Melee raises $ 3.5m to launch ‘Viral Predict Markets’ Without Gatekeepers

The Platform Lets Creates and Traders Build Markets on Anything from Politics to pop culture. Sep 24, 2025, 4:00 PM

Melee, A new predification market Startup that Says Says Speculation and Betting Should be As Open As Online Discussion, Has Raissed $ 3.5 Million from Variant, DBA and A Group of Angel. Markets. ”

Crypto Native Companies Have Witnessed the Runaway Success of Polymarket, The Digital Asset Betting Platform That Grew to Prominence Durying the US Election Campaigns. Other Novel Projects to Emerge Include ‘Forecast Markets,’ A Type of Dated Futures Contracts Launcled On Clearmatics’ Autonity Blockchain.

Melee, Wichh Allows Anyone to Easily Create Anything on Anything, SEES PAREDICTION MARKETS EVOLVING ALONGSIDE The Internet Like Other Types of Social Networks, Following Dimons Dimoside Dimons of Social Networks, Following Dimons of Social Networks, Following Dye Likes of Social Networks, Following Dye Likea. Graphs, Interest Graphs, and More, Vc Firm Variant SAID IN A EMAIL.

“We See See Predification Not as a Winner-Take-Hall Market But As A Burgeoning Category, Much Like Social Networks, Where There Can Be Many Winners. Social Networks Respi. Information and media, “Variant SAID.

“Unlike Existation Platforms that Rely on Centralized Teams or Professional Market Makers, Melee Uses A Prting Mechanism That Rewards Traders for Being Early and Correct,“ Varent Adeded.

The Design Also Aims to Attract Creates. InfluenCers, Podcasters or Streamers Can Open Markets Tied to Their Audence’s Interests and Earn Revenue from Trading Activity Without Taking on Reputation Risk. A fictional example might be a streamer launching a market on WHETHER A BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO GAME RELEASE WILL HIT HIT ITS TARGET DATE, ALLOWING FANS TO SPECULATE DIRECTLY ALONGSIDE.

For Traders, The Appeal Lies in Asymmetric Upside. Entering A Market Early Means Lower Costs of Exposure, and Payouts Rise As More Participants Join and the Outcome Becomes Cleerer.

The Project’s Team Includes Veterans of Solana, Avalanche, Monad, Sig, Microsoft and Amazon. The Long-Term Vision, Account to the Announcement, is to Create “Humanity’s Platform for Valuing Beliefs,” WHERE MILLIONS OF Markets Continuously Reflect Shifting.

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