Elastics Bags $2M Pre-Seed Round

by Kay Aloha Villamor in May 5th, 2026

Elastics, a Warsaw, Poland–based company building AI agents for prediction markets, has raised $2 million in a pre-Seed round. 

Investors 

The round was led by Frst, with participation from angel investors, including contributors from ElevenLabs, XBTO, RedStone, and the a16z Scout network. 

Frst is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $200 million in assets under management. The firm focuses on investing in startups at the pre-Seed and Seed stages, often backing founders before they have significant traction. Founded in 2019, Frst invests in sectors such as fintech, SaaS, and digital platforms. 

Elastics Use of Funds 

The company will use the funding to hire AI and quantitative talent and further develop its AI-powered trading platform. 

About Elastics 

Founded in April 2025 by Szymon Pawica and Mateusz Brodowicz, Elastics is a fintech company building an AI-native operating system for prediction markets. It enables individual traders to access advanced quantitative trading capabilities, such as automated research, trade execution, and portfolio management. Elastics core offering includes AI agents and a conversational trading interface that allows users to execute trades using natural language. The platform is currently in private beta, and users can apply for early access to Elastics AI (the agent builder) and Elastics OS. 

Funding Details 

Company: Elastics Inc. 

Raised: $2.0M 

Round: Pre-seed 

Funding Date: May 2026 

Lead Investor: Frst 

Additional Investors:  

Company Website: https://www.elastics.ai/  

Software Category: FinTech / AI Trading 

Source: https://www.elastics.ai/blog-posts/elastics-raises-2m-pre-seed-for-ai-agents-for-prediction-markets

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