DeepSeek key facts
- Developer of an open-source large language model designed for artificial intelligence.
- It has raised $700.0M; the latest was Later Stage VC ($700.0M) in Aug 2025.
- Notable investors include High-Flyer Quant.
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
Who backs DeepSeek
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DeepSeek funding rounds
No funding rounds for DeepSeek are on record yet — either the company hasn't raised institutional capital, or the raise hasn't surfaced in our sources.
DeepSeek investors
1 investor is on record for DeepSeek, including High-Flyer Quant. By type, the record holds 1 hedge fund.
About DeepSeek
Developer of an open-source large language model designed for artificial intelligence. The company's system offers math codes, large language models, visual language models, API, etc., and the company has reduced what the model needs to remember while allowing it to "handle more tasks at the same time without slowing down, providing customers with low-cost and efficient products.
- Sector
- Information Technology
- HQ
- Hangzhou, China
- Founded
- 2023
- Employees
- 200
- Website
- deepseek.com/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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