Kalshi said Thursday it has closed a $1 billion Series F funding round at a $22 billion valuation. Coatue led the financing, which included participation from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Paradigm, Morgan Stanley and ARK Invest.
The company reported a pronounced uptick in institutional activity, stating that institutional trading volume on its platform has climbed 800% in the past six months. Alongside that surge, Kalshi said it now represents more than 90% of prediction-market trading in the United States and commands the majority of global volume in the category.
Kalshi disclosed that its annualized trading volume has more than tripled over the six-month span, rising from $52 billion to $178 billion. Those figures underpin the company’s pitch to institutional investors and its argument for expanding product and distribution capabilities aimed at larger market participants.
Planned use of proceeds and product roadmap
The company intends to deploy the new capital to accelerate adoption among hedge funds, asset managers, proprietary trading firms and insurance companies. Kalshi said it will continue to develop its product suite, highlighting recently launched block trading capabilities as well as forthcoming risk products and broker integrations tailored for institutional clients.
In a statement accompanying the fundraising announcement, Philippe Laffont, Founder of Coatue, said: "Kalshi is building the leading platform for trading in real-world events," and added, "Consumers have already embraced it, and we believe institutions will follow."
Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour framed the opportunity in quantitative terms, saying that "There are few categories in recent history that have scaled this quickly outside of AI," and that "Event contracts could become a trillion-dollar market, and we’re still in the early stages of that transition."
Market position and implications
The company’s statements emphasize both rapid volume growth and a dominant share in U.S. prediction-market activity. Kalshi is positioning the new funding to deepen institutional engagement and to expand the technical and distribution infrastructure needed to support larger, professional traders.
While Kalshi’s announcement focuses on its internal metrics and product plans, the company’s cited figures - including the 800% institutional volume increase and the jump in annualized trading volume from $52 billion to $178 billion - form the factual basis for its stated growth trajectory and capital deployment strategy.
Note: The article presents Kalshi's reported figures and direct quotations from investors and company executives as provided in the company's announcement.