
Decentralized prediction market Polymarket has successfully raised $70 million across two funding rounds. The most recent round, a $45 million Series B, was led by Founders Fund and included participation from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, 1confirmation, ParaFi, and Dragonfly. The earlier $25 million Series A round was led by General Catalyst and included Polychain and other investors. This funding comes amid regulatory scrutiny, with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposing a ban on trading derivatives betting on political contests and sports games. Polymarket, which focuses on elections and other prediction markets, has faced challenges, including a fine from the CFTC in 2022. The company has no revenue yet.
Wow. @Polymarket announces $45M raise ($70M total) led by Founders Fund, @1confirmation and others. Love to see it. Betting markets for everything 🔥 https://t.co/zejZSpB932
Polymarket Raises $70 Million With Backing From Vitalik Buterin and Peter Thiel Fund ► https://t.co/LBF8jMx3TN https://t.co/LBF8jMx3TN
"Markets for everything" is one of the killer features of crypto and no company exemplifies that better than @Polymarket, which is also one of the few crypto apps that wows my normie friends. Excited to be backing @shayne_coplan and helping markets take over the world! https://t.co/KB0XRWBquj






