DeepSeek is a Chinese AI startup with a chatbot after it’s namesake. Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, DeepSeek is backed by the hedge fund High-Flyer.
DeepSeek’s mission centers on advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI) through open-source research and development, aiming to democratize AI technology for both commercial and academic applications. The company focuses on developing open-source large language models (LLMs) that rival or surpass existing industry leaders in both performance and cost-efficiency.