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Former Hillhouse Ventures Partner Yan Wentao Joins DeepSeek as CFO
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According to a report from investment media outlet 投资界, Yan Wentao, a former partner at Hillhouse Capital's venture arm (高瓴创投), officially joined DeepSeek on Monday, September 21, and has reported for duty. This appointment ends a three-year period during which the AI company had no CFO. The move follows rumors last week that Yan would take the role. The report also notes that several other young partners from top venture capital firms had competed for the CFO position at DeepSeek in the past two months. Yan, born in the 1990s, is the first person to fill the role since the company's founding.
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September 22 (Jin10 Data) — On Monday, September 21, Yan Wentao officially joined DeepSeek and has reported for duty at the company.
Last week, news circulated that Yan Wentao, a former partner at Hillhouse Ventures, would assume the role of CFO at DeepSeek. The investment community reported that Liang Wenfeng had successfully recruited a CFO.
In fact, over the past two months, several young partners from leading venture capital firms also competed for the CFO position at DeepSeek.
The arrival of the post-90s former Hillhouse Ventures partner marks the end of a three-year period during which DeepSeek had no CFO since its founding. (Source: Investment Community)
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