# DeepSeek Said to Tell Backers of Funding Pause After Viral Posts — retained record

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DeepSeek Said to Tell Backers of Funding Pause After Viral Posts
DeepSeek has told prospective investors in its second fundraising round that it’s suspending the deal for now, people familiar with the matter said, days after comments widely attributed to founder Liang Wenfeng about US-Chinese AI competition went viral.
The Chinese AI pioneer verbally informed some of its would-be backers that they wouldn’t be signing investment agreements in the coming days, as they had expected, people familiar with the matter said. DeepSeek might choose to resume the deal process at a later date, the people said, asking to remain anonymous to talk about private discussions. The suspension stemmed in part from Liang’s frustration over online reports about his comments to investors during his first financing deal, which closed in June and raised $7 billion for the AI lab, the people said.
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