According to Crowdfund Insider, the prediction market platform Kalshi has initiated preliminary discussions with investment banks regarding a potential IPO. Its annual revenue is reportedly over 2 billion USD, doubling from 1 billion USD earlier this year. Kalshi completed a 1 billion USD Series F funding round in May, with a valuation of 22 billion USD. Investors include Coatue, Sequoia, a16z, Paradigm, Morgan Stanley, and ARK Invest. In May, Kalshi's monthly trading volume reached 16.81 billion USD, up from 14.81 billion USD in April, continuing to lead its competitor Polymarket.
Kalshiこの流れは直接上場しそうだ、予測市場の分野はますます盛り上がっている