Companies linked to Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang have invested in artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek and reportedly promised to supply it with advanced Nvidia chips restricted from export to China, according to a report by The Information.
According to the report, companies associated with Huang, also known as Huang Le, participated in DeepSeek's second funding round, with the investment aimed at establishing closer business ties and positioning her network as a potential supplier of Nvidia's high-end AI processors.
The size of the investment has not been disclosed. It also remains unclear whether the promised chips have actually been delivered to DeepSeek.
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The development has brought renewed attention to Huang's business connections and the movement of restricted semiconductor technology into China, particularly as Washington continues to tighten controls on advanced AI hardware.
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