DeepSeek valuation approaches $45 billion; domestic AI ushers in new development opportunities

Author: Martin

Recently, the domestic leading AI company DeepSeek’s (Deep Exploration) Series A funding has attracted significant market attention. According to foreign media citing informed sources, the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (National Big Fund) plans to lead this round of financing, and after the investment, DeepSeek’s valuation is expected to reach $45 billion, approximately 307.8 billion RMB. This is its first external funding since its establishment nearly three years ago, with the valuation doubling within just a few weeks from $20 billion, demonstrating the high recognition of the domestic top large model in the capital market.

This round of financing is of landmark significance. The National Big Fund has historically focused on investments in the semiconductor field. This time, it publicly entered the local large language model track for the first time, signaling a clear intention to promote the coordinated development of AI and the semiconductor industry and to build a closed loop of domestic technology. With its high-performance, low-computation technology advantages, DeepSeek has become a benchmark enterprise for domestic large models. With the support of national industrial funds, its technological R&D and commercialization will receive stronger backing.

Looking ahead, artificial intelligence is becoming the core engine driving global economic growth, with broad development prospects. Technologically, AI is rapidly transitioning from a dialogue tool to decision-making and execution, with intelligent agent technology continuously expanding application boundaries, open-source ecosystems thriving, and lightweight, cost-effective models becoming mainstream trends. Market-wise, the global AI industry scale is steadily expanding, with China’s market growth momentum strong. It is expected that by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the industry scale will surpass 10 trillion RMB.

As AI penetrates deeply into various industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and finance, large-scale applications are being implemented, continuously releasing industry value. DeepSeek’s high valuation and the strategic layout of the National Big Fund are microcosms of the rise of the domestic AI industry. Relying on a complete industrial chain foundation and an active technological innovation ecosystem, Chinese AI companies are accelerating breakthroughs in technological bottlenecks, occupying an important position in global competition. In the future, the domestic AI industry is expected to usher in a new stage of high-quality development.