China's DeepSeek closes over $7 billion funding with unusual deal structure, the Information reports
- DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, raised over $7.4 billion in its first funding round, reaching a valuation above $50 billion.
- The funding involved investors contributing capital to a limited partnership managed by Liang Wenfeng, preserving his control with a five-year lock-up and no voting rights for investors except the National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund.
- Key investors potentially include Tencent and battery maker CATL, with Liang Wenfeng personally contributing approximately 20 billion yuan of the funds.
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