Luana Lopes Lara, a former ballerina and MIT graduate, has become the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire after her prediction market platform, Kalshi, reached an $11 billion valuation, driven by rapid growth and successful regulatory milestones.
Luana Lopes Lara, a former professional ballerina and MIT graduate, co-founded Kalshi, an innovative prediction market platform now valued at $11 billion, making her the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire. The company faced regulatory hurdles but succeeded in establishing a new asset class for trading on future events, and has seen rapid growth and expansion into crypto and partnerships, despite ongoing legal challenges.