DeepSeek founder Leung Man Fung's net worth is estimated at 126 billion US dollars, richer than Nvidia's Jensen Huang?

China's AI startup DeepSeek has attracted global attention from the investment community. The wealth of its founder, Wenfeng Liang, has also become a focus of attention. According to Bloomberg and several AI experts, DeepSeek could be valued as high as $150 billion, making Wenfeng Liang, who holds an 84% stake, worth up to $126 billion and one of the richest entrepreneurs in the Asian tech industry. (Background: Legendary shorts: signs of a US stock market bubble, the biggest risk in the next year is the Deepseek effect) (Background: Lao Gao on Deepseek: Absolutely not copying ChatGPT, bypassing the Nvidia Cuda platform through underlying technology) According to Bloomberg's research on 7 startup founders and AI experts, the valuation of China's AI startup DeepSeek is estimated to be between $1 billion and over $150 billion, with a midpoint valuation of $2 billion to $30 billion. If this valuation is accurate, Wenfeng Liang, who holds an 84% stake, will become one of Asia's wealthiest tech tycoons. Will Wenfeng Liang surpass Jensen Huang? Rudina Seseri, founder of Boston venture capital firm Glasswing Ventures, said that even with conservative estimates, DeepSeek could easily achieve a valuation of several billion dollars with its current revenue of only a few million dollars. Its future growth potential should not be underestimated, and its valuation should be at least $1 billion. Chanakya Ramdev, founder of Canadian telecommunications company Sweat Free Telecom, has a more optimistic prediction, believing that DeepSeek could reach half of OpenAI's latest valuation of $300 billion. If this prediction is true, Wenfeng Liang's stake would be worth $126 billion, surpassing the net worth of $11.8 billion of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The valuation of DeepSeek is mainly based on the valuations of several mainstream AI startups, such as Anthropic, which is valued at $60 billion, and Mistral AI, which is valued at $6 billion. Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI completed a new round of financing last year, valuing it at $20 billion before investment. However, Interface News pointed out that it is not easy to accurately estimate Wenfeng Liang's wealth because DeepSeek has not yet accepted external financing and relies entirely on the profits from Wenfeng Liang's quantitative Hedging fund, Huansquare Quantitative. This model allows DeepSeek to maintain a high level of financial independence. Wenfeng Liang controls DeepSeek through a complex equity structure. He directly holds a 1% stake in DeepSeek's parent company, Hangzhou Depth Quest Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., and indirectly holds an 84.3% stake through limited partnership enterprises and holding companies, making him the actual controller. Wenfeng Liang was born in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province in 1985. He showed outstanding mathematical talent from a young age, self-studying high school mathematics courses in junior high school and delving into university-level mathematics. After graduating from Zhejiang University as a postgraduate, he started researching quantitative Hedging in 2008 and founded Huansquare Quantitative in 2015. Since then, the company has rapidly risen to become one of the four giants in China's quantitative private sale industry. Wenfeng Liang himself is low-key and rarely accepts media interviews. An 84% stake as a time bomb? However, Wenfeng Liang's high stake of 84% could also pose potential risks for DeepSeek. On the one hand, the company has not accepted external financing and relies on Huansquare Quantitative for funding. If Huansquare's business is affected, it may impact DeepSeek's cash flow. Furthermore, if DeepSeek needs large-scale financing in the future, will Wenfeng Liang be willing to release equity to bring in more strategic capital? This could be a key factor affecting its long-term development. Related reports: US AI Anti-China Act: Using DeepSeek is a felony, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of 1 million pounds. Analysis: How does DeepSeek affect the encryption market? Forced by DeepSeek? OpenAI launches free o3-mini inference model! Altman admits for the first time: the closed-source strategy was wrong. This article was first published on BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media on Dynamic Zone.