据四位知情人士透露，中国人工智能初创公司深度求索（DeepSeek）在最新一轮融资中，从包括芯片制造商兆易创新、外卖平台美团和汽车制造商吉利在内的投资者处筹集了约1000亿元人民币（约合149.8亿美元）。
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has raised about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) in its latest funding round from investors including chipmaker GigaDevice, food delivery company Meituan and automaker Geely, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.
其中两位人士表示，电池制造商宁德时代（CATL）和微信运营商腾讯控股（均为现有股东）是本轮融资中投资额最大的投资者之一。知情人士称，家电制造商美的和现有股东网易也参与了投资。
Battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and WeChat operator Tencent Holdings, both existing shareholders, were among the biggest investors in the round, said two of the people. Home appliances maker Midea and existing shareholder NetEase also participated, the people said.
据三位知情人士透露，其他投资者还包括博裕资本、CPE、君联资本，以及现有股东IDG资本。一位知情人士表示，本轮融资的投资者总数超过15家。
Other investors include Boyu Capital, CPE and Legend Capital, as well as existing shareholder IDG Capital, three of the people said. The total number of investors in the funding round exceeded 15, one of the people said.
据消息人士称，深度求索在注入新资金前的估值为5000亿元人民币，此次融资将使其原定500亿元人民币的募资目标翻倍。这一增长凸显了投资者——其中许多由国家和大型企业支持——的浓厚兴趣，因为中国旨在与美国的人工智能竞赛中保持竞争力。
DeepSeek, which sources have said is valued at 500 billion yuan before new capital is injected, will have doubled its original fundraising target of 50 billion yuan. The rise underscores strong interest from investors – many backed by the state and big corporations – as China aims to stay competitive in the AI race against the US.
研究公司Omdia首席分析师苏莲杰表示：“看到深度求索获得如此高的估值令人鼓舞，这显示了投资者对其开源战略未来的信心。”
“It’s encouraging to see such a high valuation for DeepSeek, showing the confidence from investors on the future of its open source strategies,” said Lian Jye Su, chief analyst at research firm Omdia.
苏莲杰说：“考虑到这些投资者全是中国企业，且是关键零部件供应链供应商，我可以预见深度求索本身将成为这些国内科技供应链的关键一环。”
“Given that they (the investors) are all Chinese and critical component supply chain vendors, I can see DeepSeek itself becoming a key part of these domestic tech supply chains,” Su said.
第二位知情人士表示，融资预计将在未来几天内完成，但财务细节和投资者名单尚未最终敲定，仍可能发生变化。
The fundraising is set to be complete in the coming days, but financial details and the investor lineup are not ironclad and could still change, a second person said.
深度求索暂未回应置评请求。吉利拒绝置评。文中提及的其他公司暂未回应置评请求。
DeepSeek could not be immediately reached for comment. Geely declined to comment. The other firms mentioned in this article did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
彭博社周四援引消息人士报道，DeepSeek在最新一轮融资中筹集了150亿美元，宁德时代和腾讯为其主要支持者。
On Thursday, Bloomberg first reported, citing sources, that DeepSeek had raised $15 billion in the latest funding round, with CATL and Tencent as its main backers.
DeepSeek的融资结果出现在人们对巨额AI支出日益担忧的背景下，这种担忧本月引发了全球科技股的新一轮抛售。
DeepSeek‘s fundraising outcome comes amid growing concerns over massive AI spending that triggered a new selloff in global tech stock this month.
路透社报道，情绪恶化导致数据中心IPO推迟或取消，以及韩国和香港AI相关公司上市表现不佳。
The soured sentiment has led to delays or withdrawals of data center IPOs and poor market debuts of AI-related companies in South Korea and Hong Kong, Reuters has reported.
自今年1月在香港上市以来，两家大语言模型开发商Z.AI和MiniMax的股价已从今年早些时候的高点大幅下跌。
Shares of Z.AI and MiniMax, two large language model developers listed in Hong Kong since January, have fallen sharply from their peaks earlier this year.
融资后，DeepSeek正逐渐接近进入公开市场。路透社9月报道称，该公司计划今年启动IPO流程，并已聘请中信证券为潜在的科创板上市做准备。
After the fundraising, DeepSeek is getting closer to tapping public markets. In September, Reuters reported that the company aimed to kick off its IPO process this year and had hired CITIC Securities to prepare for the potential STAR Market float.
上个月，该公司发布了其最新模型DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash，称该模型旨在实现更强的能力、更快的推理速度、更高的吞吐量以及扩展到更大规模的模型。
Last month, the company released its latest model, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, which it said was designed for greater capability, faster inference, higher throughput and scaling to larger models.
路透社报道，这家位于杭州的公司在6月的首轮对外融资中筹集了74亿美元。
The Hangzhou-based firm raised $7.4 billion from its inaugural external funding round in June, Reuters has reported.
两名中国投资者7月的备案文件显示，DeepSeek在6月融资中的估值为3508.8亿元人民币，约合520亿美元。
Filings by two Chinese investors in July suggested DeepSeek was valued at 350.88 billion yuan, or around $52 billion, in the June fundraising.