2026 First Half Financing Rankings Released: Kalshi and Polymarket Raise a Combined $1.8 Billion

BlockBeats News, July 1 — According to statistics, the 14 largest financing rounds globally in the first half of 2026 raised a total of $4.3 billion, with prediction markets, AI, and payment sectors being the most favored by capital. Specifically, prediction market platform Kalshi secured $1.2 billion in financing, ranking first, while Polymarket completed a $600 million financing round. Together, the two raised a combined $1.8 billion, accounting for over 40% of the total raised by the top 14 financings. In the AI sector, Replit, Exa AI, and OpenRouter raised $400 million, $250 million, and $113 million respectively. In the blockchain sector, Canton Network, Arc, and Morpho secured $355 million, $222 million, and $175 million respectively. Additionally, payment, RWA, infrastructure, and compliance projects such as Rain, Slash, Goldcom, Alpaca, and Elliptic also made the list. [Original Link]