Insiders: DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng remains cautious about external fundraising

Odaily Daily News: DeepSeek has not yet raised external funding, partly to avoid pressure from investors to commercialize its product too quickly. But according to sources familiar with internal discussions, since the company's AI chatbot application became overnight popular a few weeks ago, the company has considered external financing due to the need for more AI chips and servers to cope with the rapidly growing usage and support model development. According to informed sources, in addition to discussing whether to raise funds, executives at DeepSeek and its hedge fund parent company, Magic Square Quantitative, are also discussing whether to shift their focus from research to building a business that can generate substantial revenue and ultimately achieve profits. It is reported that DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng still maintains a cautious attitude towards external fundraising. (Golden Ten)