DeepSeek Reportedly Agrees to Lead Winverse AI Seed Round

Oct 13, 2026
DeepSeek has agreed to lead a seed round of tens of millions of dollars for robotics startup Winverse AI at about a $400 million valuation, Bloomberg reported.

DeepSeek has agreed to lead a seed round worth tens of millions of US dollars for robotics AI startup Winverse AI, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, according to Tech in Asia. The proposed round would value Winverse at about $400 million after the investment.

The deal has not been finalized, and its valuation and list of investors could still change. Long-Z Investments, the venture arm of Meituan, has also committed, the people said. DeepSeek, Hu Han and Long-Z did not respond to Bloomberg's requests for comment, EqualOcean reports.

Winverse was founded this year by Hu Han, a former Tencent scientist who led the company's vision language and embodied foundation model teams. It remains in stealth and has not publicly detailed its technical approach. The investment would add to DeepSeek's moves into embodied AI after it invested in Unitree Robotics' Shanghai initial public offering.

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