Kairos Lands $2.5M from a16z Crypto to Unify Fragmented Prediction Markets

Prediction market infrastructure just got a major upgrade. Kairos, a professional trading terminal designed to streamline how traders access and manage prediction market data, has closed a $2.5 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto division, with participation from Geneva Trading, University of Illinois, and select angel investors. The financing signals growing confidence in solutions that can solve a persistent problem in the emerging prediction market space: scattered information and disjointed user experiences across platforms.

From Wall Street to Crypto - The Founder Story

The project emerged from a clear insight about market fragmentation. Jay Malavia (CEO) and Zayd Alzein (CTO), who both spent years at Cboe Global Markets working within the traditional finance infrastructure, recognized that prediction markets were struggling with the same integration challenges that plagued earlier-stage financial markets. Rather than accept this inefficiency, the co-founders decided to build the unified solution they wished existed. Their background in institutional-grade trading systems positioned them uniquely to address these pain points with a professional-grade terminal.

Bridging the Gap Between Top Prediction Platforms

Kairos tackles market fragmentation head-on by consolidating market data and trading capabilities from the leading prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi into a single, customizable interface. The platform delivers synchronized access to relevant news, real-time market data, and trading execution—eliminating the friction of juggling multiple platforms. For traders managing positions across different prediction markets, this represents a significant workflow improvement and faster decision-making capability.

What’s Next - Beta Launch and Team Growth

The team plans to roll out a private beta version within the coming weeks, marking the first major milestone post-funding. Currently operating as a lean two-person operation with the co-founders handling all functions, Kairos intends to begin recruiting as it scales. With institutional backing from a16z crypto and operational capital secured, the stage is set for Kairos to establish itself as the infrastructure layer that prediction markets have been waiting for.