据报道 DeepSeek 在遭遇美方限制数日后获 150 亿美元巨额融资

就在美国以安全隐患为由要求联邦民事机构从其系统中移除 DeepSeek 的 AI 技术仅两天后，据彭博社报道，这家中国 AI 实验室已完成约 150 亿美元（约合 1000 亿元人民币）的融资，成为中国规模最大的融资事件之一。

报道指出，潜在投资方包括中国动力电池制造商宁德时代（CATL）以及微信背后的母公司腾讯等。

这笔最新融资紧随 DeepSeek 6 月的投资轮次之后，当时该公司以 500 亿美元的估值筹集了逾 70 亿美元。另据报道，该公司在 7 月还在寻求以约 710 亿美元的估值再筹集 15 亿美元，并计划最快于明年在中国推进潜在的 IPO。

报道称，尽管面临来自美国的限制，这家总部位于杭州的 AI 初创公司仍在加大对面向国内和国际市场的 AI 基础设施及开源模型的投入。其业务扩张可能会进一步激化本土竞争对手之间的角逐。

这一庞大的融资规模，是全球投资者持续向包括中国在内的 AI 企业注资数十亿美元以参与全球 AI 竞逐的最新佐证。Kimi 的开发商中国公司月之暗面（Moonshot AI）于 5 月以 200 亿美元估值筹集了 20 亿美元；Manus AI 在本月早些时候完成了逾 5 亿美元融资。与此同时，均于今年 1 月在香港上市的两家中国公司智谱 AI（Z.ai）与 MiniMax，截至目前的市值分别约为 290 亿美元 和 72 亿美元。

DeepSeek 于 2023 年由梁文锋创立，他此前曾联合创立中国量化对冲基金幻方量化（High-Flyer），后者为 DeepSeek 的早期研发提供了资金支撑。2025 年初，这家 AI 初创公司凭借其免费可用、开放权重的 R1 推理模型引起全球瞩目，挑战了美国头部 AI 公司的领先地位。根据 WireScreen 分析的企业股权数据，在早前融资后，梁文锋预计仍持有其中国运营实体 81.6% 的股权。

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Just two days after the U.S. ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek’s AI technology from their systems over security concerns, the Chinese AI lab has raised about $15 billion, about 100 billion yuan, one of the biggest funding rounds in the country, Bloomberg reported.

Potential investors include Chinese battery maker CATL and Tencent, the company behind WeChat, among others, according to the report.

The reported funding follows DeepSeek’s investment round in June, when it raised more than $7 billion at a valuation of $50 billion. The company was also reportedly seeking an additional $1.5 billion at a valuation of around $71 billion in July, with plans for a potential IPO in China as early as next year.

The Hangzhou-based AI startup is ramping up spending on AI infrastructure and open models for domestic and international markets, even as it faces restrictions in the U.S., the report said. Its expansion could further intensify competition among domestic rivals.

The massive funding round is the latest sign of investors pouring billions into AI companies around the world, including those in China, to compete in the global AI race. Chinese company Kimi developer Moonshot AI secured $2 billion at a $20 billion valuation in May. Manus AI raised more than $500 million earlier this month. Meanwhile, Chinese companies Zhipu AI (Z.ai) and MiniMax, which both went public in Hong Kong in January, have market capitalizations of roughly $29 billion and $7.2 billion, respectively, as of today.

DeepSeek was founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, who previously co-founded Chinese quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer, which helped finance DeepSeek’s early development. The AI startup gained global attention in early 2025 with its free-to-use, open-weight RI reasoning model, challenging the dominance of U.S. AI companies. Liang retains an estimated 81.6% stake in its Chinese operating entity following its earlier funding round, according to corporate ownership data analyzed by WireScreen.

DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a TechCrunch request for comment.