DeepSeek leads $400 million AI robotics startup round

AI-generated briefing · First published 2026-10-12 15:55:43 UTC

DeepSeek plans to lead a seed round for Winverse AI, a Hangzhou robotics startup founded by a former Tencent scientist, at a $400 million valuation.

DeepSeek will lead a seed round of tens of millions of dollars for Winverse AI, a Hangzhou robotics startup founded by former Tencent chief scientist Hu Han, at a post-money valuation of about $400 million, with Long-Z Investments also participating; the deal is not yet final. [1]

Separately, Microsoft will deploy Maia 300 AI chips at gigawatt scale in its data centers starting next year, while AMD unveiled the Helion rack for agentic AI workloads. [2] [3] [4]

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned AI could affect 40% of global jobs, hitting young graduates hardest, and Starbucks denied takeover talks with Chipotle. [5] [6]

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1. DeepSeek拟领投前腾讯科学家创办的机器人AI初创公司 估值约4亿美元

   Sina Finance · 2026-10-12 12:25:04 UTC · Full text

2. 微软准备在数据中心大规模部署自研芯片 规模达数吉瓦

   Sina Finance · 2026-10-12 13:45:17 UTC · Full text

3. AMD 发布智能体 AI 计算机架 Helion，纯 CPU 版本可扩展至 32,768 核心

   ITHome · 2026-10-12 14:17:31 UTC · Summary only

4. 微软 Maia 300 AI 芯片发布：台积电 N2P 工艺，288GB HBM4 内存、带宽 18TB/s

   ITHome · 2026-10-12 14:45:30 UTC · Summary only

5. IMF总裁警告AI正以“缓慢海啸”冲击全球就业，40%岗位或受影响，年轻毕业生首当其冲

   Sina Finance · 2026-10-12 14:57:34 UTC · Full text

6. 收购传闻四起，星巴克表态不会收购Chipotle

   Sina Finance · 2026-10-12 15:21:38 UTC · Full text

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