Timeline
AWS launched EC2 G7 instances with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, claiming 4.6x AI inference boost
DeepSeek raised $7.4B Series A at $50B valuation
Raised ~$7.4B at a $50B valuation in first external round, with $2.9B from founder Liang Wenfeng.
Amazon issued Canadian-dollar-denominated bonds to fund $200B AI data center buildout
DeepSeek-V4 achieves 500K context with 90% less KV cache using FlashMemory
DeepSeek raises ~$6.9B at $48-55B valuation in first external funding round
DeepSeek raised $6.9B at $48-55B valuation in its first external funding round.
DeepSeek tops Ramp's US business spending index for trending software vendors
Launches 'Alexa for Shopping' AI agent for autonomous product research and purchase completion
4 new AI data center projects identified.