DeepSeek Increases Revenues Tenfold and Seeks New Financing
Chinese-language artificial intelligence laboratory DeepSeek has significantly increased its revenues, initiating discussions for a new investment round, while the UK Treasury prepares to set a new goal for the central bank regarding innovative payment technologies.
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek announced that in the first seven months of the year, it increased its revenues tenfold compared to the previous year, generating approximately 475 million yuan, while holding discussions with investors for a new funding round of 50 billion yuan.
Revenue Growth in the First Seven Months of the Year
China-based AI laboratory DeepSeek managed to exceed its entire last year's revenue tenfold with approximately 475 million yuan generated in the first seven months of 2026.
During this period, the company recorded a net loss of approximately 715 million yuan, which showed a decline compared to the 935 million yuan loss in 2025.
Investment Round and Valuation Targets
DeepSeek is in talks with investors for a new investment round aiming to raise 50 billion yuan—approximately 7.4 billion dollars—at a valuation of 500 billion yuan.
The company manages to maintain a healthy gross profit margin thanks to efficient model implementations that require fewer chips.
Gross Profit Margin and Infrastructure Expenses
In the first seven months of the year, DeepSeek's overall gross profit margin stood at 44.6 percent, while the gross margin on model sales through APIs reached 82.9 percent.
During the same period, the company's expenditures related to AI infrastructure rose from 1.2 billion yuan to approximately 11 billion yuan.
Payment Technologies Move from the UK
The UK Treasury plans to give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to support payment technologies and digital asset innovation.
The proposed objective requires regulations to keep pace with technological changes and obliges the central bank to report annually to parliament.
Regulation and Evaluations
City Minister Lucy Rigby stated that financial stability will remain the primary objective, but this new secondary objective will trigger innovation in payment systems and digital finance.
Bank of England Deputy Governor for Financial Stability Sarah Breeden also expressed her support for the legal objective to be included in the financial services bill to be debated in the House of Lords in September.