# Firms tied to Alice Huang reportedly invest in DeepSeek to supply Blackwell chips

_Published Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM EST · AI, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Firms tied to Alice Huang recently invested in DeepSeek to forge closer ties and supply Nvidia's Blackwell chips, The Information reported, citing sources. The chips are banned from sale to China. The report links the investment to an effort to supply the restricted hardware.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p37#a261112p37)

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