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title: "Ex-DeepMind Trio's Equity Libre Tech Valued at Over $500M, Their Poker AI Now Profits Quant Hedge Funds"
source: "TechCrunch：AI（RSS）"
source_tier: "t2"
url: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/the-deepmind-trio-who-built-a-poker-ai-are-now-making-money-for-quant-hedge-funds/"
permalink: "https://feed.astralor.com/items/itm_cb5bd9cc1bfa048fc1c030b2"
published: "2026-06-30T20:33:48.000Z"
score: 51
channel: "finance"
tags: ["EquiLibre Technologies","Game Theory","Reinforcement Learning","Poker AI","Quantitative Hedge Fund"]
---

# Ex-DeepMind Trio's Equity Libre Tech Valued at Over $500M, Their Poker AI Now Profits Quant Hedge Funds

## At a glance

EquiLibre Technologies, an AI lab founded by three former DeepMind researchers in Prague, is now valued at over $500 million. The team, which previously built a leading poker AI, is now applying game theory and reinforcement learning to generate profits for quant hedge funds.

## Key points

- Three former DeepMind researchers founded EquiLibre Technologies in Prague
- The team previously built a top-tier poker AI, now pivoting to quantitative finance
- Valued at over $500M, using game theory and reinforcement learning to profit for hedge funds

## Full text

EquiLibre Technologies, a Prague-based AI lab founded by three ex-DeepMind researchers is now valued at more than $500 million.

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