
KEY POINTS
- Brazil ballet to US fintech: Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara hits billionaire at 29
- Brazilian prodigy turned MIT technologist behind fintech's fastest rise
From ballet barre to billionaire boardroom, Luana Lopes Lara has stunned the world. At just 29, the Brazilian-born co-founder of fintech sensation Kalshi has rocketed past Taylor Swift and Lucy Guo to become the youngest self-made woman billionaire on the planet.