Kalshi just crushed it at the 2026 FIFA World Cup 🔥
Over $12B in total trading volume, a record $1.2B on the championship contract alone, and 3 million new users — real-time markets perfectly tracked Spain’s path to victory and proved the unmatched power of efficient prediction markets.
Building on this momentum, according to the Financial Times (
@FT) and
@CoinDesk,
@Kalshi is now in talks for its next Pre-IPO private funding round, targeting a post-money valuation of approximately $40 billion.
This is widely seen as the final major institutional round before IPO. It follows the May 2026 Series F ($1B raised at a $22B valuation, led by Coatue with
@sequoia ,
@a16z ,
@MorganStanley and others). The new round is expected to close as early as Q3 2026, with a public listing planned for 2027–2028.
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