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title: "Chinese AI startup DeepSeek nearing $15 billion fundraising round"
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# Chinese AI startup DeepSeek nearing $15 billion fundraising round

technology · updated 22 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM PKT · 22 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the scale of DeepSeek’s fundraising, reporting it as nearing $15 billion to fuel its AI development. The Express Tribune added that the total number of investors exceeded 15, according to a source. Both excerpts cited unnamed sources for the information.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [DeepSeek nears $15 billion deal to accelerate AI race](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1570752/deepseek-nears-15-billion-deal-to-accelerate-ai-race/) · 22 Oct 2026, 9:30 PM PKT
  > Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is nearing the completion of a fundraising round worth approximately $15 billion. The company has attracted more than 15 investors as China seeks to strengthen its position in the global AI race. Four people familiar with the matter said the round totals about 100 billion yuan, equivalent to $14.98 billion. […]
- **ARY News (English)** — [DeepSeek wrapping up $15 billion fundraising to fuel AI race, sources say](https://arynews.tv/deepseek-wrapping-up-15-billion-fundraising-to-fuel-ai-race-sources-say) · 22 Oct 2026, 8:21 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Chinese ​AI startup DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) in its latest funding round from investors including chipmaker ‌GigaDevice.
- **Business Recorder** — [DeepSeek wrapping up $15 billion fundraising to fuel AI race](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445434/deepseek-wrapping-up-15-billion-fundraising-to-fuel-ai-race) · 22 Oct 2026, 12:37 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing
  > HONG KONG: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is wrapping up its latest funding round having generated about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) from existing and new investors, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology and WeChat operator Tencent Holdings were among the biggest investors in the round, said one of the people, who both decline...
- **The Express Tribune** — [DeepSeek wrapping up $15b fundraising to fuel AI race, sources say](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2636325/deepseek-wrapping-up-15b-fundraising-to-fuel-ai-race-sources-say) · 22 Oct 2026, 11:53 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The ​total number of investors in the funding round exceeded 15, source reveals

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- [DeepSeek close to securing $12 billion in new funding](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12685-deepseek-set-to-net-over-12b-in-new-fundraising-source-says) · 6 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 87% related
- [Chinese AI startup DeepSeek reaches $1 billion annualized revenue run rate](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10452-chinese-ai-startup-deepseek-reaches-1-billion-annualised) · 24 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 82% related
- [DeepSeek's new AI model is by far the cheapest of well-known models to run, research firm says](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1567-deepseek-s-new-model-is-105x-cheaper-than-rivals-here-s-why) · 3 Aug 2026 · 7 outlets · 70% related

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