Tencent, Alibaba in Talks to Invest in DeepSeek at $20 Billion-Plus Valuation

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Tencent and Alibaba are in talks to invest in DeepSeek at a $20B+ valuation, per Reuters—a potential blockbuster deal signaling major Chinese tech backing for the open-weights lab.

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[https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tencent-alibaba-talks-invest-deepseek-information-reports-2026-04-22/](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tencent-alibaba-talks-invest-deepseek-information-reports-2026-04-22/)

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