The report said DeepSeek the second financing round raised 105500000000 yuan CNY, with multiple companies and state-owned institutions participating.

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The media outlet cited anonymous people familiar with the matter as saying that DeepSeek the second financing round raised 105500000000 yuan, with nearly 30 investors participating.

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DeepSeek Nearly 16000000000 USD Financing details disclosed: Tencent, CATL, and multiple state-owned institutions participate

Beating AI flash news, citing a report by The Information based on people with direct knowledge,DeepSeek has raised 105500000000 yuan CNY(approximately 15800000000 USD), attracting nearly 30 investors. Tencent and CATL remain the principal investors. State-owned investors contributed approximately 27%of this financing round, higher than 2%in the first round.

Regarding specific contributions, Tencent contributed 10000000000 yuan in each of the financing rounds; CATL and its chairman collectively contributed 5000000000 yuan and 10000000000 yuan, respectively, in the first and current rounds. Other investors include CXMT and its chairman Zhu Yiming, SMIC, as well as companies including vivo, Meituan, Geely, Midea, Luxshare Precision, Trip.com, and Xiaohongshu, with the latter each investing 1000000000 to 3000000000 yuan.

Among state-owned investors, the National Artificial Intelligence Development Fund again invested 1000000000 yuan in this round, the same amount as in the first round. Institutions including China Mobile, China Telecom, CICC, CITIC Securities, and China Life also participated, each investing 2000000000 to 8000000000 yuan. Based on cumulative investments across the rounds, technology companies contributed approximately 42%, while state-owned investors accounted for approximately 19%。

VC Among private equity institutions, Lisi Capital invested 3000000000 yuan and 7500000000 yuan in the rounds, respectively;IDG Capital invested a cumulative 6500000000 yuan across the rounds, while Boyu Capital invested 3500000000 yuan in the second round. The report said that DeepSeek used a special structure in its first financing round: other than the National Artificial Intelligence Development Fund, other investors were required to invest funds in an entity held by Liang Wenfeng, relinquish voting rights, and commit to lock up their shares for 5 years, unless the company went public earlier.

The expanded financing was mainly related to rising chip procurement costs and the need to build up cash reserves. During the 4-month financing period, the price of a server equipped with 8 NVIDIA B300 chips rose from approximately 15000000 yuan to 19000000 yuan. People familiar with the matter said that DeepSeek doubled the fundraising target midway through the financing and also sought to build up funds in advance to address the risk that the AI industry bubble could burst.

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Beating AI said that The Information reported on this financing, citing people with direct knowledge.
The report said that DeepSeek the second financing round has raised 105500000000 yuan CNY, equivalent to approximately 15800000000 USD, and attracted nearly 30 investors.
The report said that Tencent and CATL remain the principal investors, with state-owned investors contributing approximately 27%of this financing round, compared with 2%。
The report said that Tencent contributed 10000000000 yuan in each of the financing rounds; CATL and its chairman collectively contributed 5000000000 yuan and 10000000000 yuan, respectively, in the first and current rounds.
The report said that the National Artificial Intelligence Development Fund again invested 1000000000 yuan in this round; institutions including China Mobile, China Telecom, CICC, CITIC Securities, and China Life also participated.
The report said that, of cumulative investments across the financing rounds, technology companies contributed approximately 42%, while state-owned investors accounted for approximately 19%。
The report said that Lisi Capital invested 3000000000 yuan and 7500000000 yuan, respectively, in the rounds;IDG Capital invested a cumulative 6500000000 yuan across the rounds, while Boyu Capital invested 3500000000 yuan in the second round.
The report said that, in the first financing round, other than the National Artificial Intelligence Development Fund, other investors were required to invest funds in an entity held by Liang Wenfeng, relinquish voting rights, and commit to lock up their shares for 5 years, unless the company went public earlier.
The report said that during the 4-month financing period, the price of a server equipped with 8 NVIDIA B300 chips rose from approximately 15000000 yuan to 19000000 yuan.
People familiar with the matter said that DeepSeek doubled the fundraising target midway through the financing and sought to build up funds in advance to address the risk that the AI industry bubble could burst.

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This flash news item describes a large financing round and its investor composition. In simple terms, multiple technology companies, state-owned institutions, and investment firms were reported to have invested funds in DeepSeek, but the information comes from a media outlet's account of anonymous people familiar with the matter, rather than formal announcements by the companies or institutions listed in the article.

Why it matters to readers

If the report is accurate, the scale of this financing, its investor composition, and changes in server costs may reflect DeepSeek's cash reserves and chip procurement needs; the special financing structure may also affect investors' voting rights and exit arrangements.

Beginners should treat this as financing news that remains to be confirmed and should not infer from the headline alone that the transaction has been completed or that all funds have been received. Subsequently, they can monitor formal announcements, financing agreements, or other public disclosures from the named parties.

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The information in the article was provided by a media outlet citing anonymous people familiar with the matter, and no official confirmation from DeepSeek or the investors appears.
Unable to confirm from the original text 105500000000 whether all yuan have been received.
The respective investors' contribution amounts, financing structure, and equity arrangements cannot be independently verified from the original text.

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