DeepSeek is considering launching a new round of fundraising just one month after completing its first round of funding.

Golden Finance reported that on July 14, according to the Financial Times, three insiders said DeepSeek is considering raising funds again just one month after completing its first round of financing to speed up the expansion of its infrastructure. The insiders said the company completed its first round of financing around the end of May, raising about $7 billion, with a post-money valuation of about $52 billion (including the newly raised capital). Two of the insiders said that this week DeepSeek has begun initial outreach to new investors to discuss launching a new round of financing, with a pre-deal valuation of about $71 billion, which would imply its valuation would rise by roughly 37% from the previous round, though the specific details of the new round have not yet been finalized. The insiders said DeepSeek’s rapid fundraising pace is mainly driven by market expectations that its capital expenditures will increase significantly, including building its own data centers and purchasing more AI chips. In addition, the company is actively rolling out AI agents capable of autonomously executing tasks, which has also driven a significant increase in its demand for computing power.
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