Reports indicate that DeepSeek completed a funding round of approximately $15 billion just days after US restrictions were imposed on the company.

According to Bloomberg, just two days after the US federal civilian agencies restricted DeepSeek's AI technology, the company raised approximately $15 billion (roughly 100 billion RMB). Potential investors included CATL and Tencent. Earlier in June, DeepSeek raised over $7 billion with a valuation of $50 billion. The company also plans to list on the stock market in China as early as next year and is increasing its investment in AI infrastructure and open-source models.