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 trading so investors can speculate on Anthropic, OpenAI
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Polymarket has unveiled a new class of prediction markets tied to private companies, enabling bets on events around pre-IPO firms. The offering, developed in partnership with Nasdaq Private Market, leverages Nasdaq’s data feeds and market infrastructure to price contracts around fundraising rounds, valuation shifts and other corporate milestones in the private sector. The initiative marks a strategic shift for Polymarket, broadening its product …
Polymarket Launches Prediction Markets For IPOs And Private
Prediction markets platform Polymarket launched new contracts tied to private company milestones. The products cover IPO timing, valuation targets, earnings, and secondary market activity. The company said resolution data will come only from Nasdaq Private Market through a new partnership. The prediction markets launch gives users event-based access to major private firms. It does not […]
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