Open frontier models · Hangzhou, CN · founded 2023

DeepSeek: who founded it, who funds it

DeepSeek is a Hangzhou open-weight AI lab founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, who came from High-Flyer. What it is building: open-weight frontier models trained at low cost; the founder has declared an AGI goal and prioritises research over commercialisation. No funding round has been disclosed. It releases open-weight models.

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Founders: Liang Wenfeng (ex-High-Flyer)
Founders from: ex-High-Flyer
Location: Hangzhou, CN (Asia)
Valuation: $52B estimate, per source
Raised: · disclosed
Investors: ·
What ships: Open model

Sources

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News

Oct 7, 2026
Ivo Launches Open-Source DeepSeek Contract AI Model

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Nvidia Backed Reflection AI Launches Its New Beam Model To Compete With Chinese tech rivals

ProductTIKR.comReflection AI DeepSeek
Oct 6, 2026
A $12B DeepSeek Raise Is Reportedly Close, With Tencent And CATL Among Backers

FundingYellow.comDeepSeek
Oct 4, 2026
DeepSeek Narrows AI Gap With US to Just 3 Percent, Bloomberg Says

AnalysisStartup FortuneDeepSeek
Oct 2, 2026
DeepSeek unveils Huawei AI chip software to challenge Nvidia

ProductSeeking AlphaDeepSeek
Sep 18, 2026
A DeepSeek engineer's viral post on talent, power, and humanity is a rare snapshot of work at China's frontier AI labs

AnalysisBusiness InsiderDeepSeek
Sep 9, 2026
Washington proposes tricking AI responses to hinder Chinese labs

AnalysisKorbenDeepSeek
Sep 9, 2026
US Warns AI Labs to Degrade Suspected Distillers

AnalysisMemeburnStepFun DeepSeek
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- The New Indian Express Washington accuses Chinese AI firms of 'systematic' theft from US rivals
Jul 26, 2026
China’s Moonshot, Z.AI, and DeepSeek are challenging U.S. AI labs—and beating them on cost

AnalysisYahoo FinanceDeepSeek
Jul 17, 2026
Markets experience new DeepSeek shock after MoonShot AI releases Kimi K3

ProductFortuneDeepSeek
Jun 16, 2026
DeepSeek Becomes China’s Most Valuable AI Startup After $7.4 Billion Fundraise

FundingWSJDeepSeek
Jun 3, 2026
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is set to raise 6 billion euros

FundingTechzine GlobalDeepSeek
May 19, 2026
DeepSeek and China’s AI boom are increasingly powered by state money

AnalysisFortuneDeepSeek
Apr 29, 2026
DeepSeek V4 Signals a New Phase in the U.S.-China AI Rivalry

AnalysisCouncil on Foreign Relations (CFR)DeepSeek
Apr 26, 2026
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ProductTheSequence | Jesus RodriguezDeepSeek
Feb 3, 2026
Compact AI model from China’s StepFun outshines rivals from DeepSeek, Moonshot

AnalysisSouth China Morning PostStepFun DeepSeek
Oct 9, 2025
Reflection AI raises $2B to be America's open frontier AI ...

FundingTechCrunchReflection AI DeepSeek

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