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  "id": 133737,
  "title": "Polymarket in talks for fundraising round at more than $20 billion valuation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/polymarket-in-talks-for-fundraising-round-at-more-than-20-billion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T13:31:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/polymarket-seeks-fundraising-round-at-more-than-20-billion-valuation.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The reports come after the company told CNBC in June that its annualized revenue was well above $1 billion.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Sources: Polymarket is in early talks with prospective investors to raise ~$1B at a $20B+ valuation, up from $15B in April 2026 and $9B in October 2025 (Todd Gillespie/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/sources-polymarket-is-in-early-talks-with-prospective-investors-to",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:40:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Polymarket targets $20 billion valuation as competition heats up in prediction market sector",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/polymarket-targets-20-billion-valuation-as-competition-heats-up-in",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:38:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Polymarket seeks funding at over $20b valuation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/polymarket-seeks-funding-at-over-20b-valuation",
        "published": "2026-08-04T23:51:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}