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DeepSeek.

Chinese artificial intelligence company

Seen in 1,205 reportsLast reported Friday

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  • Liang Wenfeng Structural

    Liang Wenfeng is the founder and CEO of DeepSeek, establishing and leading the company's operations.

    Well supportedOct 20
  • CITIC Securities Transactional

    DeepSeek engaged CITIC Securities as an underwriter for its Initial Public Offering preparations.

    Well supportedSep 24
  • Huawei Operational

    DeepSeek utilizes Huawei's hardware for AI training and co-designs next-gen silicon while simultaneously competing with Huawei for market share.

    Well supportedOct 24
  • Claude Operational

    DeepSeek actively utilizes Claude's AI capabilities for distillation and routing while simultaneously competing with Claude's models in the market.

    Well supportedSep 22
  • Nvidia Operational

    DeepSeek and Nvidia are engaged in intense operational competition, with DeepSeek challenging Nvidia's hardware dominance while simultaneously developing custom chips to reduce reliance.

    Well supportedFri 16:15
  • Minimax Operational

    DeepSeek and Minimax are direct competitors in the AI market, vying for market share and technological leadership.

    Well supportedOct 23
  • Donald Trump Operational

    DeepSeek's rise is framed as a competitive challenge to US AI dominance, prompting political and regulatory responses from Donald Trump's administration.

    Well supportedSep 26
  • China Operational

    DeepSeek is a key competitive AI player whose performance and actions significantly influence China's global technological standing and geopolitical rivalry.

    Well supportedOct 30
  • Tencent Structural

    Tencent is structurally integrating DeepSeek's AI models into its services and making major financial commitments to the company.

    Well supportedOct 11
  • AMD Operational

    AMD and DeepSeek are direct competitors in the AI chip market, with DeepSeek's low-cost offerings posing a market challenge to AMD.

    Well supportedFri 17:22
  • Baidu Operational

    DeepSeek and Baidu are direct competitors in the AI market, where product launches, technological development, and market presence mutually influence each other's market position and performance.

    Well supportedJul 27
  • Unitree Robotics Structural

    DeepSeek is a strategic investor and co-developer of AI models for Unitree Robotics.

    Well supportedAug 19
  • DHS Structural

    DHS formally regulates DeepSeek, issuing orders and bans due to security concerns regarding its AI technology.

    Well supportedOct 24
  • Beijing Structural

    DeepSeek's operations and market development are structurally governed by Beijing's regulatory environment, particularly regarding data security and strategic technology.

    Well supportedWed 10:27
  • High-Flyer Structural

    High-Flyer provided initial funding, computing resources, and incubation for DeepSeek, establishing a structural dependency.

    Well supportedOct 22
  • Moonshot Operational

    DeepSeek and Moonshot are actively competing Chinese AI developers offering similar customizable solutions in the global market.

    Well supportedOct 12
  • Tuya Structural

    Tuya structurally depends on DeepSeek by embedding its AI models into its AIoT and Agent Platforms.

    SpeculativeApr 24
  • Micron Technology Structural

    Micron supplies memory components for DeepSeek's chips, and DeepSeek's efficiency claims influence market demand for memory.

    Well supportedSep 14
  • Silicon Valley Operational

    DeepSeek actively competes with major rivals centered in Silicon Valley within the global AI development market.

    Well supportedOct 17
  • Coinbase Structural

    Coinbase utilizes DeepSeek's Chinese AI models as a functional component to reduce operational costs.

    Well supportedJul 27
  • DeepSeek's AI development and models are structurally aligned with and influenced by the directives of the Chinese Communist Party.

    Some supportSep 20
  • NetEase Transactional

    NetEase has provided major financial backing to DeepSeek.

    Some supportJul 18
  • Alphabet Inc. Operational

    The two companies are direct, high-stakes competitors in the advanced AI market, benchmarked against each other.

    Some supportAug 5
  • Nebius Group Operational

    DeepSeek's LLMs are utilized by Nebius Group's customers and run on Nebius's platform.

    SpeculativeAug 15
  • US agencies are investigating and regulating DeepSeek over alleged industrial-scale IP theft and malicious data extraction from US AI models.

    Well supportedOct 19
  • DeepSeek is subject to regulatory actions and prohibitions issued by the Department of Commerce.

    Some supportOct 20
  • ByteDance Operational

    The companies are engaged in direct competition for global AI market share, benchmarking products against each other, and influencing AI policy.

    Well supportedAug 8
  • Virginia Structural

    Virginia introduced service restrictions on DeepSeek.

    Some supportOct 20
  • kidZ Structural

    kidZ utilizes DeepSeek's AI architectures for its operations.

    Some supportJul 21
  • Samsung Electronics Operational

    DeepSeek's AI model efficiency and chip development are pressuring Samsung Electronics' memory and HBM market demand.

    Well supportedSep 11
  • Microsoft AI Operational

    Microsoft AI and DeepSeek are engaged in direct competition, with Microsoft AI being benchmarked against DeepSeek models.

    Well supportedOct 22
  • PENTAGON Structural

    The Pentagon formally regulates DeepSeek, including banning the company via NDAA.

    Some supportOct 24

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