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Polymarket‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌

Prediction market platform
Tracked Prediction market platform · 6 documented connections
Facts on record16
Connections mapped6
Sources cited12
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN company → [investor] → company 21× PATTERN company → [advisor] → person PATTERN person → [advisor] → company PATTERN company → [competitor] → company
Connection Map
Key Connections
Entity #9123
advisor
Joined Polymarket's advisory board in August 2025 concurrent with 1789 Capital's multi-million dollar strategic investment in the prediction market platform.
Entity #22
investor
Peter Thiel's venture capital firm Founders Fund led the $45M Series B round in May 2024 (at ~$1B valuation) and led a $200M+ investment in June 2025 (at $1B valuation). Founders Fund is a prominent investor in Polymarket across multiple funding rounds.
Entity #7991
competitor
Kalshi is Polymarket's primary competitor in the prediction market space. Notably, Donald Trump Jr. also serves as a PAID advisor to Kalshi, creating a unique conflict where he advises both the largest prediction markets simultaneously. Polymarket has lobbied alongside Kalshi against state-level gaming regulations.
Entity #987
regulatory
The Department of Justice investigated Polymarket for allegedly allowing US users to bet on the platform. Investigation included FBI raid of CEO Shayne Coplan in November 2024. Investigation ended without charges in July 2025.
Facts (16)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 5d ago · Avg age: 78d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (16) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Sacra estimates Polymarket generated $0 revenue in 2025 as the pl‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌atform operated without trading fees while scaling volume globally
Date: 2025 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Massachusetts issued preliminary injunction finding Polymark‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌et prediction contracts functioned as illegal sports wagering
Date: 2025 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Nevada Gaming Control Board filed civil complaint in January 2026 seeking to ‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌prevent Polymarket from offering event contracts without state gaming license
Date: 2026-01 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Polymarket has been banned in multiple jurisdictions including France, Switzerland, Poland, Singapore, Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal, Brazil, Australia, Italy, Romania
Date: 2024-2026 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Coplan posted on X that the Trump campaign HQ 'literally found out they were winning from Polymarket' during election night
Date: 2024-11-05 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review During the 2024 US election, Polymarket pegged Trump's chances at 58% as polls closed and surged to 95% by 11:43pm ET, approximately 6 hours before AP called the race
Date: 2024-11-05 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Polymarket generated over $25 billion in monthly trading volume in March 2026, up from roughly $1.2 billion in 2025
Date: 2026-03 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Total disclosed funding exceeds $2 billion across multiple rounds including seed (2020), Series B ($45M at $1B valuation in May 2024 led by Founders Fund), and ICE Series D ($1B primary, up to $1B secondary)
Date: 2020-2025 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Polymarket acquired QCEX, a CFTC-licensed derivatives exchange, for $112 million in July 2025 to enable US market re-entry
Date: 2025-07 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Polymarket valuation reached $9 billion as of February 2026 following ICE investment
Date: 2026-02 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent company of NYSE, invested up to $2 billion in Polymarket in October 2025
Date: 2025-10 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review CFTC fined Polymarket $1.4 million and issued cease and desist order in January 2022 for failure to register as a Swap Execution Facility
Date: 2022-01 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review DOJ and CFTC formally ended investigations into Polymarket in July 2025 without bringing new charges
Date: 2025-07 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review FBI raided Coplan's NYC SoHo home on November 13, 2024 at 6am, seizing phone and electronic devices as part of DOJ investigation into whether Polymarket allowed US-based users to bet on the platform
Date: 2024-11-13 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan was born in 1998, making him 26-27 years old in 2024-2025
Date: 2025 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Polymarket filed filing with the SEC on 2026-03-02. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2026-03-02 Added: 23 Apr 2026
All Connections (6)
Entity #391
regulatory likely
Prediction market platform under federal investigation for potential securities violations
Entity #9123
advisor, advisory role primary
Joined Polymarket's advisory board in August 2025 concurrent with 1789 Capital's multi-million dollar strategic investment in the prediction market platform. · Advisor to Polymarket through 1789 Capital firm
Entity #189
investment/advisory, investor secondary
Vehicle through which Donald Trump Jr. advises Polymarket · 1789 Capital invested in Polymarket, the prediction market platform that settled CFTC charges in 2022. Polymarket gained significant political attention during the 2024 election cycle.
Entity #22
investor primary
Peter Thiel's venture capital firm Founders Fund led the $45M Series B round in May 2024 (at ~$1B valuation) and led a $200M+ investment in June 2025 (at $1B valuation). Founders Fund is a prominent investor in Polymarket across multiple funding rounds.
Entity #7991
competitor primary
Kalshi is Polymarket's primary competitor in the prediction market space. Notably, Donald Trump Jr. also serves as a PAID advisor to Kalshi, creating a unique conflict where he advises both the largest prediction markets simultaneously. Polymarket has lobbied alongside Kalshi against state-level gaming regulations.
Entity #987
regulatory primary
The Department of Justice investigated Polymarket for allegedly allowing US users to bet on the platform. Investigation included FBI raid of CEO Shayne Coplan in November 2024. Investigation ended without charges in July 2025.
Sources (12)
2026 ↗ Polymarket Funding, News & Analysis external_handoff Processed
2026 ↗ Shayne Coplan external_handoff Processed
2026 ↗ Polymarket external_handoff Processed
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Polymarket not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed
2026-03-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Polymarket (2026-03-02) web_search Processed