Kash, a socially native prediction market platform, has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to change the way beliefs are expressed online. Built directly into social media starting with X, Kash turns everyday posts into live, tradable markets on real-world events, embedding predictions into the social feed itself.
Backed by leading venture investors including Big Brain Holdings, Spartan Group, Coinbase Ventures, Kosmos Ventures, Halo Capital, MoonRock Capital, Polaris Fund, and Fabric VC, Kash positions itself inside an already high-profile prediction market: a platform shaping the global conversation.
Rather than discussing the results in a comment thread, users can now express their beliefs through a simple interaction with @kash_bot. No new clunky apps. There are no complex external trading interfaces. Just scroll, post your quote, make a prediction and we’ll truthfully price the market in real-time.
“We are embedding a completely new financial instrument where people already live, allowing users to place and create prediction markets directly from their feeds, without permission,” said Lucas Martin Calderon, Founder and CEO of Kash.
“People already have opinions about elections, macro, sports and culture. Kash translates those opinions into tradable positions and rewards the right people.”
Bridging institutional infrastructure and consumer interests
Before founding Kash, Lucas worked at the intersection of blockchain security and AI, collaborating with governments and leading banks to build secure on-chain systems. He then worked with a major cryptocurrency hedge fund on high-frequency trading strategies, gaining first-hand experience in how markets aggregate information and set prices at scale.
These experiences signaled a clear shift in prediction markets approaching an inflection point. The world is more uncertain than ever, and as information accelerates and trust becomes more fragmented, markets will decide what can be trusted. Kash puts its mechanisms directly where information spreads fastest.
The post becomes the market. Engagement becomes a signal. All predictions are resolved transparently on-chain. Leaderboards, dynamic multipliers, and weekly competitive games make predictions social and participatory, and the underlying infrastructure ensures trustless execution and automatic resolution to help you grow virally across your social media feeds.
Kash is also expanding its infrastructure beyond its core product, working with several companies to embed prediction markets directly into their platforms and communities, enabling new forms of engagement and user acquisition. This is the first time that a large-scale social media account can engage with audiences in a whole new way, allowing people to really engage with even the most ephemeral stories.
“Prediction markets are one of the most robust truth-discovery mechanisms in finance. What’s missing is distribution. Kash solves that by embedding markets natively into X, where information and opinions are already flowing.” said Lata Persson of Fabric VC. “We are excited to support the team of Lucas and Kash, who bring a rare combination of deep experience in how institutional markets aggregate information and a clear perspective on where consumer interests lie.”
Why is this moment important?
Prediction markets have historically existed on niche trading platforms. Meanwhile, billions of users discuss results on social media every day without financial responsibility.
Kash sits at the fusion of two forces.
Financialization in the spotlight Growing demand for real-time trustless information systems
“We’re not building functionality; we’re defining new behavior,” Lucas says. “Prediction markets shouldn’t be limited to professional traders. Prediction markets should be native to how people interact with uncertainty every day.”
To support this evolution, Kash has created the Prediction Markets Council, bringing together researchers, investors, and operators to define standards and guide the responsible expansion of this emerging category.
Kash’s technology is amazing
Kash is the first and only prediction market protocol that allows you to:
Permissionless prediction market creation: Any user can create any market Ephemeral flash markets: Kash can create markets that last from just 15 minutes to weeks Leverage: Users can trade with leverage, native to the protocol Embedded natively within social media feeds: Leverage familiar and existing user habits
This is only possible through Kash’s custom Bonding Curve Automated Market Maker mechanism. This mechanism was created by Lucas from scratch and for the first time fully adapted to social media dynamics and permissionless flash markets.
Additionally, Kash is pioneering the use of AI in prediction markets when it comes to market creation and resolution. Kash is the first protocol to commercialize a state-of-the-art multi-agent high-inference LLM council that trustlessly verifies results using zero-knowledge proof cryptography.
The road to launch
Kash has begun pre-testnet simulations on X through “Kash Flash: The Sovereign Signal,” a weekly competitive prediction series that identifies the platform’s most accurate forecasters. Top performers will earn “Signal” tickets, granting them early access, testnet privileges, and enhanced mainnet participation.
With pre-seed capital secured, Kash is expanding its infrastructure, expanding its team, and accelerating toward a broader launch. As social platforms continue to dominate global attention, Kash is building the infrastructure to turn conversations into markets and markets into signals.
About Kash
Kash is a social-native prediction market platform built into X that allows users to trade real-world events directly in their feed. Founded by Lucas Martin Calderon, Kash combines institutional-grade infrastructure with socially native design to make forecasting accessible, competitive, and economically meaningful.
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