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DeepSeek Raises $15 Billion as Liang Keeps 81.6%

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC · How we work

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DeepSeek raised $15 billion in a new fundraising round.
Investors included Tencent and battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL).
Founder Liang Wenfeng retains an estimated 81.6% stake in the company.
U.S. Homeland Security ordered federal agencies to remove DeepSeek’s models, citing data-transfer threats to China.
DeepSeek’s open-weight RI reasoning model triggered a $1 trillion market melt-down in January 2025.

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DeepSeek raised $15 billion in a new fundraising round.
Investors included Tencent and battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL).
Founder Liang Wenfeng retains an estimated 81.6% stake in the company.
U.S. Homeland Security ordered federal agencies to remove DeepSeek’s models, citing data-transfer threats to China.
DeepSeek’s open-weight RI reasoning model triggered a $1 trillion market melt-down in January 2025.