Bettor ConciergeTrust Index

Company file

Kalshi

58

CFTC Designated Contract Market

New York, United States · 735k visits / day

Legal Kalshi Inc. · Kalshi Inc.

CEO Tarek Mansour

Founders Tarek Mansour, Luana Lopes Lara

Founded 2018

Parent Kalshi Inc.

Privately held CFTC-regulated designated contract market. Venture-backed. Not a bookmaker.

Founded in 2018 by two MIT graduates. Became the first federally regulated prediction market in the US where everyday customers can trade event contracts. Sports-related contracts expanded after 2024–25 legal fights over whether sports event contracts are swaps under CFTC jurisdiction.

Licences CFTC Designated Contract Market

Register CFTC designated contract market filings — Kalshi Inc.

How you pay Bank transfer, Cards (unspecified)

Currencies USD

Languages English

Products Prediction market

Odds formats Fractional · Decimal · US / American · Implied probability

Related companies Kalshi Inc. (Parent)

Address New York, United States

Office visit Not on file

Public officers / staff

  • Tarek Mansour · Co-founder / CEO
  • Luana Lopes Lara · Co-founder

Company communication

Email Published support / press emails on kalshi.com

Trust matrix — categories, not the published weight

  • MetVerified owners — Named private owners on the public record.
  • MetNamed officers / staff — Tarek Mansour (Co-founder / CEO) · Luana Lopes Lara (Co-founder)
  • MetAddress on a register — CFTC designated contract market filings — Kalshi Inc.
  • MissingPhone number on file — No published corporate or support telephone.
  • MetEmail address on file — Published support / press emails on kalshi.com
  • PartialLongevity — Operating since 2018 (8 years).
  • PartialRelated businesses — Kalshi Inc. (Parent)
  • MetLicence stringency — 1 jurisdiction. Strongest on file: CFTC Designated Contract Market. Extra countries add weight; they do not wash out a weak home licence.
  • MissingOffice visit — No Bettor Concierge visit on file
  • Not a bookmaker — exchange-traded event contracts under the CFTC
  • Accepted in the United States as a regulated DCM; product set is not identical to a state sportsbook
  • Leadership named on iGaming Express Top 100 2026 (people list — not a trust score)
US

Official website kalshi.com