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The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI are now making money for quant hedge funds

By Anna Heim·

techcrunch·2h ago · Jun 30, 2026

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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