Institutional Capital Backs New Market Infrastructure Layer
EDGE Markets has raised $29.2 million in a Series A funding round led by CoinFund. The round also included participation from Indicator Ventures, Mantis VC, Stepstone Group and Bullpen Capital. The company focuses on financial infrastructure for gaming, crypto and prediction markets.
The funding will support expansion of EDGE Markets’ product suite across institutional and consumer-facing payment systems. The company is positioning itself as a settlement and liquidity layer for regulated alternative markets. These markets include prediction exchanges and gaming-related financial platforms.
EDGE Markets has seen rapid early traction through its existing product, EDGE Boost. The Visa debit programme has processed more than two billion dollars in transactions since launch. This makes it one of the fastest-growing debit card programmes in Visa’s ecosystem.
The company also works with ZeroHash to provide compliant crypto-to-USD conversion. This allows users to move between digital assets and fiat currency more efficiently. EDGE Markets is currently the only banking platform focused specifically on gaming and prediction markets.
EDGE Pro Targets Institutional Market Makers
A key focus of the new funding is the launch of EDGE Pro. The platform is designed for institutional market makers operating across regulated exchanges. It enables high throughput deposit accounts that support real-time funding across multiple liquidity venues.
EDGE Pro addresses operational inefficiencies in fragmented market infrastructure. Today, trading accounts often require full prefunding and collateralisation. This limits capital efficiency and slows down execution across markets.
The new system is designed to enable post-execution settlement across multiple liquidity pools. It also allows users to integrate external margin from third-party prime brokers. EDGE Markets is pursuing regulatory registrations with the National Futures Association to support these capabilities.
The company is seeking Introducing Broker and Futures Commission Merchant approvals. These licences would allow users to execute trades directly through EDGE Pro accounts. This would significantly reduce friction in capital deployment for institutional participants.
EDGE Markets founder and chief executive officer Seni Thomas said the company is building infrastructure for fast-growing regulated markets. He noted that prediction markets are expanding rapidly and require more efficient capital systems. He described EDGE Markets as a “base station for capital allocation” across these ecosystems.
EDGE Connect Builds Real-Time Payment Rails
The company is also launching EDGE Connect, a real-time payment infrastructure designed for gaming and prediction markets. The system replaces traditional consumer payment rails with a continuous settlement network. It is designed to reduce transaction costs and improve payment speed for operators.
EDGE Connect charges fees only on net new deposits over a 24 to 48-hour cycle. This structure reduces churn-related costs and eliminates chargeback risks. Internal testing with operators reportedly shows more than 70 percent reductions in payment processing expenses.
The platform also supports real-time payments across US banking rails. These transactions can operate 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The system requires no additional integration for operators using supported banking networks.
EDGE Markets plans to make both EDGE Connect and EDGE Pro available at no cost to early users in 2026. This strategy is designed to accelerate adoption across the prediction and gaming ecosystem. The company is targeting both operators and institutional traders as primary users.
CoinFund co-founder and managing partner Alex Felix said the infrastructure solves a timing problem in financial markets. He noted that gaming and prediction markets often peak outside traditional banking hours. He argued that real-time capital movement is becoming essential as institutional participation increases.
Rapid Growth of EDGE Boost Signals Market Demand
EDGE Boost drives demand for specialised financial tools as gaming and prediction markets scale. Source: Created by Ventureburn
EDGE Markets’ earlier product, EDGE Boost, has already demonstrated strong user demand. The Visa debit programme has processed more than two billion dollars in transactions since its launch. It is positioned as a financial tool tailored specifically for users in gaming-related markets.
The company has partnered with multiple infrastructure providers to support its ecosystem. This includes a collaboration with ZeroHash for crypto-to-fiat conversions. EDGE Boost is also structured as a banking product with FDIC-insured accounts held at Cross River Bank.
The product offers up to 250,000 dollars in FDIC insurance per depositor. It can also provide expanded coverage through IntraFi Network Deposits, subject to eligibility. This allows potential coverage of up to 10 million dollars across participating banks.
Research conducted by EDGE Markets suggests strong demand for specialised financial tools in this sector. A study with Betting Hero found that 85 percent of high-value gaming users are interested in tailored financial products. This highlights a growing gap between traditional banking systems and alternative financial markets.
EDGE Markets believes this gap will continue to expand as prediction markets scale. The company is positioning itself as a dedicated financial infrastructure provider for this emerging asset class. Its platform aims to combine compliance, speed and capital efficiency in a single system.
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Building the Settlement Layer for Alternative Markets
EDGE Markets is now building toward a broader role as a settlement layer for alternative financial ecosystems. Its combined suite of products targets both institutional traders and retail users. EDGE Pro focuses on capital efficiency for market makers, while EDGE Connect handles real-time payment infrastructure.
The company’s strategy reflects growing convergence between financial markets, gaming and digital assets. Prediction markets in particular are evolving into more liquid and structured trading environments. This is increasing demand for infrastructure that supports fast settlement and cross-platform liquidity.
Investors in the Series A round are betting that EDGE Markets can become core infrastructure in this new category. The company is building at the intersection of payments, trading and regulated gaming systems. Its long-term success will depend on regulatory approvals and adoption across institutional users.
For now, EDGE Markets is focused on scaling its infrastructure ahead of wider market expansion. The company is positioning itself early in what it describes as a foundational layer for next-generation financial markets.
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