Kalshi raises $1bn at a $40bn post-money valuation

Kalshi says it has raised a $1bn Series G at a $40bn post-money valuation, co-led by Wellington and Sequoia. It says it plans to launch indices, single-stock perpetual futures and compute markets, and gave no launch dates. Kalshi's own figures, unaudited: annualised trading volume across the business of more than $1tn, $83bn in perpetual futures volume since launch and more than 30m accounts created. Analysis: single-stock products would sit near the line between CFTC and SEC oversight. Source: Kalshi (29 Oct 2026). Not investment advice.

Key points

1. Kalshi says it has raised a $1bn Series G at a $40bn post-money valuation, co-led by Wellington and Sequoia (29 Oct 2026, 1:33pm ET)
2. It plans to launch indices, single-stock perpetual futures and compute markets; it gave no launch dates
3. Kalshi's own figures, unaudited: annualised trading volume across the business of more than $1tn
4. $83bn in perpetual futures volume since launch and more than 30m accounts created (Kalshi figures, unaudited)
5. Analysis: Kalshi is presenting itself as a multi-asset exchange; single-stock products would sit near the line between CFTC and SEC oversight

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• Kalshi raises $1bn at a $40bn valuation and plans indices, single-stock perpetual futures and compute markets

Sources

1. news.kalshi.com news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-series-g-40-billion-valuation

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