DeepSeek Doubles Annual Revenue Run Rate to $1 Billion Ahead of IPO
First report of DeepSeek's $1B revenue run rate.
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Anthropic told investors quarterly revenue rose nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of its own IPO, putting a US lab alongside DeepSeek and Moonshot in the pre-listing queue.
DeepSeek's revenue run rate passed $1B in late September while it pursued a Shanghai IPO, then reports in early October put its pre-IPO raise at $12B or more. Moonshot AI's pre-IPO dispute with a shareholder surfaced days later.
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First report of DeepSeek's $1B revenue run rate.
Adds the $7.5B round and Shanghai listing plan.
Raise reported at $12B for a 2027 IPO.
Second outlet confirms the $12B figure.
Frames the raise as above $12B and the IPO as potential.
Reuters: Moonshot executives in settlement talks with a shareholder.
Details the arbitration claim over a 10.5% original stake.
Anthropic's investor-reported revenue growth, cited from the FT.
First report of DeepSeek's $1B revenue run rate.
Adds the $7.5B round and Shanghai listing plan.
Raise reported at $12B for a 2027 IPO.
Second outlet confirms the $12B figure.
Frames the raise as above $12B and the IPO as potential.
Reuters: Moonshot executives in settlement talks with a shareholder.
Details the arbitration claim over a 10.5% original stake.
Anthropic's investor-reported revenue growth, cited from the FT.
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