Adjacent raises $2.5M pre-seed from VanEck and Night Capital to build prediction market indices for the 2024 US elections.
Amount Raised
$2.5 Million
Round Type
Pre-Seed
Investors
Description
Adjacent has raised a $2.5 million pre-seed round from Night Capital, VanEck, UFO Holdings, Maven11, and DCG to build an independent index provider for event contracts and prediction markets. The initial products are two indices, RED and BLUE, tracking political party control expectations. The company plans to expand beyond US politics into new index families and explore custom index designs. This funding supports a broader build-out of market infrastructure for crypto-native prediction venues.
Quick answer
Adjacent raised $2.5 Million in a Pre-Seed round, dated June 29, 2026. Investors: Dcg, UFO Holdings, Maven11, VanEck and Night Capital.
- How much did Adjacent raise?
- Adjacent raised $2.5 Million in a Pre-Seed round on June 29, 2026.
- Who invested in Adjacent?
- Dcg, UFO Holdings, Maven11, VanEck and Night Capital are named as investors in this round.
- What does Adjacent do?
- Adjacent is the first independent, third-party event contract and prediction market index provider.
- Where is Adjacent based and how big is it?
- Fundz records about 5 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Adjacent?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Adjacent, including the Co-Founder. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Events and Event Management around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Adjacent that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Kustom Entertainment raised $2.6M on August 7, 2026.
- We Outside raised $3.2M (Seed) on July 31, 2026.
- thumpN raised $3.8M (Pre-Seed) on July 8, 2026.
- Validar raised an undisclosed amount (Debt Financing) on June 25, 2026.
- Events.com raised $3.7M on June 22, 2026.
- Events.com raised $6.8M on June 22, 2026.
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