Sources: DeepSeek told investors it is suspending its second funding round after remarks attributed to Liang Wenfeng on US-China AI competition went viral (Pei Li/Bloomberg)
DeepSeek has put the fundraising process on hold after investor-call remarks tied to Liang Wenfeng spread online.
Bloomberg says the company told prospective investors in its second round that the deal is suspended for now. The remarks attributed to Liang concerned US-China AI competition and went viral. Techmeme’s roundup also links follow-ups from The Information, Gizmodo, Tech in Asia, and others on the paused round. Techmeme's note
Bloomberg says the company told prospective investors in its second round that the deal is suspended for now. The remarks attributed to Liang concerned US-China AI competition and went viral. Techmeme’s roundup also links follow-ups from The Information, Gizmodo, Tech in Asia, and others on the paused round. Techmeme's note
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