Liang Wenfeng Biography
Liang Wenfeng was born in Guangdong in 1985, entered Zhejiang University at 17 and founded High-Flyer in 2015 before launching DeepSeek 45.
Full nameLiang Wenfeng
NationalityChina
Known forFounder of DeepSeek; co-founder of High-Flyer
Born in Guangdong
Liang Wenfeng was born in 1985 in a village in Wuchuan, in the Zhanjiang region of Guangdong. His parents were both primary school teachers 46.
A maths prodigy
He taught himself calculus in junior high school and was the top scorer in the Zhanjiang region in the college entrance exam 45.
Zhejiang University
He entered Zhejiang University at 17, in 2002. He earned a bachelor's degree in electronic information engineering in 2007 and a master's in information and communication engineering in 2010 56.
Quant trading
As a student he started writing AI algorithms to pick stocks, and he co-founded High-Flyer in 2015 with two classmates 47.
Frequently asked questions
In 1985 in a village in Wuchuan, in the Zhanjiang region of Guangdong, China.
Electronic information engineering (bachelor's, 2007) and information and communication engineering (master's, 2010) at Zhejiang University.
He entered at 17, in 2002, after topping his region in the college entrance exam.
Sources✓ Verified 14 Nov 2026
1 Wikipedia, Liang Wenfeng, 1 Jan 1970, Birth, education
2 CNBC (NBC Los Angeles), China's DeepSeek has taken the world by storm, 1 Jan 1970, Degrees
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