This week, DeepSeek has embarked on preliminary discussions with potential new investors about a fresh round of financing, with the ambition to secure funds at a pre-investment valuation of $71 billion. Back in late May this year, the company successfully concluded its inaugural external financing round, amassing roughly $7 billion (inclusive of approximately $3 billion from founder Liang Wenfeng), and achieving a post-investment valuation of $52 billion. The swift commencement of this new funding round is geared towards raising capital for extensive data center construction and the procurement of artificial intelligence chips.
