MediumexpansionGreater China · Electric Vehicles2026-06-03T05:11:00.000ZJingpost Wire

DeepSeek slated to draw $9.5 billion in first fund raising, sources say

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What Happened

Tencent, CATL are set to become the largest external investors, sources say.
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Why It Matters

DeepSeek's $9.5 billion raise, anchored by Tencent and CATL, locks in two dominant supply-chain players, intensifying the EV battery arms race.
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Who's Affected

DeepSeek
TencentCATL