DeepSeek skipped roadshows and management meetings typically associated with fundraising processes. The firm reached approximately $500 million in annual recurring revenue last month, according to the Financial Times, supported by $1.6 billion in AI infrastructure investment this year. This spend is nearly 10 times the total investment the company made in 2025.

The company currently operates without a chief financial officer and lacks a formal system for managing investor relations. These organizational vacancies persist as the firm expands its technical capacity and financial footprint to support its scaling operations.

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  1. SOURCE@jukan05“DeepSeek still does not have a chief financial officer and lacks a proper system for managing investor relations”x.com
  2. SOURCE@reuters“Shanghai's tech-focused STAR Market”x.com
  3. SUPPORT@reutersbiz“Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek”x.com
  4. SUPPORT@reuters“domestic IPO, sources say”x.com
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  6. SOURCE@maxforai“2026 年 9 月 14 日之后,将继续提供 DeepSeek V4 Pro 的 API 调用服务,计费方式保持不变。”x.com
  7. SUPPORT@teortaxestex“In response to user demand, we have decided to continue providing API services for DeepSeek V4 Pro after September 14, 2026, with the billing method remaining unchanged.”x.com
  8. SUPPORT@teortaxestex“deepseek 这次事情我真的觉得挺讽刺的 一开始 pro 换 v4.1 flash:会影响生产,eval 指标更好不代表实际表现更好”x.com
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