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China’s state-backed National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund is reportedly leading a massive first funding round for DeepSeek, a domestic large-model AI startup, in a deal that could value the company at roughly $45 billion pre-money. The syndicate is expected to be finalized soon, marking the Big Fund’s notable move into pure AI model investment and signaling stronger state-led strategic support for national AI platforms. DeepSeek’s founder says the company aims for artificial general intelligence and is pursuing a separate $10 billion financing round, underscoring ambitious ambitions and heavy capitalization efforts in China’s competitive AI landscape.
State-backed Big Fund leading a major round for DeepSeek signals stronger government strategic support for domestic large AI models, affecting funding flows and competitive dynamics. Tech professionals should anticipate increased resources, prioritization, and potential policy alignment favoring national AI platform development.
Dossier last updated: 2026-05-28 09:50:44
消息称国家大基金领投 DeepSeek 首轮融资，投前估值 450 亿美元
@tuolaji2024: 国家大基金领投DeepSeek，投前估值450亿美元。 国家队出手了，大模型发展是彻底定调了。
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI large-model company, is closing its first funding round with the state-backed National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund (the “Big Fund”) leading the deal and several market investors in talks. Insiders say the cap table and amounts aren’t final, but the syndicate should be largely set by month-end. Bloomberg previously reported the round reached ¥70 billion (about $45 billion pre-money valuation of $45 billion? — IT之家 cites a $45 billion/¥3,057.26 billion conversion), implying a pre-money valuation of roughly $45 billion. Observers note this would be the Big Fund’s first cross-sector investment in a pure large-model AI firm and signals stronger state-led strategic positioning for national AI platforms.
DeepSeek创始人宣布以通用人工智能为目标，100亿美元融资轮正在推进