Polymarket to let users make prediction market bets on private companies
The contracts let traders bet on valuation targets and IPO timing while Nasdaq Private Market supplies the data used to settle payouts.
- On Tuesday, Polymarket launched new prediction markets allowing users to trade on private-company performance for the first time, partnering with Nasdaq Private Market to track valuation milestones, IPO plans, and secondary market activity.
- Traditionally, investing in high-growth startups—nearly 1,600 of which are unicorns—was reserved for wealthy accredited investors, but Polymarket attempts to bridge this gap for ordinary retail investors who typically remain sidelined.
- Nasdaq Private Market acts as the official resolution data provider for these contracts, enabling traders to take positions on OpenAI—listed in a market regarding a $1 trillion-plus IPO—or Anthropic, with valuation targets of at least $500 billion.
- Rodolfo Sanchez, vice president of data at Nasdaq Private Market, added that these trades provide a "real-time signal" for investors to gauge private-market performance, allowing individuals to engage with previously inaccessible companies.
- While rival Kalshi also hosts contracts on SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs, Polymarket's offering aims to provide a direct read on private-market momentum; success depends on whether contracts remain clear enough to trade, liquid enough to matter, and reliable enough to resolve.
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Polymarket Launches Private-Company Prediction Markets Powered by Nasdaq Private Market Data
Polymarket launched a new category of prediction markets Tuesday tied to the valuations, IPO timing, and secondary-market activity of major private companies, powered by an exclusive data partnership with Nasdaq Private Market. The first markets cover some of the most closely watched names in tech and crypto: OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, Stripe, Kraken, Anduril, and Databricks. Early contracts include whether OpenAI will surpass a $1 trillion valu…
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Polymarket launches private company trading so investors can speculate on Anthropic, OpenAI
The company is launching prediction markets tied to private company milestones, including valuations, IPO timing and secondary-market activity for names like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Polymarket Partners With Nasdaq Private Market for Private Company Trading
Polymarket stands out as a top blockchain-based prediction platform, where users buy and sell “yes” or “no” contracts to bet on future events in sports, politics, culture, and macroeconomics. Recently, the New York-based company made a big move—it launched its first prediction markets focused on the performance and key milestones of major private companies. Now, regular people can speculate on events tied to high-profile private firms like OpenA…
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