economy
Polymarket to let users make prediction market bets on private companies
Updated on: May 19, 2026 / 3:00 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Polymarket now offers prediction markets for private company performance.
- The service is a collaboration with Nasdaq Private Market.
- Users can trade contracts based on private companies' valuation, IPOs, and secondary market activity.
- This provides individuals exposure typically limited to institutional investors.
- It offers real-time signals for private market performance.