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DeepSeek

Chinese AI startup known for low-cost open-weight models and the R1 reasoning model.

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DeepSeek is an ai infrastructure company based in Hangzhou, CN, founded in 2023. It has raised $15 billion in disclosed funding. Its latest round was an Undisclosed stage of $15 billion in October 2026.

Overview

No overview yet. It is written from sources once there are enough of them.

Funding

Total disclosed: $15B across 1 round. Computed only from sourced rounds.

  • Oct 22 · Undisclosed stage

    DeepSeek$15B

    with CATL, +1

    AI Infrastructure1 source

Investors

Questions and answers

What does DeepSeek do?

Chinese AI startup known for low-cost open-weight models and the R1 reasoning model.

How much has DeepSeek raised?

DeepSeek has raised $15 billion in disclosed funding across 1 round tracked by OSH.

Who has invested in DeepSeek?

Investors in DeepSeek include CATL and Tencent.

When and where was DeepSeek founded?

DeepSeek was founded in 2023 and is based in Hangzhou, CN.

Timeline

  1. Oct 22, 2026

    Undisclosed stage · $15B

  2. 2023

    Founded

Sources

  1. 1.US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems — TechCrunch AI, Oct 20, 2026
  2. 2.DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions — TechCrunch AI, Oct 22, 2026

Public sources — Collected from public sources, not yet cross-checked.Last verified Oct 22, 2026