Recently, the domestic artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has attracted widespread attention due to its outstanding performance. Interestingly, some netizens discovered that there seemed to be a "passing by" story between DeepSeek and its upstairs neighbor, Beijing Baidu Investment Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Baidu Venture Capital").
It is understood that DeepSeek and Baidu Venture Capital are both located in the same building, the former is on the fifth floor and the latter is on the sixth floor. The distance between the two is "very close." However, it was such a pair of neighbors who were "up and downstairs" who failed to work together, which aroused speculation and discussion among many netizens.
In response to this topic, Baidu Venture Capital CEO Gao Xue recently made a public response. Gao Xue said that as an independent venture capital institution initiated by Baidu Group in 2017, Baidu Venture Capital is in the same building as DeepSeek, but investment matters cannot be determined by its geographical location alone.
Gao Xue revealed that as soon as DeepSeek entered the building in May 2024, Baidu Venture Capital took the initiative to visit its relevant person in charge and maintained a friendly and interactive relationship. However, since DeepSeek's big model business did not split its independent financing plan, Baidu Venture Capital has not yet become its investor.
Despite this, Gao Xue emphasized that Baidu Venture Capital has always focused on the layout and exploration of the field of artificial intelligence, and has successively invested in Shenshi Technology, Shengshu Technology, Xidi Zhijia, Jiushi Intelligence, Zhiyuan Technology, Xinghaitu, More than 100 Chinese start-up technology companies, including Molecular Heart and Huayi Quantum. In the future, Baidu Venture Capital will continue to invest heavily in more start-up artificial intelligence companies in China and contribute its own strength to promoting the development of the field of artificial intelligence.