DeepSeek

SERIES A +150% YoY

Chinese AI lab that shocked the industry with R1's reasoning capabilities. Known for extreme efficiency and open-source contributions.

Founded

2023

Headquarters

Hangzhou, China

Employees

~300

Total Funding

$500M (estimated)

Leadership

Liang Wenfeng

CEO

Key Products

DeepSeek V3DeepSeek R1DeepSeek Coder

Focus Areas

Efficient trainingReasoningOpen-sourceCode generationMoE architecture

Funding History

Nov 2023Series A$500M (estimated)

About DeepSeek

DeepSeek was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Led by Liang Wenfeng, the company has grown to approximately 300 employees with +150% YoY growth.

The company has raised $500M (estimated) in funding. Key products include DeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1, DeepSeek Coder.

DeepSeek focuses on: Efficient training, Reasoning, Open-source, Code generation, MoE architecture.

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