PANews reported on May 8th that, according to two sources familiar with the matter, DeepSeek founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng plans to invest the maximum amount in the company's first round of financing; the company aims to raise as much as 50 billion yuan in this round, potentially setting a record for the largest single financing round in the history of Chinese AI companies. This financing will also prompt the company to accelerate the implementation of its revenue plan and promote commercial profitability. Sources said that DeepSeek recently indicated to some investors its plan to accelerate the iteration and release of large models, aligning itself with industry mainstream. One source revealed that the company plans to release version V4.1 of its V4 model in June.