BlockBeats News, July 16th - In an unexpected investment update in the evening of July 16th, KaiRun Corporation disclosed the latest market valuation of the leading domestic artificial intelligence enterprise, DeepSeek. Based on the announcement, DeepSeek's valuation after this round of funding has surged to approximately 351 billion yuan. A source close to DeepSeek confirmed to the reporter that with the completion of this round of funding, the company has already begun preparations for a second round of financing, but it is currently undecided whether they will strive to list on the Science and Technology Innovation Board by the end of the year.