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Sensation: DeepSeek to close its second financing round of 100 billion yuan

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DeepSeek is set to close a second financing round of nearly 100 billion yuan at a pre-investment valuation of 500 billion yuan, jointly led by Tencent and CATL.

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On October 13, Beijing time, the magazine Caijing reports that the large model company DeepSeek, led by Liang Wenfeng, is about to close a new financing round with a volume of nearly 100 billion yuan, with a pre-investment valuation of 500 billion yuan. Following the first financing round of over 50 billion yuan in June, which set a historical record in the Chinese AI industry, DeepSeek's second financing round is also record-breaking! According to reports, DeepSeek originally planned to raise 50 billion yuan in the second round, but within just two weeks, the financing amount directly doubled to 100 billion yuan, while the valuation was not increased and remains at about 500 billion yuan pre-investment. This round is jointly led by Tencent and CATL, with the planned investment amounts of new and old shareholders each accounting for about half. New investors include Stony Creek Capital, SMIC PE, CPE Yuanfeng, Legend Capital, and Geely, which mainly come from the industrial sector. The investors of the first round are CATL, Tencent, IDG Capital, Lisi Capital, and Shixiang Capital. It is certain that CATL plans to invest another approximately 10 billion yuan. Previously, CATL's investment amount in the first round was about 5 billion yuan. Once the investment is successfully completed, CATL could become the external investor with the largest investment amount at about 15...

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Event
Funding

What this signalsNew funding often brings new budget and vendor reviews.

Location
Beijing, Beijing, China

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Numbers

Amount (USD)
$14.9B

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 13, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
receives_financing

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