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Chinese AI firm DeepSeek raises $15B in latest challenge to OpenAI, Anthropic: report
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Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek raked in $15 billion in a fresh fundraising round as it looks to challenge US-based labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, according to a report.
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The Chinese AI pioneer DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) in its latest fundraising round, one of the country’s largest ever and a sign of the startup’s ambitions to compete globally with the likes of Anthropic PBC and OpenAI.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek reportedly raised about 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) in a major funding round, with CATL and Tencent among the largest investors. The financing underscores its ambitions to compete with leading U.S.
The Hangzhou-based firm twice increased its financing target ahead of the latest funding round, which analysts said set the stage for an imminent public listing.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has raised approximately $15 billion in a massive funding round backed by some of China’s biggest technology and industrial companies, giving the Hangzhou-based AI company fresh financial muscle to challenge U.S. rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek raked in $15 billion in a fresh fundraising round as it looks to challenge US-based labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, according to a report.
