DeepSeek funding in 2026: 6 reported events

The latest DeepSeek funding event on this page is a Funding round, dated Sep 23, 2026, from a news article.

Funding events: 6
Latest: Sep 23, 2026
Latest event: Funding round

Funding · latest 6

Latest DeepSeek funding events

Latest DeepSeek funding events
Round	Amount or value	What the source says	Date	Source
Funding roundNews	Not stated	Reported: DeepSeek is raising its second round of financing with participation from several industrial capital investors including Shixi Capital, SMIC Puhua, Boyu Capital, CPE Yuanfeng, and Hefei's state-owned investment platform.	Sep 23, 2026	eu.36kr.com
IPONews	Not stated	Reported: DeepSeek plans to go public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange next year and has begun preparations for its IPO.	Aug 29, 2026	news.jkn.co.kr
IPONews	Not stated	Reported: DeepSeek has reportedly initiated steps for a stock market listing before the end of the year.	Aug 22, 2026	slashmedia.ch
Funding roundNews	Not stated	Reported: Chinese AI company DeepSeek plans to launch a new funding round to raise up to 50 billion yuan, aiming for a valuation of around 500 billion yuan ($74 billion).	Jul 18, 2026	eldestapeweb.com
ValuationNews	$71Bvaluation	Reported: AI developer DeepSeek reached a pre-money valuation of 71 billion US dollars (approximately 4.8 trillion yuan) during negotiations for its second funding round.	Jul 16, 2026	eu.36kr.com
ValuationNews	Not stated	Reported: DeepSeek is targeting a pre-money valuation of at least 480 billion yuan (approximately $70.9 billion) for its upcoming funding round.	Jul 14, 2026	finance.biggo.com

Funding roundNewsNot stated
Reported: DeepSeek is raising its second round of financing with participation from several industrial capital investors including Shixi Capital, SMIC Puhua, Boyu Capital, CPE Yuanfeng, and Hefei's state-owned investment platform.
Sep 23, 2026eu.36kr.com
IPONewsNot stated
Reported: DeepSeek plans to go public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange next year and has begun preparations for its IPO.
Aug 29, 2026news.jkn.co.kr
IPONewsNot stated
Reported: DeepSeek has reportedly initiated steps for a stock market listing before the end of the year.
Aug 22, 2026slashmedia.ch
Funding roundNewsNot stated
Reported: Chinese AI company DeepSeek plans to launch a new funding round to raise up to 50 billion yuan, aiming for a valuation of around 500 billion yuan ($74 billion).
Jul 18, 2026eldestapeweb.com
ValuationNews$71Bvaluation
Reported: AI developer DeepSeek reached a pre-money valuation of 71 billion US dollars (approximately 4.8 trillion yuan) during negotiations for its second funding round.
Jul 16, 2026eu.36kr.com
ValuationNewsNot stated
Reported: DeepSeek is targeting a pre-money valuation of at least 480 billion yuan (approximately $70.9 billion) for its upcoming funding round.
Jul 14, 2026finance.biggo.com

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One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with deepseek.com returns DeepSeek funding signals (news, sec-form-d-funding), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "deepseek.com",
    "signal_types": ["news","sec-form-d-funding"],
    "signal_subtypes": ["receives_financing","has_valuation","goes_public",
      "newFilingCompany","amendmentCompany"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

Questions about DeepSeek funding

How much has DeepSeek raised?

This page tracks 6 funding events for DeepSeek. The latest is a Funding round, dated Sep 23, 2026, from a news article. We do not publish a total raised: coverage has gaps and recap stories repeat old rounds.

What is DeepSeek's latest valuation?

AI developer DeepSeek reached a pre-money valuation of 71 billion US dollars (approximately 4.8 trillion yuan) during negotiations for its second funding round. Reported on Jul 16, 2026, from a news article. See the source link in the table.

Source. News reports of rounds, valuations and IPOs, plus SEC Form D filings.

Method. Stories about the same round within 14 days merge into one row. Fund and SPV Form D filers are removed. No total is computed.

Data as of Sep 30, 2026.

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