DeepSeek Appoints Yan Wentao as First CFO

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DeepSeek has appointed Yan Wentao as its CFO, filling a role that had been vacant since the company was founded three years ago.
Yan, born in 1991 and a Fudan University graduate, previously worked as a partner at GL Ventures (Hillhouse), Tencent Investment, and H Capital, with investments in MiniMax, Zhipu AI, and ByteDance.
The appointment coincides with DeepSeek's second funding round, including LP screening and advisory work on potential listing plans.
Yan reported for duty this week, signaling DeepSeek's push toward capital preparation and possible public listing.

NextFin News — DeepSeek has appointed Yan Wentao as its chief financial officer, filling a position that had remained vacant since the company’s founding three years ago.

Yan, born in 1991 and a Fudan University graduate, previously served as a partner at GL Ventures (Hillhouse). He earlier worked at Tencent Investment and H Capital and has been involved in investments including MiniMax, Zhipu AI and ByteDance. He reported for duty this week.

The appointment comes as DeepSeek advances its second funding round and related capital preparations, including LP screening and work with advisers on potential listing plans.

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