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After reading about DeepSeek's fundraising at a 300 billion valuation, I'm not surprised. What truly shocked me was something else — Liang Wenfeng pulled out 20 billion, entering the same round alongside external investors at the high valuation he set himself. I've never seen anything like this in my career.

May 12, 202611 min read0 reactions0 comments

DeepSeek Is Taking Its First Outside Money — at a $45–50B Valuation

May 13, 2026

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DeepSeek Is Taking Its First Outside Money — at a $45–50B Valuation

The lab that shocked the AI world with R1 has stayed entirely self-funded since day one. Now it's re

May 13, 20265 min read0 reactions0 comments

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DeepSeek Valued at 300 Billion, Liang Wenfeng Invests 20 Billion

DeepSeek Is Taking Its First Outside Money — at a $45–50B Valuation