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Sources: DeepSeek doubled its latest round's size due to surging black market Nvidia Blackwell chip prices, with Chinese state-owned investors representing 27% (The Information)

Source: TECHMEME · OCT 29, 2026

The Information : Sources: DeepSeek doubled its latest round's size due to surging black market Nvidia Blackwell chip prices, with Chinese state-owned investors representing 27% — Chinese AI star DeepSeek's nearly $16 billion funding round this month involved not only a deluge of capital but a who's …

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