Financial Times sources say DeepSeek is weighing another fundraise about one
month after closing its first round in late May that raised roughly $7.0 bln at
an estimated post-money valuation of about $52 bln. Two sources say the company
began preliminary talks this week with new investors on a round at a pre-money
valuation near $71 bln, roughly 37% above the prior round; terms are not final.
The accelerated fundraising drive reflects market expectations of sharply higher
capex to build owned data centers and buy more AI chips, and the company’s push
into autonomous AI agents, which would increase near-term compute demand.
