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DeepSeek Reportedly Raises About $15 Billion, With CATL and Tencent as Largest Contributors

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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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  1. DeepSeek reportedly raises about RMB 100 billion, with CATL and Tencent contributing most

    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. https://t.co/qmj6gVx2Do https://t.co/AghYcLmseD

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