Compared to A÷ and OpenAI's trillion-dollar valuations, doesn't domestic AI suddenly seem like a way better deal? According to insiders, 月之暗面 (DeepSeek) has completed its final round of private financing, with a valuation of about $50 billion, and is planning to go public next year. Bloomberg reported that DeepSeek initially aimed to raise 50 billion RMB in this round, but investors lined up, pushing it to at least 80 billion RMB, and it might even hit 100 billion RMB. The biggest backers? CATL and Tencent. By the way, which exchange lets you buy DeepSeek pre-IPO? I really want in on this!