Market2026-10-12

DeepSeek will lead the first funding round for Winverse AI. Winverse AI builds AI for robots. The round values Winverse AI at about $400 million. The seed financing totals tens of millions of dollars. Winverse AI was founded by a former Tencent scientist. Meituan’s Long-Z Investments also committed to the round. DeepSeek is using capital from its own $12 billion-plus financing.

  • $400 million valuation
  • tens of millions seed round
  • $12 billion+ DeepSeek financing

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