# clm_48759F48FF5D

subject: DeepSeek (/record/deepseek.md)  
predicate: founder  
value: Liang Wenfeng  
valid_from: 2023-07-17  
valid_to: null  
published: 2025-01-28  
recorded: 2026-10-31  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-07  
cite: AsOf. "DeepSeek founder: Liang Wenfeng", as of 2023-07-17. Claim clm_48759F48FF5D, https://asof.is/claim/clm_48759F48FF5D, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/31/who-is-the-founder-of-the-ai-startup-deepseek.  
checked: 2026-11-07 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Liang Wenfeng, founder of DeepSeek, is already on his second.

What https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/31/who-is-the-founder-of-the-ai-startup-deepseek says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/31/who-is-the-founder-of-the-ai-startup-deepseek (secondary, The New York Times (via The Star), published 2025-01-31)
- https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/china-deepseek-origin-story.html (secondary, CNBC, published 2025-02-19)
- https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/meet-liang-wenfeng-the-founder-deepseek-3811326 (secondary, The Daily Star, published 2025-01-28)

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