Sources: DeepSeek has started planning for an IPO in China and may file as soon as this year, allowing it to debut in 2027 (Lulu Yilun Chen/Bloomberg)
DeepSeek is preparing a China IPO after a reported $7B funding round, signaling a major capital-markets push by a leading AI lab.
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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/deepseek-mulls-new-funding-weeks-after-7-billion-round-ft-says"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260714/i45.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260714/p45#a260714p45" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Lulu Yilun Chen / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-14/deepseek-mulls-new-funding-weeks-after-7-billion-round-ft-says">Sources: DeepSeek has started planning for an IPO in China and may file as soon as this year, allowing it to debut in 2027</a></b></span> — Chinese AI pioneer DeepSeek has begun preparations for an initial public offering and may file as soon as this year, setting the stage for what could be a landmark debut for the country's technology industry.</p>
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