DeepSeek Completes First Round of Financing and Business Registration Changes, Tencent Holds Over 33% Stake

Foresight News reports, according to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, DeepSeek's affiliated company, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Fundamental Technology Research Co., Ltd., recently underwent business registration changes. Hangzhou Chengli Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership and the National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund Partnership were added as shareholders, and the registered capital increased to 16.4475 million yuan, marking the official completion of DeepSeek's first round of financing. In terms of equity structure, Tencent, through its two holding platforms Shanghai Hengxiu and Shanghai Zhimian, holds a combined stake of over 33% in Hangzhou Chengli, making it the largest shareholder. CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.) holds approximately 11.7% through Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Area Wending Investment, while its affiliate Puquan Capital holds an additional 5%. NetEase and JD.com each hold approximately 10% through their respective holding platforms. IDG holds a combined 10% through two platforms. Monolith Lisi Capital, Shixiang Technology, and Zhengxingu Capital hold 9.7%, 5%, and 5%, respectively. The National Artificial Intelligence Industry Fund directly holds approximately 0.28% of DeepSeek. Following the completion of financing, DeepSeek immediately launched large-scale recruitment efforts, with positions covering areas such as Agent, native LLM search, underlying computational frameworks, and vertical industry data.