Pace of Chinese VC investments in AI slows in 2025

Pace of Chinese VC investments in AI slows in 2025

FILE PHOTO: A message reading "AI artificial intelligence", a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

DeepSeek may have jolted Wall Street and Silicon Valley into reconsidering their AI investment strategies, but the startup’s sudden rise has yet to spur venture capital activity in China, where government funds have emerged as the primary backers of the technology.

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