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Trump Jr.-Linked Firm Reportedly Leads Billion-Dollar Funding Round For Polymarket, Pushing Valuation to $21 Billion

Sep 1, 2026 · 03:36 AM ET· updated 58m ago
Trump Jr.-Linked Firm Reportedly Leads Billion-Dollar Funding Round For Polymarket, Pushing Valuation to $21 Billion

1789 Capital, the venture capital firm linked to Donald Trump Jr., is leading a new funding round for Polymarket, valuing the prediction market platform at $21 billion, according to a report published on Monday, August 30.

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A big investment company is putting money into Polymarket, a platform where people bet on future events, saying it's worth $21 billion now. When investors believe in a company enough to give it lots of money, it usually means they think it will grow, but it doesn't guarantee anything will happen.

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