Very Boutique ibanking vs Bulge Bracket PWM

I struck out on sophomore summer analyst, but I did receive an offer for PWM internship at a bulge bracket (Goldman, BAML, JPM, etc.) and a summer analyst position at a small tech M&A shop. In general, for internships is it more important to have more related work or more prestigious names?

I was wondering which offer would set me up better for summer analyst recruiting next semester.

Thanks for your help

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