# DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions

https://mins.news/en/item/111152

- TechCrunch, 2026-10-22 13:11 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/deepseek-reportedly-raises-15b-days-after-us-restrictions/

> Reports put DeepSeek's capital raise at $15 billion, placing it among China's biggest such rounds. Days earlier, the US ordered federal agencies to remove the company's technology, citing national-security concerns.

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