Trump Jr’s fund 1789 Capital leads a $1bn round valuing Polymarket at $21bn
01-09-2026 12:57 via thenextweb.com

Trump Jr’s fund 1789 Capital leads a $1bn round valuing Polymarket at $21bn

Donald Trump Jr is a partner at the fund leading Polymarket’s new funding round. He is also a strategic adviser to Kalshi, Polymarket’s principal competitor. 1789 Capital is putting about $300m into a round of roughly $1bn that values Polymarket at $21bn, Forbes reported. Other investors in the round have not been named. The firm was already […]
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