Kalshi Raises $1 Billion at $22 Billion Valuation as Prediction Markets Explode

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The Funding

Kalshi, a prediction market platform, has raised $1 billion in a new funding round at a $22 billion valuation. This is double the company valuation from just December 2025, reflecting explosive growth in the prediction market sector.

What Kalshi Does

Kalshi allows users to trade on the outcome of real-world events, including elections, economic indicators, and cultural events. The platform operates as a regulated exchange, making it one of the few legal prediction market platforms in the United States.

The Numbers

  • $1 billion funding round
  • $22 billion valuation (up from $11 billion in December 2025)
  • $178 billion in projected annualized trading volume

Why Prediction Markets Are Booming

Prediction markets have gained popularity as a way to aggregate crowd wisdom on future events. The rise of AI has also fueled interest, as prediction market data can be used to train and evaluate AI forecasting models.

Market Context

This comes as FanDuel, a major sports betting company, has seen its CEO ousted and stock decline 60 percent over the last year. The shift from traditional gambling to prediction markets reflects changing consumer preferences for more diverse betting markets.

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