DeepSeek raises approximately 100 billion yuan in new funding, setting a new record for single round financing in China's AI industry According to a report by Golden Finance, on October 23rd, it was confirmed from multiple primary investors that DeepSeek has recently completed approximately 100 billion yuan (approximately 15 billion US dollars) in financing, breaking the record for a single round of financing in China's AI industry. It is reported that the target for this round of financing has been raised from the previous 80 billion yuan to 100 billion yuan. Old shareholders Ningde Times and Tencent Holdings participated in this round of financing as the main investors, with IDG Capital, Lixi Capital, and Shixiang Capital continuing to follow suit. The new investors are mostly industrial capital, including Lenovo Junlian Capital, Zhaoyi Innovation Shixi Capital, Geely Automobile Industry Fund, SMIC Juyuan, and later added Hengdian Capital. (Securities Times)