AI & Enterprise
DeepSeek seeks funding at over $20 billion valuation amid talks with Alibaba, Tencent
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is seeking its first external funding round with a target valuation above $20 billion, as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group discuss a possible investment, Cryptopolitan reported. DeepSeek is owned by hedge fund High-Flyer Capital Management and is in talks with outside investors, with terms still in flux. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that optimizing DeepSeek models for Huawei chips could harm the United States.