New Delhi: 29-year-old Luana Lopes Lara has become the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire, dethroning Scale AI cofounder Lucy Guo who succeeded Taylor Swift in April. With her prediction-market startup Kalshi valued at about US$11 billion, Lara's personal stake has increased to roughly US$1.3 billion making her the world's youngest self-made woman billionaire.

According to a Forbes report, Kalshi raised $1 billion in a fundraising round. The financing has pushed both cofounders Lara and Tarek Mansour into the billionaire ranks. Each now holds an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion.

Luana Lopes Lara Early life and education

Lara was born in Brazil and trained as a professional ballerina at the prestigious Bolshoi Theatre School. She also excelled academically inspired by her mo

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