Deepseek raises $15 billion in challenge to leading US labs, Bloomberg News reports
Deepseek logo and a keyboard can be seen in this illustration taken October 19, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Oct 22 : Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) in its latest fundraising round, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday citing people familiar with the matter.
Battery pioneer Contemporary Amperex Technology and WeChat-operator Tencent Holdings were among the biggest investors in the round, the report added.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
($1 = 6.6749 Chinese yuan renminbi)
Source: Reuters
