Hundreds of millions! Lei Jun and Huawei both invested, the largest global funding round for diffusion language models is born.

What happened: Shenzhen model maker DiffuSpace (扩散智能) closed two funding rounds totaling several hundred million yuan, the largest global funding round for diffusion language models. Investors include Jingwei, Shunwei, Legend Capital, CAS Star, Huawei Hubble, and Horizon. Key numbers: Several hundred million yuan total. Why it matters: The round signals rising capital and industry interest in dLLM as an alternative to autoregressive models, with funds going to training, vertical scenarios, and infrastructure. A larger dLLM is planned for October release and open source.

Shenzhen model maker DiffuSpace (扩散智能) closed two funding rounds totaling several hundred million yuan, the largest global funding round for diffusion language models. Investors include Jingwei, Shunwei, Legend Capital, CAS Star, Huawei Hubble, and Horizon.

The round signals rising capital and industry interest in dLLM as an alternative to autoregressive models, with funds going to training, vertical scenarios, and infrastructure. A larger dLLM is planned for October release and open source.