Bloomberg revealed that DeepSeek is secretly preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) and may officially submit its listing application as early as this year. According to insiders, DeepSeek is currently in intensive discussions with multiple accounting firms and investment banking advisors. It is expected that the IPO will be listed on a domestic market in China (either A-shares or Hong Kong stocks). Alongside the IPO plans, DeepSeek has also kicked off a new round of fundraising negotiations in the capital market. Reportedly, this round of funding has pushed the company’s valuation up to $71 billion. Since 2024, when it broke Silicon Valley’s tech monopoly with ultra-low model training costs and an open-source strategy, DeepSeek has established exceptional cost-effectiveness in computing power efficiency through high-frequency iterations. This $71 billion valuation places DeepSeek directly into the top tier of global tech unicorns, highlighting the capital market’s premium recognition of its engineering optimization approach to tackling high computing power costs.