
Financial Technology
Kalshi

New York, NYFounded 2018200+ employeeskalshi.com
A federally regulated marketplace pioneering event contracts as an asset class.
Kalshi in the news.
Kalshi raises $1 billion at $22 billion valuation as institutional demand surges
Institutional trading volume rose 800% in six months; annualized volume more than tripled from $52B to $178B, cementing Kalshi's category leadership.
Kalshi seeks $40B valuation, widening lead over rival Polymarket
Kalshi's valuation talks nearly double its May mark on the back of record volumes, with the company topping 90% of U.S. prediction-market activity.
Kalshi's 2025 fee revenue hits $263.5 million, up 994% year-over-year
Kalshi's explosive fee-revenue growth set the stage for its subsequent funding rounds, with ARR estimated at $1.5B entering 2026.
Position
PWRL Position
Fair Value
$37.87M1
Allocation
5.40%2
Cost of Investment
$20.62M3
Gross MOIC
1.84×4
Est. ARR
~$3.5B5
2025 Notional Volume
$23.8B6
Monthly Actives
2M6
- Unaudited fair value of such investments as of June 30, 2026, in accordance with the Fund's valuation policies and procedures.
- Allocation is calculated based on the Portfolio Company's fair value as a percentage of the Fund's net assets as of June 30, 2026.
- Cost basis includes investment cost and transaction expenses and excludes fund-level management fees and operating expenses.
- Gross MOIC is calculated as the fair value of the Fund’s position divided by its cost basis as of June 30, 2026 (unaudited). Gross MOIC is a single-position, gross-of-fees measure and is not comparable to the Fund’s net NAV/share return, which reflects all fund-level fees and expenses, realized positions, and cash. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
- Yahoo Finance / Sacra, 'Kalshi Fee Revenue In 2025 Was $263.5 Million…,' Jan. 9, 2026.
- Fast Company, 'Kalshi's $22 Billion Sports Betting Problem,' May 8, 2026.
Why it sits in PWRL.
Kalshi runs a federally regulated marketplace where you can trade on real-world events, from elections to the weather. It's pioneering an entirely new asset class — and it's the first to do it legally in the U.S.
- Company operating data is sourced from internal investment memoranda and may include estimates and forward-looking information.