{
  "id": 777639,
  "title": "Kalshi in talks with Sequoia, Wellington for $750 million fund raise at $40 billion valuation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/kalshi-in-talks-with-sequoia-wellington-for-750-million-fund-raise-at",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:16:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/13/kalshi-in-talks-with-sequoia-wellington-for-usd750-million-fund-raise-at-usd40-billion-valuation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The prediction-market platform raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in May and is now discussing a new round that could nearly double that figure.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}