Report: DeepSeek raises 100 billion yuan, with Tencent and CATL participating
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People familiar with the matter said that during negotiations with investors, DeepSeek raised its funding target at least twice, from an initial 50 billion yuan to 80 billion yuan, with the final funding amount reaching 100 billion yuan. CATL and Tencent were among the largest investors in this round. This round of funding paves the way for its future listing, but DeepSeek's financial strength still lags behind Anthropic and OpenAI, which have each raised more than $100 billion. DeepSeek has increased investment in AI data centers and released V4.1 Flash in September this year, triggering declines in the share prices of MiniMax and Zhipu.
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The funding target was raised twice to 100 billion yuan; readers can use this to observe changes in the funding gap between DeepSeek and OpenAI and Anthropic.
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据知情人士透露，DeepSeek在与投资者洽谈期间，至少两次上调融资目标，从最初的500亿元提高至800亿元，最终融资额达到1000亿元。宁德时代、腾讯是DeepSeek本轮融资的最大投资者之一。
DeepSeek此轮融资为其未来上市铺平了道路，有望创造多年来中国市场最受期待的上市事件之一。2025年，DeepSeek展示了以远低于硅谷领军企业的模型开发成本与之竞争的能力，引发全球股市震荡，市值蒸发1万亿美元。不过，DeepSeek的资金实力一直无法与美国前沿AI实验室相比。
最新一轮融资表明，这种资金实力上的差距正开始缩小。不过，DeepSeek的资金实力仍不及Anthropic和OpenAI，后两家公司各自筹集的资金都已超过1000亿美元。彭博社此前报道称，与竞争对手月之暗面一样，DeepSeek正在为首次公开招股(IPO)做准备。此次上市将成为中国市场的一项重要里程碑。
DeepSeek已开始更积极地投入资金，建设AI数据中心，并开发更多供中国及海外使用的开源模型。该公司定期推出高性能、低成本模型，给国内竞争对手带来压力，并在美国和其他海外市场赢得客户。例如，今年9月，它发布了V4.1 Flash，引发本土竞争对手MiniMax和智谱股价下跌。
AI分析机构Artificial Analysis曾发布过一张广为流传的基准测试图表，勾勒出了所谓的“DeepSeek死亡区”：如果竞争对手无法在性能上超越DeepSeek，也无法提供更低的价格，就将难以生存。
截至发稿，DeepSeek、腾讯和宁德时代的代表尚未回复置评请求。