Alice Huang’s Companies Invested in DeepSeek, Promising Nvidia Chips

The network of companies tied to Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy in a romantic relationship with Nvidia’s former CEO Jensen Huang, recently invested in Chinese AI star DeepSeek, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. The investments were meant to forge closer ties with DeepSeek so Alice Huang’s companies could supply a steady stream of Nvidia’s advanced Blackwell chips, which are banned from sale to China, according to one of the three people. The investments, which haven’t previously been reported, illustrate the hidden yet important role Alice Huang and her companies have played in China’s AI industry.