CATL
Battery maker; strategic investor in DeepSeek.
Investing activity
CATL appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $26.9B, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Growth, with a median round size of $15B. The most recent are DeepSeek (Growth, $15B, Oct 2026) and DeepSeek (Growth, $11.9B, Oct 2026).
CATL most often invests alongside Tencent, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in Chinese LLM developer and Frontier AI models.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about CATL
What AI companies has CATL invested in?
CATL's AI investments include DeepSeek. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is CATL based?
CATL is based in Ningde, China.
What stage does CATL invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, CATL has invested at Growth, with a median round of $15B. CATL led 2 of those rounds.
Who does CATL co-invest with?
CATL's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Tencent (2 deals).
How can founders reach CATL?
Founders on AI Lounge can see CATL's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add CATL to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.