DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)DeepSeekDeepSeekfor the first timeshǒucì首次to raise capital / fundraisingróngzī融资，target / goalmùbiāo目标$54 billion540 yì měiyuán540亿美元valuationgūzhí估值to bring in / to raiseróngrù融入$7.4 billion74 yì měiyuán74亿美元。
DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to raise capital / fundraising
róngzī
融资
target / goal
mùbiāo
目标
$54 billion
540 yì měiyuán
540亿美元
valuation
gūzhí
估值
to bring in / to raise
róngrù
融入
$7.4 billion
74 yì měiyuán
74亿美元
China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to seek / to pursue
xúnqiú
寻求
approximately
yuē
约
$7.4 billion
74 yì měiyuán
74亿美元
structural particle
de
的
first round
shǒu lún
首轮
capital raise / funding
róngzī
融资
Tencent (tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
and
hé
和
CATL (battery company)
Níngdé Shídài
宁德时代
reportedly / according to reports
jù bào
据报
will
jiāng
将
to participate as investor
cānyù tóuzī
参与投资
June 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
China
Zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
DeepSeek (Chinese AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
currently in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to seek / to pursue
xúnqiú
寻求
approximately
yuē
约
$7.4 billion
74 yì měiyuán
74亿美元
structural particle
de
的
first funding round
shǒu lún
首轮
external / outside
wàibù
外部
capital raise / funding
róngzī
融资
Tencent (tech conglomerate)
Téngxùn
腾讯
to consider
kǎolǜ
考虑
to put in / to invest
tóurù
投入
10 billion yuan
100 yì yuán
100亿元
CATL (battery giant)
Níngdé Shídài
宁德时代
planning to / intending to
nǐ
拟
to invest
tóuzī
投资
5 billion yuan
50 yì yuán
50亿元
both parties
liǎng zhě
两者
will become
jiāng chéngwéi
将成为
the largest
zuì dà
最大
external
wàibù
外部
investors
tóuzīzhě
投资者
this time / this round
cǐ cì
此次
fundraising
róngzī
融资
after completion
wánchéng hòu
完成后
DeepSeek (AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
valuation
gūzhí
估值
will fall between
jiāng jièyú
将介于
$52 billion
520 yì měiyuán
520亿美元
to / through
zhì
至
$59 billion
590 yì měiyuán
590亿美元
between
zhījiān
之间
DeepSeek (AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
founder
chuàngshǐrén
创始人
Liang Wenfeng (founder name)
Liáng Wénfēng
梁文锋
himself / personally
běnrén
本人
also
yě
也
to commit / to pledge
chéngnuò
承诺
to invest / to put in
tóurù
投入
20 billion yuan
200 yì yuán
200亿元
as / being
wéi
为
this round
běn lún
本轮
largest
zuì dà
最大
single investment
dān bǐ
单笔
capital contribution
chūzī
出资
this time
zhè cì
这次
fundraising
róngzī
融资
marks / signals
biāozhìzhe
标志着
DeepSeek (AI company)
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
many years / years-long
duō nián
多年
not
bù
不
to bring in / to accept
yǐnrù
引入
external
wàibù
外部
capital
zīběn
资本
strategy
cèlüè
策略
structural particle
de
的
end / conclusion
zhōngjié
终结
to participate
cānyù
参与
negotiations / talks
tánpàn
谈判
structural particle
de
的
investors
tóuzīzhě
投资者
also / additionally
hái
还
to include
bāokuò
包括
national / state
guójiā
国家
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
fund
jījīn
基金
NetEase (tech company)
Wǎngyì
网易
as well as
yǐjí
以及
JD.com (e-commerce company)
Jīngdōng
京东
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