# DeepSeek founder

entity: /record/deepseek.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/deepseek/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-08  
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.  

As of November 8, 2026, DeepSeek's founder on the AsOf record is Liang Wenfeng, dated July 17, 2023, from 3 secondary sources (thestar.com.my, cnbc.com and thedailystar.net). The record holds 1 claim on DeepSeek's founder, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-08.

- [DeepSeek](/record/deepseek.md) | founder | Liang Wenfeng | valid 2023-07-17 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_48759F48FF5D](/claim/clm_48759F48FF5D.md)
  sources: https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/31/who-is-the-founder-of-the-ai-startup-deepseek, https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/china-deepseek-origin-story.html, https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/meet-liang-wenfeng-the-founder-deepseek-3811326

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [DeepSeek](/record/deepseek.md) | founder | Liang Wenfeng | valid 2023-07-17 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_48759F48FF5D](/claim/clm_48759F48FF5D.md)
  sources: https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/31/who-is-the-founder-of-the-ai-startup-deepseek, https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/china-deepseek-origin-story.html, https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/meet-liang-wenfeng-the-founder-deepseek-3811326

## Questions this record answers

### What is DeepSeek's current founder?

Liang Wenfeng, dated July 17, 2023, from 3 secondary sources (thestar.com.my, cnbc.com and thedailystar.net). The record asserts this claim as of November 8, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).


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