Tarek Mansour
Co-founder and CEO of Kalshi
Co-founder and CEO, Kalshi
Background
Tarek Mansour is the co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, an online prediction market.
He founded Kalshi in 2018 with Luana Lopes Lara.
He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018 with degrees in mathematics and computer science.
About Kalshi
Kalshi: Kalshi is a prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City. It launched in July 2021.
Key facts
WYDE coverage of Tarek Mansour
WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about Tarek Mansour, from Jun 25, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026. Tarek Mansour is a named leader in 4 stories. The most recent is Kalshi and Its Founders Face 14 Criminal Counts in Utah, 13 of Them Felonies, Before a Dec. 4 Hearing.
Kalshi and Its Founders Face 14 Criminal Counts in Utah, 13 of Them Felonies, Before a Dec. 4 Hearing
Utah filed the charges Oct. 28 and summoned Kalshi to Salt Lake City's Third District Court for Dec. 4. WYDE confirmed six states that have sued or criminally charged Kalshi, not the 12 claimed in a post on X.
Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min read · Quoted or named as leader
Crypto & DeFiKalshi Says Midterm Favorites Won 479 of 487 Races as Nate Silver Says Models Got There First
Kalshi's 98% tally counts races resolved by 6 a.m. ET on Nov. 4, including 94 state offices. Its favorites lost eight, and DeFi Rate counted misses in South Carolina's Senate race and two Texas statewide races.
Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min read · Quoted or named as leader
LegalSenate Banking Democrats Demand a Public Hearing on Prediction Markets as Republicans Meet Privately With Kalshi
Every Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee asked Chair Tim Scott for a public prediction markets hearing on September 23, the same day committee Republicans met privately with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour.
Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader
Crypto & DeFiKalshi Seeks $40 Billion Valuation, Widening Its Lead Over Polymarket
Prediction market operator Kalshi is seeking new funding at about a $40 billion valuation, nearly double its last round, a deal that would widen its lead over rival Polymarket as institutional money pours into regulated prediction markets.
Jun 25, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader
Reported alongside Tarek Mansour
- Kalshi · in 4 stories with Tarek Mansour
- Polymarket · in 2 stories with Tarek Mansour
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission · in 1 story with Tarek Mansour
- Luana Lopes Lara · in 1 story with Tarek Mansour
- Tim Scott · in 1 story with Tarek Mansour
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