Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, announced the launch of the first prediction markets tied to private company performance and milestones.

These new offerings give individuals exposure to some of the most sought-after private companies for the first time, while providing a new real-time signal for institutional investors on how private markets are unfolding. Through an exclusive agreement, Nasdaq Private Market, a leading provider of liquidity and investment infrastructure for the private market, will serve as the resolution data provider for private company markets on Polymarket.

More value is being created in private companies today than at any point in modern history. Nearly 1,600 unicorns globally now hold more than $5 trillion in cumulative value, yet access has been largely reserved for institutions and high-net-worth investors – leaving the vast majority of individuals on the sidelines of the value creation that happens before a company goes public.

“Prediction markets are one of the most powerful tools we have for democratizing access to financial information and opportunity,” said Shayne Coplan, Founder and CEO of Polymarket. “The launch brings that power to one of the last frontiers of financial markets that retail participants have never been able to access. For the first time, anyone can engage with the outcomes driving value at the world’s most consequential private companies.”