Coatue is a technology-focused investment manager led by founder and portfolio manager Philippe Laffont. It invests in public and private markets, with a focus on technology, media, telecommunications, the consumer and healthcare sectors. Coatue has offices in New York City, Menlo Park, California, San Francisco and Hong Kong.
sources revealed prediction market platform Kalshi has raised an additional $200 million from Baillie Gifford and Layer Global, further expanding the $1 billion funding round previously led by Coatue Management, while maintaining a company valuation of $22 billion.Earlier this month, Kalshi announced the completion of a $1 billion Series F round, with participants including Sequoia Capital, a16z, IVP, Paradigm, Morgan Stanley, and ARK Invest.Data shows that Kalshi's monthly trading volume in April exceeded $14 billion, with annualized revenue surpassing $1.5 billion. (Bloomberg)
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fintech company Mercury has announced the completion of a new $200 million funding round, led by TCV with participation from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Coatue Management, and other institutions.Mercury primarily provides banking services to startups. It currently serves over 300,000 clients and has achieved approximately $650 million in annualized revenue. The company stated that the recent surge in AI entrepreneurship has significantly driven demand for new company registrations and account openings, serving as a key growth driver.Meanwhile, Mercury also announced that it has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to apply for a federal banking charter. This would enable it to expand lending capabilities, gain access to payment networks like Zelle, and reduce its reliance on partner banks. The company's founder stated that the long-term goal remains an independent IPO rather than an acquisition. (CNBC)
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Odaily forecasts that the prediction market platform Kalshi has announced the completion of a new $1 billion funding round, led by Coatue Management, boosting the company's valuation to $22 billion. Kalshi is a prediction market platform that allows users to trade on the outcomes of events such as sports, politics, and weather. Following the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, the platform has seen significant user growth, gradually entering the mainstream financial market's spotlight.Data shows that Kalshi has approximately 2 million monthly active users, with an annualized trading volume reaching $178 billion. This volume has more than tripled over the past six months, resulting in an annualized revenue exceeding $1.5 billion.This funding round is also the third round of financing completed by Kalshi in the past seven months, with valuations nearly doubling each time. This reflects the continued warming of the prediction market track among institutional capital, albeit accompanied by regulatory lawsuits and controversies surrounding "insider trading." (The New York Times)
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