Former DeepMind researchers who beat professional poker players raise a $500 million Series A to trade stocks and crypto
EquiLibre Technologies, founded by the three former DeepMind researchers behind DeepStack, has raised a Series A at a $500 million valuation led by Creandum, the firm's largest single investment ever. The Prague startup is applying the same reinforcement learning architecture that beat professional poker players to trade stocks and crypto for quant hedge funds, claiming zero negative months since going live on crypto markets in 2025 and subsequently on equities. The round marks a sharp jump from