DeepSeek Considers Launching New Funding Round, Valuation Could Rise to $71 Billion

TechFlow reports, July 14, according to sources cited by the UK Financial Times, DeepSeek is considering launching a new round of financing just one month after completing its initial funding round, to accelerate infrastructure expansion.

The report states that the company completed an initial funding round of approximately $7 billion at the end of May, with a post-money valuation of about $52 billion. Sources revealed that DeepSeek has currently initiated preliminary contacts with some new investors, discussing advancing a new round of financing at a pre-money valuation of approximately $71 billion.

The market expects the company's capital expenditure to increase significantly, primarily for building its own data centers, purchasing more AI chips, and advancing AI agent-related deployments.