DeepSeek oo la sheegay inuu ururiyay $15 bilyan maalgelin maalmo uun ka dib xannibaadaha Maraykanka
Bloomberg ayaa sheegtay in maalgeliyaasha suurtagalka ah ay ka mid yihiin CATL iyo Tencent
Shirkadda AI ee Shiinaha ee DeepSeek ayaa la sheegay inay ururisay qiyaastii $15 bilyan, oo u dhiganta qiyaastii 100 bilyan yuan, taasoo ka mid ah wareegyada maalgelinta ugu waaweyn dalka, sida ay Bloomberg sheegtay. Warkan ayaa soo baxaya laba maalmood ka dib markii Maraykanka uu amar ku bixiyay in hay'adaha federaalka ee madaniga ah ay ka saaraan tignoolajiyada AI ee DeepSeek sababo la xiriira amni.
Maalgeliyaasha la sheegay iyo wareegyadii hore
Sida laga soo xigtay warbixinta Bloomberg, maalgeliyaasha suurtagalka ah ee wareegga maalgelinta DeepSeek waxaa ka mid ah soo-saareha baytariga Shiinaha ee CATL iyo Tencent, oo ah shirkadda ka dambeysa WeChat, iyo kuwa kale. Wareeggan la sheegay ayaa daba socda wareeggii maalgelinta ee DeepSeek bishii June, markii ay ururisay in ka badan $7 bilyan iyadoo qiimaheeda la qiimeeyay $50 bilyan.
Yoolalka maalgelinta iyo ballaarinta
Warbixinta ayaa sheegtay in bishii July DeepSeek uu doonayay $1.5 bilyan oo dheeraad ah iyadoo qiimaheeda la qiimeeyay qiyaastii $71 bilyan, iyadoo ay qorsheynayso suurtagalnimada inuu galo suuqa saamiyada ee Shiinaha sannadka soo socda. Shirkaddan AI ee fadhigeedu yahay Hangzhou ayaa kordhinaysa kharashka ku baxa kaabayaasha AI iyo moodooyinka furan ee suuqyada gudaha iyo dibadda, in kasta oo ay la kulmayso xannibaado Maraykanka, sida Bloomberg sheegtay.
Tartanka gudaha iyo taariikhda shirkadda
Warbixinta ayaa sheegtay in ballaarinta DeepSeek ay sii kordhin karto tartanka ka dhexeeya kooxaha gudaha. Shirkadda Kimi, Moonshot AI, ayaa bishii May heshay $2 bilyan iyadoo qiimaheeda la qiimeeyay $20 bilyan, halka Manus AI uu horraantii bishan ururiyay in ka badan $500 milyan. DeepSeek waxaa la aasaasay 2023 Liang Wenfeng, oo horay u aasaasay sanduuqa maalgashiga tirakoobka ee High-Flyer, kaasoo gacan ka geystay maalgelinta horumarkii hore ee DeepSeek.
Bloomberg reports CATL and Tencent among potential investors in one of China's largest funding rounds
DeepSeek has reportedly raised about $15 billion, or about 100 billion yuan, two days after the US ordered federal civilian agencies to remove its AI technology over security concerns, Bloomberg reported. The round is described as one of the biggest in China.
Reported investors and earlier funding
Potential investors in the reported round include Chinese battery maker CATL and Tencent, the company behind WeChat, among others, according to Bloomberg. The reported funding follows DeepSeek's June round, when it raised more than $7 billion at a valuation of $50 billion. In July, the company was reportedly seeking an additional $1.5 billion at a valuation of around $71 billion, with plans for a potential IPO in China as early as next year.
Spending plans as US restrictions persist
The Hangzhou-based AI startup is ramping up spending on AI infrastructure and open models for domestic and international markets even as it faces restrictions in the US, according to the Bloomberg report. Its expansion could further intensify competition among domestic rivals, the report said. DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a TechCrunch request for comment.
A busy period for Chinese AI funding
The reported round is the latest sign of investors pouring billions into AI companies worldwide, including in China. Kimi developer Moonshot AI secured $2 billion at a $20 billion valuation in May, and Manus AI raised more than $500 million earlier this month. Zhipu AI (Z.ai) and MiniMax, which both went public in Hong Kong in January, have market capitalizations of roughly $29 billion and $7.2 billion, respectively, as of today.
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