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Sacra

Bringing transparency to private markets so investors, founders, and employees can build on conviction.

Sacra delivers deeply researched insights on the private companies shaping tomorrow's markets. By surfacing the data, context, and operator perspective that are missing from private markets today, we help secondary buyers and sellers price equity accurately and unlock liquidity for the people building these businesses.

Private Markets, Angel and Secondary Investing

Bringing transparency to private markets so investors, founders, and employees can build on conviction. Sacra delivers deeply researched insights on the private companies shaping tomorrow's markets. By surfacing the data, context, and operator perspective that are missing from private markets today, we help secondary buyers and sellers price equity accurately and unlock liquidity for the people building these businesses.

Private Capital Markets

<ul><li>Prediction markets have emerged as a new way for millions of Americans to bet on sports &amp; elections, exploiting a legal loophole where CFTC-approved “event contracts” sidestep state gambling laws entirely, allowing Kalshi to launch across all 50 states in 2021 (even those where online sports gambling is illegal).</li><li>The 2024 U.S. presidential election was the breakout moment for prediction markets, with crypto-native prediction market Polymarket&#39;s trading volume exploding from $73M in 2023 to $9B in 2024 (over $3.3B wagered on the Trump vs. Harris race alone) but sports has become the engine sustaining growth post-election with Kalshi&#39;s monthly volume hitting $4B+ in October and November with 90% of that from sports.</li><li>While their consumer apps have driven public awareness of prediction markets, Kalshi &amp; Polymarket are now jockeying to be the infrastructure &amp; liquidity layer of events contracts as sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel), crypto exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken), social media platforms (X) and investing apps (Robinhood) all partner with them to offer prediction markets on their own platforms.</li></ul>

Prediction markets have emerged as a new way for millions of Americans to bet on sports &amp; elections, exploiting a legal loophole where CFTC-approved “event contracts” sidestep state gambling laws entirely, allowing Kalshi to launch across all 50 states in 2021 (even those where online sports gambling is illegal).The 2024 U.S. presidential election was the breakout moment for prediction markets, with crypto-native prediction market Polymarket&#39;s trading volume exploding from $73M in 2023 to $9B in 2024 (over $3.3B wagered on the Trump vs. Harris race alone) but sports has become the engine sustaining growth post-election with Kalshi&#39;s monthly volume hitting $4B+ in October and November with 90% of that from sports.While their consumer apps have driven public awareness of prediction markets, Kalshi &amp; Polymarket are now jockeying to be the infrastructure &amp; liquidity layer of events contracts as sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel), crypto exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken), social media platforms (X) and investing apps (Robinhood) all partner with them to offer prediction markets on their own platforms.

Polymarket

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