Up to $1 Million in Grants for Prediction Market Startups
Shift Markets is selecting entrepreneurs, creators, publishers, and online communities with the potential to bring prediction markets to new audiences.
Application Received
The Shift Markets team will review your submission and reach out if your application is selected for the program.
For Entrepreneurs and Operators Ready to Launch
Creators & Solopreneurs
Build a prediction market business around your niche, audience, or personal brand.
Startup Founders
Launch a new event-based trading platform without building the core infrastructure yourself.
Publishers & Media
Turn attention around news, sports, politics, finance, or culture into a new product experience.
Community Operators
Give your members a reason to engage more often, stay longer, and participate directly.
What Accepted Founders Get
More than discounted access. The infrastructure, liquidity, and support to launch a serious prediction market business, with dedicated onboarding to go live in weeks.
White Label Infrastructure
Your brand, your custody. The same engine behind 200+ live trading platforms, configured under your name.
Institutional Liquidity Access
Connect to leading prediction market liquidity through a single integration, without building venue relationships yourself.
Regulatory & Licensing Advisory
Work with our team to structure the right jurisdiction and licensing setup for your market.
Risk & Engagement Tools
A/B-book risk management, demo accounts, and bonus tooling drawn from 15 years in FX and CFD trading.
Built by a Team That Has Launched 200+ Trading Platforms
Shift Markets has been building trading infrastructure since 2009, helping companies launch exchanges, brokerages, and financial technology platforms across global markets. Now, that same infrastructure experience is being applied to prediction markets.
Up to $1 Million in Grants Available
Frequently Asked Questions
The Founder Program is a selective program that gives qualified founders access to Shift Markets’ prediction market infrastructure at significantly reduced cost. Selected participants receive platform access, onboarding support, and resources to help them launch and grow a prediction market business.
The program is open to founders, entrepreneurs, creators, publishers, and community operators who want to launch a prediction market business. Applications are welcome from most geographies, subject to applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction.
Requirements vary by jurisdiction and business model. Shift Markets offers regulatory consulting and licensing advisory services, and participants can work with our team to find the right jurisdiction and licensing structure. This is advisory, not legal advice; operators remain responsible for local compliance.
Shift Markets provides white-label prediction market infrastructure: trading engine, user management, market creation tools, and liquidity access. Founders configure the platform under their own brand. The underlying technology is the same stack used across Shift’s broader network of trading platforms.
The Shift Markets team reviews each application based on overall fit and potential. Program slots are limited and selection is at Shift Markets’ sole discretion. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance. Applicants who are selected will be contacted directly.
The Shift Markets team will review your application. If your application is selected for further consideration, a member of the team will reach out to discuss next steps. Not all applications will receive a response.