Woofun AI reports that DeepSeek is evaluating a new funding round merely one month after closing its initial financing. Preliminary discussions with investors this week target a pre-money valuation of approximately $71 billion, representing a 37% increase from the previous round's $52 billion post-money valuation. The company completed its first round in late May, raising roughly $7 billion. This accelerated capital raise aims to support significant capital expenditures, including data center construction and additional AI chip acquisitions, alongside the deployment of autonomous AI agents that are increasing computing power demand.