Kalshi’s valuation reaches 40 billion dollars as expansion plans take shape
Kalshi closed a 1 billion dollar funding round at a 40 billion dollar valuation, up from 22 billion dollars in May, and plans to fund single-stock perpetual futures, leveraged event contracts and its institutional business.
Kalshi closed a 1 billion dollar funding round at a 40 billion dollar valuation, according to Unchained. Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management co-led the round.
The valuation rose from 22 billion dollars in May. The funding report was published on Oct 31, 2026, at 8:45 PM ET.
Funding targets products and institutional business
According to Unchained, Kalshi plans to use the funding for single-stock perpetual futures, leveraged event contracts and its institutional business.
Those priorities put product expansion alongside institutional development. The supplied summary does not specify how the funding will be divided among those efforts or provide launch dates for the planned products.
What it means for prediction markets
- Leveraged event contracts are a stated funding priority. Their planned development is relevant to prediction-market participants, but the summary provides no contract terms or rollout schedule.
- The expansion extends beyond event contracts. Single-stock perpetual futures are also among the intended uses of the new capital.
- Institutional business is another focus. The funding plans identify that business as a priority without specifying how it will be developed.
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