Lenovo-affiliated Legend Capital reportedly participates in DeepSeek's new funding round; DeepSeek may push for IPO as early as early 2027
According to foreign media citing people familiar with the matter, DeepSeek's new funding round brought in industrial and financial investors including Legend Capital, Shixi Capital and Geely; Legend Capital and Lenovo Group both belong to the Legend Holdings system. DeepSeek has engaged CITIC Securities to provide advisory services for its IPO and in September this year brought in a new chief financial officer, and may push for an IPO as early as early 2027. Previously, Lenovo had integrated DeepSeek models into AI PCs, servers and enterprise AI solutions; this investment extends the relationship between the two sides from product adaptation to the capital and ecosystem level.
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The report outlines the investor composition of DeepSeek's new funding round and its IPO timetable, and notes that the Lenovo-affiliated side and DeepSeek are moving from product adaptation to capital ties.
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Sina Tech News, October 23 morning report: According to foreign media citing people familiar with the matter, DeepSeek's new round of financing has brought in a number of industrial and financial investors, including Legend Capital, semiconductor-focused Shixi Capital, and Geely. At the same time, DeepSeek has engaged CITIC Securities to provide advisory services for its IPO and brought in a new chief financial officer in September this year; DeepSeek may advance its IPO as early as early 2027.
Legend Capital and Lenovo Group both belong to the Legend Holdings system. Lenovo Group is a core industrial company under Legend Holdings, while Legend Capital is an important investment platform of the group. Legend Capital's participation in this DeepSeek financing also means that Lenovo-affiliated capital has formally entered DeepSeek's shareholder camp.
From the perspective of industrial synergy, this investment has further brought the Lenovo system and a leading domestic large-model manufacturer closer together. Lenovo's current AI business already covers multiple areas including AI devices, enterprise AI, and AI infrastructure. Among them, AI PCs, phones, tablets and other devices need continuous access to large-model capabilities; the enterprise AI business relies on combining models, agents and industry solutions; and the server and data center business undertakes the computing power demand brought by model training and inference.
Previously, Lenovo had already carried out multiple product adaptations around DeepSeek, including integrating DeepSeek models into AI PCs, servers and enterprise AI solutions. Legend Capital's further participation in DeepSeek's financing this time extends the relationship between the two sides from product and technology adaptation to the capital and ecosystem level, and is expected to bring more room for synergy to Lenovo's AI devices, enterprise AI and AI infrastructure businesses. news_keyword_pub,stock,sh600030 iframe below the main text iframe below the main text General statement General statement QR code at the end start QR code at the end start
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