EDGE Markets has raised $29.2 million in Series A financing to expand its financial infrastructure platform for regulated gaming, prediction markets and digital asset ecosystems, positioning the company to capitalize on growing institutional and consumer participation in alternative financial markets.
The funding round was led by CoinFund and included participation from Indicator Ventures, Mantis VC, StepStone Group and Bullpen Capital. The new capital will support the launch of two major products—EDGE Pro and EDGE Connect—designed to address capital efficiency, settlement and payment challenges across rapidly growing prediction market and gaming platforms.
The raise comes as prediction markets emerge as one of the fastest-growing segments within financial technology, attracting increasing interest from traders, market makers and institutional investors. As trading volumes rise, market participants are demanding infrastructure capable of supporting real-time capital movement, efficient collateral management and lower transaction costs.
EDGE Markets is targeting those needs with EDGE Pro, a new account platform built for market makers operating on regulated exchanges. The company describes the product as a high-throughput deposit and settlement solution that enables real-time deposits and post-trade settlement across multiple liquidity venues. The platform is designed to reduce the need for traders to maintain fully funded and collateralized accounts across separate exchanges, a requirement that often ties up significant amounts of capital.
To support the initiative, EDGE Markets is pursuing Introducing Broker and Futures Commission Merchant registrations with the National Futures Association. If approved, those registrations would allow customers to execute trades directly through EDGE Pro accounts while managing settlement and margin requirements more efficiently across multiple trading venues.
The company is also developing EDGE Connect, a payments network specifically designed for gaming and prediction market operators. Traditional payment systems often create friction for both operators and users through processing fees, chargebacks and settlement delays. EDGE Connect aims to replace those legacy rails with a real-time payment infrastructure capable of moving funds continuously while reducing transaction costs.
According to the company, testing with major operators has demonstrated potential payment processing savings exceeding 70%. The platform will also support real-time payments around the clock, allowing users to move funds instantly without requiring additional integrations from participating operators.
The funding reflects investor confidence in the long-term growth of regulated prediction markets and gaming-related financial services. As new market structures emerge, many participants believe the sector requires specialized banking, settlement and treasury infrastructure similar to what traditional financial markets developed over decades.
EDGE Markets has already gained traction through its flagship product, EDGE Boost, a banking and debit card platform designed for gaming and prediction market participants. The company reported that the program has processed more than $2 billion in transaction volume since launching approximately one year ago, making it one of the fastest-growing debit card programs in Visa’s history.
The platform has also partnered with ZeroHash to provide compliant cryptocurrency-to-U.S. dollar conversion services, allowing users to move funds more seamlessly between digital assets and traditional financial accounts. EDGE Boost is marketed as a dedicated financial platform for gaming users, offering account separation, spending controls and instant access to funds.
The company believes demand for specialized financial services in the gaming and prediction market sectors remains largely underserved by traditional banks. Proprietary research conducted with Betting Hero found that 85% of high-value gaming users expressed interest in financial products tailored specifically to their activity.
With fresh capital and expanding product offerings, EDGE Markets is seeking to establish itself as a foundational infrastructure provider for a growing ecosystem of regulated gaming, prediction market and alternative financial platforms. As institutional participation in these markets increases, the company is betting that efficient capital movement and settlement infrastructure will become a critical component of future market growth.