DeepSeek

Overview

• Industryartificial intelligence, information technology¹
• HeadquartersHangzhou¹
• Founded inHangzhou¹
• Websitedeepseek.com
• Legal formprivately held company¹

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Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., doing business as DeepSeek, is a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company that develops open weights large language models (LLMs). Based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, DeepSeek is owned and funded by High-Flyer, a Chinese hedge fund.²

Corporate structure

DeepSeek sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What DeepSeek reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

• DeepSeek V2
• DeepSeek-R1
• DeepSeek-V3

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Liang Wenfeng on May 2023, in Hangzhou.¹

Leadership

Who has led DeepSeek, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderLiang Wenfeng¹
• Chief executive officerLiang Wenfeng 2023 to now¹

Products and brands

• DeepSeek

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• High-Flyer

Owners

• High-Flyer

Also owns

• DeepSeek V2
• DeepSeek-R1
• DeepSeek-V3

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1. May 2023Founded Founded in Hangzhou¹
2. 2023New chief executive Liang Wenfeng becomes CEO¹

Links

• Websitedeepseek.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/deepseek_ai¹
• WikipediaDeepSeek
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ131577453