{"id":431728,"date":"2026-01-03T12:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T11:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/?p=431728"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T11:53:27","slug":"luana-lopes-lara-29-ans-devient-milliardaire-grace-entreprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/people\/luana-lopes-lara-29-becomes-a-billionaire-thanks-to-her-company-431728","title":{"rendered":"She is 29 years old and has already become a billionaire thanks to her unique company."},"content":{"rendered":"

At just 29 years old, Brazilian Luana Lopes Lara made history by becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire, according to Forbes magazine. Co-founder of Kalshi, a legal online betting platform, she embodies a new generation of disruptive female entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

From classical dance to MIT: an extraordinary journey<\/h2>\n

Born in Brazil to a modest family\u2014a mother who was a mathematics teacher and a father who was an engineer\u2014Luana Lopes Lara initially pursued a career as a professional ballerina in Austria. She changed course by enrolling at the prestigious MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an American research institute and university specializing in science and technology), where she met her future business partner, Tarek Mansour. Together, they completed a trading internship in New York, an experience that inspired Kalshi: a legal prediction platform for real-world events. <\/p>\n

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