funding round, according to Baoyu’s account of a Bloomberg report; DeepSeek has not officially confirmed the funding. Baoyu named CATL and Tencent as the largest contributors.
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