BREAKING
DeepSeek Raises Over $7.4B
0
M
raised (USD)
0
B
valuation (USD)
0
founded
Founder Control Kept Intact
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Invest via LP
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2
Liang controls LP
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3
5-year lock-up
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4
National fund votes
Who Put In What
Liang
2000
Tencent
1000
CATL
500
NetEase
300
IDG
300
Big Raise or Surprisingly Small?
Founder Edge
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Control kept intact
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Only national fund votes
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No votes for others
The Skeptics
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$740M seen as small
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5-year lock-up
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Low-cost model focus
An Unusual AI Deal
AI NEWS BLITZ
DeepSeek has closed its first external funding round at a fifty billion dollar valuation.