On February 20, 2024, news about the upcoming initial public financing of AI company DeepSeek was widely circulated in the market. However, the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily clarified this, pointing out that these rumors are false information and clearly stated that "financing matters are pure rumor." The report quickly calmed market speculation, causing investors and industry observers to reexamine the real situation of DeepSeek.
Recently, with the rapid development of generative AI technology, the financing trends of Chinese AI start-ups have attracted much attention. Moon Dark Side, Minimax and other companies have successively reported financing news with valuations of more than US$1 billion, further intensifying the market's enthusiasm for investment in the AI field. Against this background, DeepSeek, as a company focusing on basic AI research and application development, has also been involved in the whirlpool of financing rumors. However, according to people close to the core of the company, DeepSeek's current focus is on technological breakthroughs and there is no plan for public financing in the short term. Related rumors may be the market's over-interpretation of the rapid development of the AI industry.
Public information shows that DeepSeek's team is led by many top international AI scientists and has long been committed to research in natural language processing, multimodal big models and other fields. Its technical route and commercialization progress have always attracted much attention from the industry. Despite the great interest in the financing rumors of DeepSeek, company insiders stressed that the current focus remains on technology research and development and product innovation rather than capital operations.
Industry insiders pointed out that the current capital market is cautiously optimistic about the AI track, and the financing dynamics of leading companies often affect the market's nerves. However, false rumors may interfere with the rational development of the industry and even put unnecessary pressure on the normal operation of the company. Therefore, while the market pays attention to the financing trends of AI companies, it should also remain rational and objective to avoid being misled by false information.