Less than four months after DeepSeek secured its initial round of financing, amounting to 51 billion yuan, a second financing round worth approximately 100 billion yuan is on the verge of completion, with a pre-investment valuation reaching around 500 billion yuan. In this round, existing shareholders and new investors from the cutting-edge technology sector each contributed half of the total funds. Combined with the first round, DeepSeek has amassed over 150 billion yuan in capital in just over a hundred days, setting a new global benchmark for the fastest capital accumulation in the AI industry.

Several specialized funds managed by Mind Capital have completed their fundraising registration as external asset management channels, successfully channeling substantial social capital from A-share listed companies into DeepSeek. Meanwhile, DeepSeek is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) on the STAR Market, with plans to submit its application as early as the end of this year and achieve public listing by 2027.

This round of investors spans a diverse range of sectors, including gaming, computing power, semiconductors, and automotive, and will provide crucial support for DeepSeek to further expand its strategic layout in areas such as game content generation and domestic computing power optimization. Additionally, DeepSeek is making significant strides in the field of embodied AI, having invested in several related companies. The multi-billion-dollar financing will serve as a robust foundation for its expansion into real-world intelligent entities, driving innovation and growth in this emerging sector.