Why China’s cash-rich AI firm DeepSeek is still shopping for funding: sources
SCMP Tech / 4/22/2026
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- DeepSeek（中国のAIスタートアップ）は初めて外部資金を調達し始めたが、最初のラウンドを意図的に小さくして持分の希薄化を抑える方針だと関係者が述べています。
- 同社は当初の資金調達額を抑えつつ、評価（バリュエーション）の基準点を作り、競合が人材を引き抜く動きが強まる中で主要人材を維持することを目的にしているとされています。
- 投資家によれば、杭州拠点のDeepSeekは予定の範囲で自社株の3%以下の売却を目指しているとのことです。
- DeepSeekはヘッジファンドHigh-Flyerからのスピンアウト企業であり、資金調達を通じた体制強化と競争環境への対応を迫られている状況が示唆されています。
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has begun raising external capital for the first time, but is keeping its initial fundraising round deliberately small to limit equity dilution while retaining key talent, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Hangzhou-based company, a spin-off from hedge fund High-Flyer, is seeking to sell no more than 3 per cent of its equity, said three investors with direct knowledge of the plans, who requested anonymity as the information is...
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