DeepSeek: A Low-Profile AI Startup Operating from an Unmarked Hangzhou Building
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Niko McCarty.
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DeepSeek, an AI company founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng and originally operated out of his hedge fund High-Flyer, maintains a deliberately low-profile presence in an unmarked 12-story building in Hangzhou. The company, which released its R1 model in January 2025, avoids any visible branding and downplays its significance despite its notable work in AI.
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· 3 pulledWell, there are many companies in this building, and we are not special.
We visited the company HQ last Tuesday. It was founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng and operated out of his hedge fund, High-Flyer, until somewhat recently.
The company released their R1 model in January 2025, so it was interesting to see what they've been doing
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