# DeepSeek Nears $7.4 Billion Funding Round at $74 Billion Valuation Ahead of 2027 IPO

*2026-08-31 06:01 UTC · AI · 1 min read*

> Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is finalizing a $7.4 billion funding round at a $74 billion valuation, setting up a possible 2027 IPO on Shanghai's Star Market.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is close to finalizing a roughly $7.4 billion (50 billion yuan) funding round that would value the company at around $74 billion pre-money, according to people familiar with the matter. The round is expected to close by the end of August 2026, pushing DeepSeek's post-money valuation to roughly $81 billion.

Existing backers Monolith, Shixiang Capital and battery giant CATL are participating, alongside new investors reportedly in discussions including CPE, Legend Capital and Stony Creek Capital, plus GigaDevice-backed funds and state investment vehicles from Hefei. The Hangzhou-based company, originally bankrolled by founder Liang Wenfeng's quantitative trading firm High-Flyer, plans to use the capital to add roughly 1 gigawatt of computing capacity as it scales globally.

The raise sets up a potential IPO filing as soon as late 2026, with a public debut targeted for 2027 on Shanghai's Star Market. DeepSeek shook up the AI industry in 2025 with high-performance models that rivaled leading U.S. systems at a fraction of the reported training cost.

## Sources

- [techstartups.com](https://techstartups.com/2026/08/28/deepseek-nears-7-4-billion-funding-round-at-74-billion-valuation-ahead-of-2027-ipo/)
- [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/deepseek-resumes-8-billion-round-with-monolith-in-the-running)

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