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China\'s DeepSeek nears 11 trillion won funding from Tencent, CATL; valuation seen up to 90 trillion won
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is nearing the completion of its first external fundraising round since its founding. The funding is expected to exceed 50 billion yuan, while the company has been valued at close to $60 billion, reports said. Participants are said to include Tencent, NetEase, JD.com and battery maker CATL, as well as venture capital firms. Founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng plans to invest about 20 billion yuan of his own money.
Crypto
AEON raises $8 million in pre-seed round for AI agent payment settlement layer
AEON, a startup building a settlement layer dedicated to AI agents, raised $8 million in a pre-seed round led by YZi Labs, an affiliate of Binance. The Block reported that IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund and Oak Grove Ventures also participated. The round structure and company valuation were not disclosed. AEON said it will use the funds to develop a settlement layer that supports interactions among AI agents.
Crypto
DAPPOS unveils low-prompt AI agent xBubble
DAPPOS unveiled xBubble, a low-prompt AI agent designed to select and connect AI models and tools on a user’s behalf. The platform aims to let users complete tasks with short natural-language requests without learning model-specific prompting. It uses two systems, Bubble Engine and Bubble Pilot, to create and route standard operating procedures for tasks. It includes Bubble Computer and Bubble Personal modes and runs in Fast and Work modes.
