July 25 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has told prospective investors in its ‌second fundraising round that it is suspending ‌the deal for now, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, ​citing people familiar with the matter. Here are some details:• DeepSeek verbally informed some of its potential backers that they would not be signing ‌investment agreements in ⁠the coming days, the report said. • Hangzhou-based DeepSeek planned to launch a fresh fundraise at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan ($74 billion), after a successful maiden round which raised about $7.4 billion. • ‌The pause was reportedly driven ​in part by DeepSeek ​founder Liang Wenfeng's ​frustration over online reports on ‌comments he made to investors ​during the ​startup's first fundraising round. • Reuters reported last week that DeepSeek had also started early ​deliberations on ‌a potential IPO on Shanghai's Nasdaq-style STAR ​Market.