EDGE Markets announced the closing of a $29.2 million Series A funding round led by CoinFund, with participation from Indicator Ventures, Mantis VC, StepStone Group, and Bullpen Capital. The new capital will support the launch of EDGE Pro, a banking platform designed for market makers operating in prediction markets, and EDGE Connect, a payment network tailored for gaming and prediction market transactions.
Founded to provide financial infrastructure for gaming, crypto, and prediction markets, EDGE Markets aims to reduce friction in regulated markets. The company said EDGE Pro will offer high-throughput deposit accounts that enable real-time deposits into CFTC-regulated exchanges and address capital efficiency challenges associated with settlement and margin requirements. To support the platform, EDGE Markets is pursuing Introducing Broker and Futures Commission Merchant registrations with the National Futures Association.
The company is also launching EDGE Connect, a dedicated payment rail designed to lower transaction costs, eliminate chargebacks, and provide real-time payments around the clock. According to the company, testing with major operators showed payment processing costs could be reduced by more than 70%. EDGE said both EDGE Connect and EDGE Pro will be offered free to early users and operators throughout 2026 to encourage growth within the prediction market ecosystem.
EDGE Markets noted that its existing EDGE Boost Visa debit program has processed more than $2 billion in transactions since launching a year ago. The company has also partnered with ZeroHash to provide a compliant crypto-to-U.S. dollar conversion pathway. Proprietary research conducted with Betting Hero found that 85% of high-value gaming users expressed interest in financial products tailored specifically to gaming.
CoinFund said the emergence of prediction markets is creating demand for infrastructure capable of moving capital in real time, positioning EDGE Markets to become a settlement layer for a new class of financial markets.
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“The core vision of EDGE Markets has always been to decrease friction for capital to flow in regulated markets. With the high velocity growth of prediction markets, we are excited to build and support the core infrastructure for traders to efficiently scale their activity. There are many talented groups building exchanges, but we’re building the base station for capital allocation, to address their real needs.”
Seni Thomas, Founder and CEO, EDGE Markets
“The biggest moments in gaming and prediction markets happen on nights and weekends, exactly when the banking system slows to a crawl. EDGE built the rails to match that reality. And, as institutions start to participate in these markets seriously, the ability to move capital in size, in real time, any day of the week, stops being a nice-to-have and becomes table stakes. We think EDGE becomes the default settlement layer for an entirely new category of financial markets.”
Alex Felix, Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CIO, CoinFund
