On July 14th, foreign media outlets reported that following DeepSeek's latest funding round, the personal fortune of its founder, Liang Wenfeng, saw a twofold increase, propelling him to the top spot among founders of global AI large-scale model companies. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Liang Wenfeng's net worth has now soared to $36 billion, up from around $16.7 billion previously. This puts him ahead of Dario Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, and Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI. It's important to note that this comparison is confined to companies whose core business and the bulk of their revenue are directly derived from AI large-scale models. It excludes large tech conglomerates with diversified portfolios like Alibaba and Tencent, as well as companies related to the AI industry chain, such as data centers and semiconductor firms. Liang Wenfeng's wealth predominantly stems from his equity stake in DeepSeek. In June of this year, DeepSeek secured a funding round worth 50 billion yuan, with the company's valuation surpassing 330 billion yuan. Liang Wenfeng personally invested 20 billion yuan, which led to a dilution of his stake to approximately 78%.
