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DeepSeek nears $7.4B first funding round at ~$52B valuation
DeepSeek nears $7.4B first funding round at ~$52B valuation Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is finalizing a $7.4 billion funding round at approximately a $52 billion valuation, marking its first-ever external...
DeepSeek in talks to raise $7 billion from Tencent, CATL and other investors
DeepSeek in talks to raise $7 billion from Tencent, CATL and other investors Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is in advanced talks to raise approximately 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) in its first external...
## DeepSeek makes 75% price cut permanent on flagship model
## DeepSeek makes 75% price cut permanent on flagship model Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has reduced the price of its flagship model by 75% on a permanent basis, according to a report from Semafor. The...
DeepSeek permanently reduces V4-Pro API price to promotional level, with JD.com, NetEase, and CATL a...
DeepSeek permanently reduces V4-Pro API price to promotional level, with JD.com, NetEase, and CATL adopting the model; CEO Liang Wenfeng reaffirms AGI goal DeepSeek announced that starting June 1, its...
DeepSeek seeks $10B funding to pursue AGI, rivaling OpenAI with research-first strategy.
DeepSeek seeks $10B funding to pursue AGI, rivaling OpenAI with research-first strategy. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is raising approximately $10 billion (~RMB 70 billion) in a funding round that coul...
DeepSeek has raised RMB 70 billion (~$9.8 billion) in total funding, according to reporting by QbitA...
DeepSeek has raised RMB 70 billion (~$9.8 billion) in total funding, according to reporting by QbitAI, and is signaling a major push into AI coding tools. The company's senior researcher Deli Chen pub...
DeepSeek is in talks to raise $10 billion in a funding round, with executives telling potential inve...
DeepSeek is in talks to raise $10 billion in a funding round, with executives telling potential investors the proceeds will prioritize groundbreaking AI research. The round underscores the continued m...
DeepSeek forms Harness code agent engineering team, signaling pivot from research lab to product company
DeepSeek forms Harness code agent engineering team, signaling pivot from research lab to product company DeepSeek has confirmed it is building a new team called "Harness" focused on code agent enginee...
DeepSeek launches V4 AI model amidst rising competition. The Chinese AI lab has released its fourth-...
DeepSeek launches V4 AI model amidst rising competition. The Chinese AI lab has released its fourth-generation foundation model, V4, at a time when the global frontier-model race is accelerating. Deta...
DeepSeek seeking $7.4B round at $52B valuation as founder commits $2.9B personally
DeepSeek seeking $7.4B round at $52B valuation as founder commits $2.9B personally DeepSeek is pursuing a financing round of approximately RMB 50 billion (~$7.4 billion), which would establish a new s...
DeepSeek-V4 launches with million-token context, Ascend adaptation, and agentic capabilities
DeepSeek-V4 launches with million-token context, Ascend adaptation, and agentic capabilities DeepSeek released its latest flagship model, DeepSeek-V4, on April 24, 2026, featuring a one-million-token...
DeepSeek plans first external funding round up to 500 billion yuan (~$68B), valuation up to 3,500 billion yuan (~$483B)
DeepSeek plans first external funding round up to 500 billion yuan (~$68B), valuation up to 3,500 billion yuan (~$483B) DeepSeek, the Chinese foundation-model lab known for its earlier refusal of outs...
DeepSeek nears first external fundraising at $50B valuation, backed by China Big Fund III and Tencent
DeepSeek nears first external fundraising at $50B valuation, backed by China Big Fund III and Tencent DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based frontier AI lab that stunned the industry with its R1 reasoning model...
Redis founder builds dedicated inference engine for DeepSeek V4 Flash
Redis founder builds dedicated inference engine for DeepSeek V4 Flash Salvatore Sanfilippo (antirez), the creator of Redis, has released ds4.c, a dedicated local inference engine written in C and Appl...
DeepSeek seeks funding at reported $45B valuation
DeepSeek seeks funding at reported $45B valuation DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab known for its cost-efficient large language models and open-weight releases, is seeking external funding at a reported $4...
DeepSeek reportedly seeks first external funding round at $45 billion valuation with Big Fund.
DeepSeek reportedly seeks first external funding round at $45 billion valuation with Big Fund. DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab known for its open-weight foundation models, is in talks for its first exter...
DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round.
DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round. DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab behind the cost-efficient open-weight LLM that shocked the industry in early 2025, is in talks to raise...
DeepSeek-TUI coding agent hits 2.3k GitHub stars, positioning as open-source Claude Code alternative
DeepSeek-TUI coding agent hits 2.3k GitHub stars, positioning as open-source Claude Code alternative An unofficial terminal-based coding agent built on DeepSeek V4, called DeepSeek-TUI, gained 2.3k Gi...
DeepSeek V4 Preview: 1.6 Trillion Parameters, Open-Weight Challenge to Frontier Labs
DeepSeek V4 Preview: 1.6 Trillion Parameters, Open-Weight Challenge to Frontier Labs DeepSeek has released the preview of its V4 model, a 1.6 trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts architecture trained...
DeepSeek-V4 Preview Model Launches with 1M Token Context Window, Open-Sourced
DeepSeek-V4 Preview Model Launches with 1M Token Context Window, Open-Sourced DeepSeek announced the launch of its DeepSeek-V4 preview model on April 24, 2025. The new series, available in Pro and Fla...