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Founded in 2008 and headquartered in London, Smarkets is a financial technology company operating a regulated prediction market for trading on the outcomes of major global events. The company runs three core products: the Smarkets exchange, the SBK consumer sportsbook, and a proprietary market-making business. Built on proprietary exchange technology and focused on transparent, market-driven pricing, the platform has processed more than $60B in lifetime traded volume across 5 licensed jurisdictions. Smarkets is backed by institutional investors including Susquehanna Growth Equity, Passion Capital, and DTCP.
Key facts
Founded: 2008 · HQ: London · Team: 100+ (45% engineering & technical) · 2024 revenue: $31.4M · Profitable · Licensed in 5 jurisdictions
Selected coverage
- Susquehanna-backed Smarkets enters US prediction market race Forbes (opens in new tab)
- British firm places wager on U.S. sports betting Bloomberg (opens in new tab)
- Smarkets data cited in U.S. presidential election coverage CNBC (opens in new tab)
- Smarkets odds featured in election analysis Fortune (opens in new tab)
- Betting exchange takes water jump across the pond The Times (opens in new tab)
- Smarkets targets US sports betting market after major investment Yahoo Finance (opens in new tab)
- Named one of London's hottest startups WIRED UK (opens in new tab)
- Taking on the traditional bookies, you can bet on it Evening Standard (opens in new tab)
- Smarkets raises new funding to take on the bookmakers TechCrunch (opens in new tab)
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- Susquehanna-backed Smarkets enters US prediction market race Mar 2026 (opens in new tab)
- Smarkets becomes first Official Sports Trading Partner of SailGP Feb 2026 (opens in new tab)
- SBK launches AI-built ad campaign for Premier League season Aug 2025 (opens in new tab)
- SBK sponsors AFC Bournemouth training kit Jul 2025 (opens in new tab)