CATL and Tencent back Deepseek's ballooning funding round as the AI startup eyes a 2027 IPO

Deepseek is close to raising at least $12 billion in a new funding round, Bloomberg reports. The article CATL and Tencent back Deepseek's ballooning funding round as the AI startup eyes a 2027 IPO appeared first on The Decoder .

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2026-10-06 10:50 · The Decoder
CATL and Tencent back Deepseek's ballooning funding round as the AI startup eyes a 2027 IPO

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