# clm_70D1961474C1

subject: DeepSeek (/record/deepseek.md)  
predicate: headquarters  
value: Hangzhou  
valid_from: 2023-07-01  
valid_to: null  
published: 2025-01-24  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Based in Hangzhou, China, it was founded in July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, an alumnus of Zhejiang University with a background in information and electronic engineering.

What https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1110526/china-deepseek-top-ai-despite-sanctions/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1110526/china-deepseek-top-ai-despite-sanctions/ (secondary, MIT Technology Review, published 2025-01-24)
- https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy-policy.html (secondary, MIT Technology Review, published 2026-02-10)

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