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Kalshi

Kalshi runs a CFTC-regulated exchange where traders buy and sell binary event contracts on real-world outcomes.

kalshi.com · New York

CALL NO.CS·KALSHI·26
StageSeries FMay 2026 · led by Coatue[15]
Raisednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Headcount561sources disagree, see below[14][1]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2018[15][14]
Money

Series F closed May 2026, led by Coatue.[15]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Coatue, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Paradigm, Morgan Stanley, ARK Invest, Y Combinator, CapitalG, Factory Holdings, a16z Cultural Leadership Fund.[15][11][10][14]

People

Tarek Mansour, Co-founder and CEO[1][2][11]

Luana Lopes Lara, Co-founder[1][2][11]

Rebecca Schick, Chief Financial Officer[4][3][5][6][14]

Jeff Bandman, Chief Executive Officer, Kalshi Prime[4][3][5][6][14]

Daihee Cho, CFO, US FCM (Kalshi Prime)[4][3][5][6][14]

Keaton Inglis, Head of Growth[4][3][5][6][14]

Alfred Lin, Member, Board of Directors[4][3][5][6][14]

Allan Maman, Chief Marketing Officer[4][3][5][6][14]

Andy Ross, Head of Institutional[4][3][5][6][14]

Headcount: sources disagree
561as of Jun 2026

Kalshi · Sep 2026[14]

Tarek Mansour · Sep 2026[1]

Signals
Aug 26 2026fundingKalshi's $1.12 billion private equity offering runs alongside the $1 billion Series F, with about $380 million still available[13][7][12][9]
Aug 17 2026fundingKalshi in talks to raise at least $750 million at a $40 billion valuation, with Sequoia and Wellington in advanced talks to co-lead[8]
Jun 26 2026newsKalshi targets a $40 billion valuation while rival Polymarket targets $15 billion, splitting regulated and crypto prediction markets[11]
May 7 2026fundingKalshi closes $1 billion Series F at a $22 billion valuation led by Coatue company claim, not independently confirmed[15]
Apr 9 2026fundingKalshi raises an additional $4.7 million in Series E funding from Factory Holdings and a16z's Cultural Leadership Fund[10]
Comps

Polymarket · polymarket.com · Named directly as Kalshi's biggest rival in the same prediction-market category, with the two raising at the same time and the valuation gap framed as a regulated-versus-crypto fork for the same buyer demand.[11]

Kairovia Capital · kairoviacapital.com · similar, not yet paired · Same buyer and same workflow: it is a fund that trades Kalshi event contracts directly, so it represents the institutional trading participant that Kalshi's exchange must attract and serve rather than a competing venue.[16]

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Kalshi

CALL NO.CS·KALSHI·26

Kalshi runs a CFTC-regulated exchange where traders buy and sell binary event contracts on real-world outcomes.

kalshi.com · New York

StageSeries F
Raisednot publicly disclosed
Headcount561
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2018
CompsPolymarket +1

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