# DeepSeek reportedly agrees to lead Winverse AI seed round

_Published Monday, October 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM EDT · AI, Capital · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

DeepSeek has agreed to lead a seed funding round of tens of millions of dollars for robotic AI startup Winverse AI, Bloomberg reports, citing sources. The round values the months-old startup at approximately $400M post-money. Winverse AI is building AI for robots.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261012/p17#a261012p17)

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