Liang Wenfeng
AI, hedge fund · Hangzhou
Net worth
$46.2B
Today
+$109+0.00%Past month
+$6.2B+15.42%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Liang Wenfeng is the founder of Hangzhou, China-based AI firm DeepSeek and quantitative trading firm High-Flyer Capital Management. DeepSeek took the world by storm when it released its R1 model in 2025, claiming to rival the performance of OpenAI's ChatGPT at a lower cost. Liang launched DeepSeek in 2023 and funded it in part with proceeds from High-Flyer, the hedge fund he founded in 2015 with two college classmates. The mogul used math and AI techniques to build High-Flyer, turning it into one of the country's largest and best-performing quantitative trading firms. DeepSeek has reached a valuation of at least $75 billion after completing two funding rounds in 2026. The now state-backed company has also attracted investors including Chinese tech giant Tencent as well as investment firm IDG Capital.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
1 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private holdings | Technology | 100.0% | $46.2B |
Also known for
- Liang met with Chinese president Xi Jinping at a meeting with Chinese tech entrepreneurs in Beijing in 2025.