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DeepSeek’s chip gamble is about weakening Nvidia’s pricing power

Yangtzeer observers2026-07-232026-07-1908 mins

It may be weakening the very logic that has allowed Nvidia to maintain extraordinary margins for years: customers have no alternative.

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DeepSeek said to prepare for IPO filing and new funding round

Yangtzeer observers2026-07-162026-07-1604 mins

DeepSeek reportedly generates annualized revenue of $400 million to $500 million, with gross margins exceeding 50% on its flagship API business.

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DeepSeek to introduce V4 with 2x peak-hour API rates

Yangtzeer observers2026-06-302026-06-2904 mins

The changes are expected to have the greatest impact on latency-sensitive applications with frequent API calls.

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DeepSeek tops Hurun unicorn newcomer list as Hangzhou ranks 9th globally

Yangtzeer observers2026-06-262026-06-2605 mins

The Hangzhou-based AI upstart is among 308 newly added unicorns globally and has also entered the top 15 of the overall global unicorn ranking.

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DeepSeek launches major hiring campaign after blockbuster funding

Yangtzeer observers2026-06-262026-06-2603 mins

The company said it is hiring across 33 positions spanning seven broad categories, with roles based in Beijing and Hangzhou.

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DeepSeek raises record $7.4 billion in first external funding round

Yangtzeer observers2026-06-162026-06-1605 mins

Investors receive no voting rights and are subject to a five-year lockup period during which their holdings cannot be transferred.

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DeepSeek nears record $7.4 billion fundraising round – Reuters

Yangtzeer observers2026-06-042026-06-0303 mins

Founder and chief executive Liang Wenfeng has pledged 20 billion yuan of personal capital, accounting for roughly 40% of the round, the report said.

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DeepSeek nears first funding round as investors scramble for stakes

Yangtzeer observers2026-05-292026-05-2907 mins

Media reports on May 22 said the latest round had expanded to 70 billion yuan ($10.33 billion), with a pre-money valuation of about $45 billion.

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DeepSeek hires ex-Jane Street quant for coding agent drive

Yangtzeer observers2026-05-242026-05-2403 mins

Cui Tianyi, a former co-founder of quant trading firm TSY Capital, joined DeepSeek’s newly formed Harness team in March, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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DeepSeek slashes API prices to record low as token costs plunge

Yangtzeer observers2026-05-242026-05-2403 mins

At the new rates, DeepSeek said usage cost of its V4-Pro model now drops to industry-low levels, with cached input costing as little as 2.5 fen, the smallest unit of the Chinese currency, per million tokens.

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