Business1 hOctober 12, 2026, 18:42

DeepSeek Backs Ex-Tencent AI Scientist's $400 Million Robot Lab

DeepSeek is set to lead the first investment round for a months-old startup building AI for robots. The funding comes from DeepSeek's own financing of more than $12 billion.

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DeepSeek to lead first funding round for a robotics AI startup
Startup founded by a former Tencent AI scientist
Round size is about $400 million
Capital comes from DeepSeek's $12 billion-plus financing

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