A leading Chinese AI lab specializing in high-efficiency large language models.
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.
Technology📍 Hangzhou, ChinaFounded 2023
Current Valuation
$45B
as of 2026-Q2
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QL Price
$45B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for DeepSeek, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $45B (2026-Q2).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$45B
2026-Q2
weight 0.83
Secondary market print
$45B
2026-06-27
weight 0.54
How this price has held up
No round has priced for DeepSeek since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is DeepSeek going public?
No. DeepSeek is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is DeepSeek's valuation in 2026?
DeepSeek is valued at $45B as of 2026-Q2, set by its Series A ($3.5B, May 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has DeepSeek filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for DeepSeek.
Who are DeepSeek's investors?
DeepSeek's investors include High-Flyer, National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (Big Fund).
How much has DeepSeek raised?
DeepSeek has raised $3.5B in total, most recently a Series A of $3.5B in May 2026.
Is DeepSeek publicly traded — can you buy DeepSeek stock?
No. DeepSeek is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for DeepSeek on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Liang Wenfeng
Founded
2023
HQ
Hangzhou, China
Employees
~200
Total Raised
$3.5B
Growth
Explosive
Last Round
Series A — $3.5B (May 2026) · Lead: China's Big Fund (National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund)
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series A · $3.5B · 5 mo ago
privateTotal raised $3.5B
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$22.51
Open interest
10
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series A
$3.5B
May 2026
China's Big Fund (National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund)
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Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
No verified Hugging Face organization found for DeepSeek — no attributable open-model footprint. Closed-weights labs are common; this is a distribution signal, not a capability judgment.
Checked huggingface.co as of 2026-10-04. Re-checked weekly.
Talent Signal
No public careers page or job board could be found for DeepSeek as of 2026-09-15. That itself is a datapoint: no open external hiring surface.
Checked the company site and major hosted job boards. Re-checked monthly.
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
AILLMOpen SourceDeep LearningEfficiency
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.