China's DeepSeek hires dealmaker as CFO ahead of possible IPO ↧ ↧ China's DeepSeek hires dealmaker as CFO ahead of possible IPO DeepSeek plans to hire Yan ‌Wentao, a partner at venture-capital firm GL Ventures, as its first chief financial officer, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the Chinese AI startup prepares for a potential initial public offering.