BREAKING
DeepSeek Closes $7.4B First Round
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Raised (USD)
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Valuation
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Liang stake (yuan)
Founder Locks In Control
Liang Wenfeng
~40%
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Largest single backer
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Manages the LP vehicle
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Retains voting control
Outside investors
Locked
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5-year lock-up
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No voting rights
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Tencent, CATL, JD.com, NetEase, IDG
From Hedge Fund to AGI Push
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Founded Jul 2023
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Self-funded by High-Flyer
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R1 open-source Jan 2025
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First outside round
Research-First, MIT-Licensed
Founder-Led Independence Tested
AI NEWS BLITZ
DeepSeek has closed its first ever outside funding round at over seven point four billion dollars.