DeepSeek - About the company
DeepSeek is a series B company based in Hangzhou (China), founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng. It operates as an Open source based AI assistant for enterprises. DeepSeek has raised $19.4B in funding, with a current valuation of $50B. The company has 184 active competitors, including 48 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Mistral AI.
Sectors and market segments that DeepSeek operate in
DeepSeek serves in the High Tech, Native AI market segments.The primary business model of DeepSeek are:Company Details
Open source based AI assistant for enterprises. It is an artificial intelligence platform that offers tools and services, including coding, content creation, file reading, and more, via its AI-powered chatbot. The platform help users generate responses and insights, and its platform is accessible through a web-based interface. It helps users answer questions and drive decision-making through its AI-driven solutions.
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- deepseek.com
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- Email ID
- *****@deepseek.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2023
Location
Hangzhou, China
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$19.4B in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$50B as on May 06, 2026
Ranked
7th among 184 active competitors
Employee Count
209 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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DeepSeek's funding and investors
DeepSeek has raised a total funding of $19.4B over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 16, 2026. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 22, 2026 for $15B. 5 investors participated in its latest round. DeepSeek has 8 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of DeepSeek:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Oct 22, 2026 | $15B | Series B | - | - | - | |
Jun 16, 2026 | $4.4B | Series A | - | - | - |
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DeepSeek's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of DeepSeek's key team members:
- Liang Wenfeng: Founder & CEO of DeepSeek.
- Ryan Azhari: CEO of DeepSeek.
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DeepSeek's employee count trend
DeepSeek has 209 employees as of Sep 26. Here is DeepSeek's employee count trend over the years:
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DeepSeek's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of DeepSeek include OpenAI, Anthropic and Mistral AI. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of DeepSeek, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  OpenAI 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series F | Artificial intelligence research and development platform offering advanced language models | $180B | 89/100 | |
2nd | Anthropic 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series H | Provider of AI safety and research company | $132B | 84/100 | |
3rd | Mistral AI 2023, Paris (France), Series D | Provider of customizable, open-source artificial intelligence models and solutions for various applications | $6.54B | 80/100 | |
4th | Developer of enterprise AI platform and multilingual language and retrieval models | $1.54B | 79/100 | ||
5th | Developer of a full-stack generative AI platform designed to build sovereign AI ecosystems for enterprises and governments | $387M | 76/100 | ||
6th | Provider of AI research laboratory services | $379M | 73/100 | ||
7th | Open source based AI assistant for enterprises | $19.4B | 69/100 | ||
8th | ReflectionAI 2024, Brooklyn (United States), Series B | Developer of autonomous coding systems | $2.13B | 68/100 | |
9th | AI powered code generation tool for developers | $1.4B | 67/100 | ||
10th | Provider of AI-backed voice solutions for multiple industries | $302M | 67/100 |
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DeepSeek's Investments and acquisitions
DeepSeek has a total of 1 investment in Winverse AI. DeepSeek has not made any acquisitions as of now.News related to DeepSeek
Filter this listMedia has covered DeepSeek for a total of 156 events in the last 1 year, 79 of them have been about company updates and 4 about partnerships.
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DeepSeek Open-Sources DeepInfer, The Inference Framework Behind Its Production ServicesSiliconAngle•Oct 21, 2026•DeepSeek
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US Orders DeepSeek Removal from Civilian Government IT Systems Over Security ConcernsBusiness Line•Oct 20, 2026•DeepSeek
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DeepSeek Releases Updated V4.1-Flash AI Model for Faster Task CompletionSiliconAngle•Oct 19, 2026•DeepSeek
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China $74 Billion AI Startup DeepSeek Platforms Suffered 5-Hour DisruptionCaproasia•Oct 18, 2026•DeepSeek
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DeepSeek Adds Standalone Search and Fetch APIs for Agents, Priced at 5 Yuan per 1,000 CallsPandaily•Oct 17, 2026•DeepSeek
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DeepSeek leads robotics AI startup Winverse AI funding round, post-investment valuation reaches $400 millionCnyes•Oct 13, 2026•DeepSeek, Meituan
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DeepSeek Harness v0.2.1-alpha.2 Pre-Release Adds Reasoning Translation and Git WorktreesPandaily•Oct 11, 2026•DeepSeek
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China AI Startup DeepSeek Eyes $15 Billion Funding Round at $74 Billion ValuationCaproasia•Oct 10, 2026•High-Flyer, DeepSeek, Tencent, Contemporary Amperex Technology
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DeepSeek Secures $11.93 Billion Funding Round Led by TencentInside AI News•Oct 06, 2026•Tencent, DeepSeek, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Geely and 4 others
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DeepSeek Harness v0.2.1-alpha.1 Adds Experimental Claude Code Mods Compatibility LayerPandaily•Oct 04, 2026•DeepSeek
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