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flag Luana Lara, 29, became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire after her platform Kalshi reached an $11 billion valuation.

flag Luana Lopes Lara, 29, has become the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire after her prediction-market platform Kalshi reached an $11 billion valuation following a $1 billion funding round. flag Co-founded with MIT graduate Tarek Mansour, Kalshi gained federal approval from the CFTC to trade election contracts, giving it a regulatory edge. flag The platform, which allows users to bet on events like sports and elections, saw rapid growth, with weekly trading volumes exceeding $1 billion. flag Lara, a former ballet dancer from Rio de Janeiro who earned degrees in computer science and math from MIT, holds a 12% stake worth about $1.3 billion.

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