DeepSeek's Winverse AI round

AI & tech · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 1 show · 1m airtime

On October 12, 2026, Bloomberg reported that DeepSeek is looking to lead a funding round for robotics startup Winverse AI at a $400 million valuation. Winverse AI was founded by Hu Han, a former top AI scientist at Tencent. The discussion sits alongside other tech deal news, including Amazon's talks to buy Descartes and IonQ's acquisition of Elicity.

How 1 podcast covered it

1. Bloomberg Tech, 2026-10-12 (22:58 to 23:58)
   Runs through three tech deals
   Bloomberg's Yahira Anand runs through three tech deals: Amazon in talks to buy Descartes for around $7 billion, IonQ acquiring Elicity for up to $1.3 billion, and DeepSeek looking to lead a funding round for robotics startup Winverse AI at a $400 million valuation.
   New angle: DeepSeek is looking to lead a funding round for Winverse AI at a $400 million valuation.