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China
zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
startup
chūchuàng
初创
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
funding
rongzi
融资
74
74
74
hundred million dollars
yì měiyuán
亿美元

China
zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
startup
chūchuàng
初创
company
gōngsī
公司
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
completed
wánchéng
完成
74
74
74
hundred million dollars
yì měiyuán
亿美元
funding
rongzi
融资
this
gāi
funding
rongzi
融资
round
lún
lead
yǐnlǐng
引领
le
Asia
yàzhōu
亚洲
2026
2026
2026
year
nián
second quarter
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
startup
chuàngyè
创业
funding
rongzi
融资
wave
làngcháo
浪潮

July 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM

China
zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
startup
chūchuàng
初创
company
gōngsī
公司
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
recently
jìnrì
近日
announced
xuānbù
宣布
completed
wánchéng
完成
a
round
lún
financing
rongzi
融资
this
gāi
financing
rongzi
融资
amount
jine
金额
reaches
74
74
74
hundred million
亿
US dollar
měiyuán
美元
refresh
shuāxīn
刷新
le
China
zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
financing
rongzi
融资
record
jìlù
纪录
this
zhè
financing
rongzi
融资
made
shǐ
使
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
become
chéngwéi
成为
Asia
yàzhōu
亚洲
most
zuì
valuable
jiàzhí
价值
de
startup
chūchuàng
初创
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
of
zhī
one
2026
2026
2026
year
nián
second
dì èr
第二
quarter
jìdù
季度
since
yǐlái
以来
Asia
yàzhōu
亚洲
startup
chuàngyè
创业
financing
rongzi
融资
total amount
zonge
总额
create
chuàng
history
lìshǐ
历史
new high
xīn gāo
新高
among which
qīzhōng
其中
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
financing
rongzi
融资
proportion
zhànbǐ
占比
exceed
chāoguò
超过
six
liù
chéng
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
this
zhè
time
financing
rongzi
融资
again
zai ci
再次
confirmed
yìnzhèng
印证
le
investors
tóuzī zhě
投资者
toward
duì
domestic
guonèi
国内
excellent
yōuxiù
优秀
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
enterprises
qǐyè
企业
de
optimism
kanhao
看好

New Words

rongzi
融资
financing; fundraising
chūchuàng
初创
startup
qǐyè
企业
enterprise
jìlù
纪录
record
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
second quarter
chuàngyè
创业
entrepreneurship
tóuzī zhě
投资者
investor
kanhao
看好
to be optimistic about
yōuxiù
优秀
excellent; outstanding
lìshǐ xīn gāo
历史新高
historic high

News in English

Business

Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Raises $7.4 Billion in Record Funding Round

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek completed a funding round worth $7.4 billion. This financing round led the record surge in Asian startup funding during the second quarter of 2026, with AI-focused companies attracting more than 60% of all venture capital invested across the continent.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek recently announced the completion of a major funding round totaling $7.4 billion, setting a new record for AI financing in China. This capital raise has established DeepSeek as one of Asias most valuable startup enterprises. In the second quarter of 2026, Asian startup financing reached historic highs, with AI-focused companies capturing over 60 percent of the total venture capital invested across the continent. This latest financing round for DeepSeek further demonstrates investor confidence in outstanding domestic Chinese AI enterprises.

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zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturers
zhìzàoshāng
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yíngshōu
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significantly
dàfú
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美国
July
7 yuè
7月
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI
CPI
only / merely
jǐn
to rise / to go up
shēng
0.1 percent
0.1%
0.1%
interest rate hike
jiā xī
加息
worry / concern
dānyōu
担忧
to ease / to alleviate
huǎnjiě
缓解

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Trian Fund Management (investment firm)
Tèlǐān Jījīn
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to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
to acquire / takeover
shōugòu
收购
Wendys (fast-food chain)
Wēndí
温迪
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
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13%
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