Genius Sports signed official-data, integrity, and marketing agreements with Polymarket on Aug. 4 and Kalshi on Aug. 5, putting one supplier underneath the settlement layer of both rival prediction platforms. The company’s second-quarter results, published a day later, already credit prediction markets with an incremental contribution to margin.
Key Takeaways
- Genius Sports signed Polymarket on Aug. 4 and Kalshi on Aug. 5.
- Genius booked prediction-market revenue in Q2, before either deal was signed.
- Q2 revenue rose 65% to $195.5M; Genius still posted a $76.7M net loss.
One Data Supplier Playing Both Sides of the Prediction-Market Rivalry
Genius Sports will supply Kalshi with real-time official data across its full soccer portfolio, including the English Premier League, Serie A, Liga MX, the Argentine Primera División, and French Ligue 1, under an agreement announced Aug. 5.
Kalshi will use the verified feeds as a single source of truth for settling sports event contracts, join Genius’s information-sharing processes, restrict certain market types, and take marketing services through Genius’s Legend-owned media properties – the review and comparison sites bettors land on when they search for a sportsbook or casino, which earn a fee each time a reader signs up with an operator. “As the prediction market ecosystem continues to expand at a rapid pace, the use of official data and integrity services is more important than ever,” said Adam Barrick, head of sports partnerships at Kalshi.

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