AI developers: Deepseek and Moonshot plan to go public in early 2027
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Raising money once again: Chinese AI developer Deepseek. According to a report by the Bloomberg news agency, Chinese AI developer Deepseek is close to completing a multi-billion-dollar financing round. A few months before its expected IPO in early 2027, the company is said to have secured at least 80 billion yuan (around 10.6 billion euros). This would clearly exceed Deepseek's original target volume of around 50 billion yuan. Anchor investors include battery manufacturer CATL and WeChat operator Tencent. Based on agreements already signed, the round could even reach nearly 100 billion yuan, the report continued. The strong demand for Deepseek shares is partly due to the successful launch of its latest AI model, V4 Flash. Deepseek declined to comment on the report. The Chinese rival to AI heavyweights such as Anthropic and OpenAI is currently preparing for its IPO in Shanghai, although a precise timetable has not yet been set. In June, Deepseek already completed an initial major financing round of around 50 billion yuan. DeepSeek currently requires large sums of money to expand its infrastructure. The company plans to use at least 160,000 Huawei AI accelerators in a new data center in Inner Mongolia. According to Bloomberg, DeepSeek has generated enormous interest among investors. For the leadership in Beijing, DeepSeek is among the companies that play a major role in the...
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