Xo
San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 known investors
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Permissionless “conviction” / prediction-market protocol where users create, trade, and resolve yes/no markets on real-world events, with adaptive liquidity (LS-LMSR) instead of a fully curated Polymarket/Kalshi-style catalog. Built as a sovereign rollup with Celestia DA.
Founders & leadership
Xo was founded in 2025 by Ali Habbabeh and Walid Al Habboul.
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Ali HabbabehinCo-FounderFormer Kaskade CGO and Roche Web3 lead. Based in Zug/Switzerland while the company lists San Francisco. Describes XO as the “YouTube of prediction markets.”
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Walid Al HabboulinCo-Founder & CTOEngineering co-founder; previously at Cega and Amazon. CoinDesk published a company-supplied photo of both founders.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Xo do?
- Permissionless “conviction” / prediction-market protocol where users create, trade, and resolve yes/no markets on real-world events, with adaptive liquidity (LS-LMSR) instead of a fully curated Polymarket/Kalshi-style catalog. Built as a sovereign rollup with Celestia DA.
- Who founded Xo?
- Xo was founded by Ali Habbabeh, Walid Al Habboul in 2025.
- Who are Xo's investors?
- Xo's investors include Insiders Ventures, PICUS CAPITAL.
- Where is Xo headquartered?
- Xo is headquartered in San Francisco, US.