DeepSeek plans to lead funding for robot AI startup Winverse

Winverse AI is a months-old startup founded by a former Tencent scientist to develop AI for robots. According to The Next Web, citing Bloomberg, the seed investment would total tens of millions of dollars and value Winverse at about $400 million afterward, with Meituan's investment arm Long-Z also committed.

• According to Bloomberg, DeepSeek would draw on its own financing of more than $12 billion.

Covered by 5 publishers within 27 hours of the first report.

• Quartz: DeepSeek is moving to lead a $400 million seed round for a Chinese robotics AI startup
• Latest 10:50 PM ET DigiTimes: DeepSeek expands into embodied AI with early bet on robotics startup Winverse

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BL Bloomberg DeepSeek Backs Ex-Tencent AI Scientist’s $400 Million Robot Lab · Bloomberg News 7:42 AM

QZ Quartz DeepSeek is moving to lead a $400 million seed round for a Chinese robotics AI startup · Cris Tolomia 9:10 AM

TNW The Next Web DeepSeek to lead seed round in $400mn robot AI start-up, Bloomberg reports · Ana Maria Constantin 9:22 AM

DT DigiTimes DeepSeek expands into embodied AI with early bet on robotics startup Winverse · DIGITIMES 10:50 PM

TRP TechRepublic DeepSeek Eyes $400M Robotics AI Startup in New Funding Push · Aminu Abdullahi 10:22 AM

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