Women in AI
Luana Lopes Lara
Co-founder of Kalshi
Luana Lopes Lara is the co-founder of Kalshi, the first federally regulated prediction market exchange in the United States, approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Born and raised in Brazil, Lopes Lara studied at MIT before co-founding Kalshi with Tarek Mansour.
Kalshi allows individuals and institutions to trade on the outcomes of real-world events — from economic indicators to weather events — bringing market-based forecasting to decision-making. The platform has gained significant traction, with millions of contracts traded.
Lopes Lara's work represents a new frontier in financial technology, applying prediction market theory to create transparent, regulated tools for hedging risk and expressing views on future events. Kalshi has raised over $100 million in venture capital from top-tier investors.
