1789 Capital leads funding round for Polymarket, valuing it at $21B

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    "url": "https://cryptobriefing.com/1789-capital-polymarket-21-billion-valuation/",
    "title": "1789 Capital leads funding round for Polymarket, valuing it at $21B - Crypto Briefing",
    "excerpt": "Logo via Wikimedia Commons The prediction market platform's valuation has surged from roughly $300 million to $21 billion in about a year, fueled by regulatory tailwinds and institutional appetite Share Polymarket, the crypto-native prediction market that became a household name during the 2024 US presidential election, is now valued at $21 billion following a funding round led by 1789 Capital. To put that number in perspective, Polymarket was worth roughly $300 million not long ago. 1789 Capital, the venture firm co-founded by Omeed Malik and Chris Buskirk, first invested in Polymarket in August 2025. At that point, the platform carried a post-money valuation of $1.2 billion. That was already a significant jump from the roughly $300 million figure it had been pegged at earlier. By October 2025, the Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, participated in a round that valued Polymarket at approximately $9 billion. By April 2026, that figure had climbed to somewhere between $14 billion and $15 billion. Now the platform is raising at a $21 billion valuation, with 1789 Capital leading the charge. The firm counts Donald Trump Jr. as a strategic adviser. Cumulatively, Polymarket has raised over $2 billion across its various funding rounds. ICE alone has committed up to $2 billion to the platform. Polymarket previously operated in a regulatory...",
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    "published_at": "2026-08-31T21:32:59Z",
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