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Nichole Wischoff
Tarek Mansour, co-founder & CEO @ Kalshi: How Kalshi Raised $110M & Sued the Government and Won
27 minutes Posted Dec 11, 2024 at 6:03 pm.
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Tarek is the co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, the first CFTC regulated exchange dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events. In this episode we discuss: 

- Not being a hot company in YC
- Suing the government as a startup and winning 
- Raising money from Sequoia, Henry Kravis, Schwab and others 
- Being unable to take on more deposits because of demand during the presidential election 
- The power of building a company that is "anti-pattern" to other companies