Yan Wentao, a partner at Hillhouse Ventures, officially joined DeepSeek as CFO on Monday (Sept. 21) and has reported to the company, ending a three-year CFO vacancy since the start-up's founding. The hire circulated in the investment community last week; several young partners from leading VCs had competed for the role over the past two months.

2026-09-22

Yan Wentao, a partner at Hillhouse Ventures, officially joined DeepSeek as CFO on Monday (Sept. 21) and has reported to the company, ending a three-year CFO vacancy since the start-up's founding. The hire circulated in the investment community last week; several young partners from leading VCs had competed for the role over the past two months.