{"id":18448,"date":"2026-09-03T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=18448"},"modified":"2026-09-03T06:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:52:29","slug":"trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Jr. raises his Polymarket bet to US$500 million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Donald Trump Jr. increased his financial exposure to Polymarket on September 1, 2026<\/strong>, after <strong>1789 Capital<\/strong>, the investment firm where he is a partner, agreed to contribute approximately <strong>US$300 million<\/strong> more to the platform as part of a new <strong>US$1 billion funding round<\/strong>. The transaction raises Polymarket\u2019s valuation to approximately <strong>US$21 billion<\/strong> and brings 1789 Capital\u2019s cumulative investment in the company to around <strong>US$500 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firm had already committed roughly <strong>US$200 million<\/strong> to Polymarket. With the new transaction, 1789 Capital strengthens its position as one of the company\u2019s leading financial backers. Polymarket was founded in <strong>2020 by Shayne Coplan<\/strong>, its current founder and CEO, and allows users to trade contracts linked to politics, elections, sports, economics, entertainment and international events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18450\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4688279301745637;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million2.png 737w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million2-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump Jr. is not involved solely through capital. He also holds an <strong>advisory role at Polymarket<\/strong>, combining financial exposure with strategic involvement in a company whose valuation has expanded rapidly; around <strong>US$9 billion in mid-2025<\/strong>, approximately <strong>US$15 billion later on<\/strong>, and now <strong>US$21 billion<\/strong> following the latest funding round. Polymarket\u2019s growth is also backed by institutional capital. <strong>Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)<\/strong>, owner of the <strong>New York Stock Exchange<\/strong>, has committed investments that could reach approximately <strong>US$1.64 billion<\/strong>, with its stake estimated at close to <strong>22%<\/strong>, according to financial reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18451\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4023809523809523;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million3.png 740w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million3-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polymarket\u2019s expansion in the United States also accelerated after its acquisition of <strong>QCEX for approximately US$112 million<\/strong>, a transaction that gave the company regulated infrastructure to return to the US market under the supervision of the <strong>Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18452\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million4.png 737w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/trump-jr-raises-his-polymarket-bet-to-us500-million4-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Omeed Malik<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump Jr. became a partner at <strong>1789 Capital<\/strong> just days after the <strong>November 2024 presidential election<\/strong>. The firm, founded by <strong>Omeed Malik<\/strong>, managed approximately <strong>US$150 million<\/strong> before his arrival and, according to figures cited in legislative inquiries in 2026, later surpassed <strong>US$3 billion in assets under management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The September 1 transaction therefore places Trump Jr. directly inside one of the highest-valued companies in the emerging prediction-market sector, <strong>US$500 million committed by 1789 Capital against a Polymarket valuation that has now reached US$21 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump Jr. increased his financial exposure to Polymarket on September 1, 2026, after 1789 Capital, the investment firm where he is a partner, agreed to contribute approximately US$300 million more to the platform as part of a new US$1 billion funding round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18449,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1458,15,4934,4899,105,1218,4792],"class_list":["post-18448","america","type-america","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-america","tag-gambling","tag-polymarket","tag-prediction-markets","tag-sports-betting","tag-tax","tag-trump","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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