传 DeepSeek 重启融资 据多名交易人士透露，大模型公司 DeepSeek 重启了第二轮融资，本轮计划募资 500 亿元，投前估值约 5000 亿元，并计划将在 8 月下旬完成签约。 多位投资人提到，DeepSeek 第二轮融资至少在 7 月中旬就已开启，但在 7 月底突然暂停，当时一些谈判候补名单上的投资人被告知签署融资协议的计划暂缓。 据介绍，De…

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