DeepSeek
A leading Chinese AI lab specializing in high-efficiency large language models.
Technology
📍 Hangzhou, China
Founded 2023
Current Valuation
$45B
as of 2026-Q2
DECACORN
DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence research laboratory that develops state-of-the-art large language models known for their extreme training efficiency. Founded by the team behind the High-Flyer hedge fund, the company gained global prominence with models that rival top-tier Western AI at a fraction of the computational cost.
Company Profile
Last Round
Series A — $3.5B (May 2026) · Lead: China's Big Fund (National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund)
Founders & Key People
Liang Wenfeng
Investors
High-Flyer · National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (Big Fund)
Products
- DeepSeek-R1
- DeepSeek-V3
- DeepSeek-V2
- DeepSeek Coder
- DeepSeek Math
- DeepSeek-V4 (Preview)
Competitors
OpenAI · Anthropic · Alibaba (Qwen) · Meta · Google
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.