编辑精选 · TechCrunch · AI · 2026/10/22 21:11
DeepSeek 据报在美国限制后两日融资 150 亿美元
DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions
DeepSeek 在美国联邦机构撤除其技术后两天，据报融资约 150 亿美元，潜在投资方包括宁德时代和腾讯。报道称公司正加大 AI 基础设施与开源模型投入，计划最早明年在中国 IPO。此前 6 月融资超 70 亿美元，估值 500 亿美元。
精选理由：展示了美国限制措施出台后，DeepSeek 融资情况与中企竞争格局，方便读者评估地缘压力对国内 AI 融资的影响。
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6:11 AM PDT · October 22, 2026
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Just two days after the U.S. ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek’s AI technology from their systems over security concerns, the Chinese AI lab has raised about $15 billion, about 100 billion yuan, one of the biggest funding rounds in the country, Bloomberg reported.
Potential investors include Chinese battery maker CATL and Tencent, the company behind WeChat, among others, according to the report.
The reported funding follows DeepSeek’s investment round in June, when it raised more than $7 billion at a valuation of $50 billion. The company was also reportedly seeking an additional $1.5 billion at a valuation of around $71 billion in July, with plans for a potential IPO in China as early as next year.
The Hangzhou-based AI startup is ramping up spending on AI infrastructure and open models for domestic and international markets, even as it faces restrictions in the U.S., the report said. Its expansion could further intensify competition among domestic rivals.
The massive funding round is the latest sign of investors pouring billions into AI companies around the world, including those in China, to compete in the global AI race. Chinese company Kimi developer Moonshot AI secured $2 billion at a $20 billion valuation in May. Manus AI raised more than $500 million earlier this month. Meanwhile, Chinese companies Zhipu AI (Z.ai) and MiniMax, which both went public in Hong Kong in January, have market capitalizations of roughly $29 billion and $7.2 billion, respectively, as of today.
DeepSeek was founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, who previously co-founded Chinese quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer, which helped finance DeepSeek’s early development. The AI startup gained global attention in early 2025 with its free-to-use, open-weight RI reasoning model, challenging the dominance of US AI companies. Liang still retains an estimated 81.6% stake in its Chinese operating entity following its earlier funding round, according to corporate ownership data analyzed by WireScreen.
DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a TechCrunch request for comment.