July 26, 2026

DeepSeek pauses its second fundraising round after founder’s leaked investor comments go viral

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DeepSeek has suspended its second fundraising round after comments made by founder Liang Wenfeng during private investor meetings were leaked and went viral on Chinese social media, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Liang verbally informed prospective ba...