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DeepSeek plans to double its staff after securing a new round of funding.
AI startup DeepSeek announced that it will use new financing to accelerate talent recruitment, planning to double its team size to support its rapidly growing large model business.
Beijing, March 20, 2025 — DeepSeek, a Chinese startup focused on the research and development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), announced today that after completing a new round of financing, it plans to double its total number of employees to support its rapidly expanding large model business.
According to the company, the new funds will primarily be used for algorithm research, engineering implementation, and global talent recruitment. DeepSeek currently has about 500 employees and expects to expand to over 1,000 within the next six months, covering key roles such as AI researchers, software engineers, and product managers.
Since its inception, DeepSeek has demonstrated performance comparable to top global models on multiple international benchmark tests. Its open-source DeepSeek-R1 series of models has shown outstanding results in areas such as programming and mathematical reasoning, attracting significant attention from the developer community. This round of financing further solidifies investor confidence in its technical approach and commercialization prospects.
Industry insiders point out that as competition in the large model field intensifies, talent reserves have become a key factor determining whether a company can maintain a leading edge. DeepSeek’s expansion plan not only reflects its own rapid business growth but also mirrors the strong demand for high-end talent in China’s AI industry.
DeepSeek’s founder and CEO stated: “The financing will help us attract the best talent globally to jointly explore the boundaries of AGI. We believe that expanding our team size is an inevitable choice to accelerate technological iteration and product deployment.”
About DeepSeek DeepSeek was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Beijing. It is dedicated to developing safe and interpretable artificial general intelligence. The company has launched multiple open-source large language models, widely used in areas such as content generation, code assistance, and intelligent question answering.
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