Luana Lopes Lara

Founder

Co-Founder and COO of Kalshi. Originally from Brazil, trained as a professional ballerina before pivoting to technology. Holds a Bachelor's and Master of Engineering in Computer Science from MIT. Previously worked at Citadel Securities and Five Rings Capital.

Overview

Companies
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Roles

Companies

1 company
Kalshi $1.5B
Private

The first federally regulated prediction market exchange in the United States, approved by the CFTC as a Designated Contract Market in 2020. Enables users to trade event contracts on real-world outcomes spanning economics, politics, weather, sports, and culture. Emerged from Y Combinator's W19 batch.

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