# Chinese AI firm DeepSeek taps Citic Securities and others for IPO, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/51312

- South China Morning Post, 2026-09-09 12:34 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3366948/chinese-ai-firm-deepseek-taps-underwriters-including-citic-securities-ipo-sources?utm_source=rss_feed

> Chinese frontier AI lab DeepSeek has hired underwriters including Citic Securities as it prepares for a domestic IPO, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Hangzhou-based firm aims to begin the process this year and list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star market.

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