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VCs pivot to AI applications, infrastructure after DeepSeek’s rise

VCs pivot to AI applications, infrastructure after DeepSeek’s rise

A DeepSeek AI sign is seen at a building where the Chinese start-up's office is located in Beijing, China, February 19, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

While DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough has rekindled public market appreciation for China’s technology stocks, private-market investors expect more complicated, longer-term implications, especially concerning venture capital (VC) and startup opportunities in this new AI era.

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