Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market platform, has announced a Series D funding round of over $300 million, co-led by Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.
The funding round included investments from Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, and others, resulting in a $5 billion valuation for the company.
Founded in 2020 by Yale graduates Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, Kalshi has tripled its scale to $50 billion in annualized trading volume since the raise.
The company has expanded to over 140 countries, introducing a unified global liquidity pool for trading on events like elections, sports, and economic indicators.
Kalshi's growth positions it as the world's largest prediction market by volume, enabling new futures finance instruments.
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Author's summary: Kalshi raises $300 million in Series D funding.