DeepSeek founder declares AGI as the goal as $10bn funding round advances

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By Alina Maria StanMay 22, 2026, 3:56 am86 pts
Liang Wenfeng tells prospective investors the Hangzhou lab will prioritise frontier research over revenue, in its first-ever external raise. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng has told prospective investors in the company’s first outside funding round that the lab intends to pursue artificial general intelligence…

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