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title: "Sources: DeepSeek raised ~$15B in its latest fundraising round, one of China's largest ever, with CATL and Tencent among the biggest contributors (Lulu Yilun Chen/Bloomberg)"
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summary: "DeepSeek raised about $15 billion in its latest fundraising round, one of China's largest ever, with CATL and Tencent among the biggest contributors."
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# Sources: DeepSeek raised \~$15B in its latest fundraising round, one of China's largest ever, with CATL and Tencent among the biggest contributors \(Lulu Yilun Chen/Bloomberg\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-22T03:00:46.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** deepseek, funding

## Summary

DeepSeek raised about $15 billion in its latest fundraising round, one of China's largest ever, with CATL and Tencent among the biggest contributors\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261021/p61>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/startups/deepseek-raises-15b-in-one-of-chinas-largest-funding-rounds-034bd830>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/startups/deepseek-raises-15b-in-one-of-chinas-largest-funding-rounds-034bd830>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2113211084450488384>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2113106318659928525>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2113101606363484199>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Miles_Brundage/status/2113107338311987504>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/teortaxesTex/status/2113103653863125124>)