Reports say DeepSeek will complete a 100 billion yuan financing round, with a pre-money valuation remaining at approximately 500 billion yuan

DeepSeek's second round of financing is nearing completion, with the planned amount increased from 50 billion yuan to approximately 100 billion yuan. The pre-money valuation remains around 500 billion yuan. New and existing shareholders are expected to invest roughly half each. New investors include Shixi Capital, SMIC Juyuan, CPE Source Peak, Legend Capital, and Geely, while existing shareholders such as CATL and Tencent will continue to participate. #