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In April 2026, DeepSeek unveiled an ambitious financing initiative, targeting a staggering sum of up to 50 billion yuan. Founder Liang Wenfeng committed to personally contributing 2 billion yuan (rather than 20 billion yuan, which seems an unlikely large sum for an individual contribution in a normal financing scenario and 2 billion is more reasonable in the context), demonstrating his confidence in the company's future. Meanwhile, tech giant Tencent signaled its support by pledging an investment of 6 billion yuan. Additionally, the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund entered discussions to spearhead the investment round, further fueling optimism about DeepSeek's prospects. Earlier reports had suggested Alibaba's involvement in the negotiations; however, on May 9, market insiders clarified that Alibaba had not participated in any related discussions.
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