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  "id": 226065,
  "title": "DeepSeek resumes funding round seeking nearly $8 billion, Bloomberg News reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/deepseek-resumes-funding-round-seeking-nearly-8-billion-bloomberg",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-06T14:33:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/deepseek-resumes-funding-round-seeking-nearly-8-billion-bloomberg-news-reports-6304141"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has announced the resumption of its second funding round, with an aim to raise nearly $8 billion, according to Bloomberg News. Monolith Management is reportedly in discussions to join the investment round, the news outlet noted on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. DeepSeek is reportedly targeting a valuation of around 500 billion yuan ($74.09 billion) for the funding round, the report added. In July, Reuters had previously reported that DeepSeek was planning a fresh fundraising round at a valuation of approximately 500 billion yuan ($74 billion) in anticipation of a potential mainland initial public offering. However, later in July, Bloomberg had reported that DeepSeek had informed potential investors in its second fundraising round that it was suspending the deal for now.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: DeepSeek has resumed its funding round, seeking $8B at a $74B valuation, after pausing talks following the leak of Liang Wenfeng's remarks to investors (Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/sources-deepseek-has-resumed-its-funding-round-seeking-8b-at-a-74b",
        "published": "2026-08-06T14:30:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "DeepSeek resumes fundraising at $74b valuation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/deepseek-resumes-fundraising-at-74b-valuation",
        "published": "2026-08-07T01:52:34.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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