# Kalshi Raises $1 Billion at $40 Billion Valuation

> Kalshi secures $1 billion funding round valuing it at $40 billion for expansion.
- Title: Kalshi Raises $1 Billion at $40 Billion Valuation · TokenPost
- Summary: Kalshi secures $1 billion funding round valuing it at $40 billion for expansion. Kalshi raised $1 billion at $40 billion valuation to expand into broader…
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- Source: TokenPost — https://tokenpost.com/news/business/43604
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:38:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kalshi, sequoia capital, wellington management, prediction market, financial exchange, institutional entities, perpetual futures, crypto, finance
## Funding Round Details
Kalshi raised $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, lifting its valuation from May.
## Investment Plans
Kalshi plans to direct proceeds toward leveraged event contracts and perpetual futures tied to stocks and markets.
## Market Activity Growth
Prediction-market activity grew around the 2026 FIFA World Cup and NFL season, with election trading rising ahead of U.S. midterms.
## Key takeaway

Kalshi raised $1 billion at $40 billion valuation to expand into broader financial exchanges.