ValCtrl

ValCtrl is a Y Combinator-backed (Spring 2026 batch) startup building an intelligent prediction market platform, where users can input any public, resolvable belief about the future and the platform structures, prices, and enables trading on that claim. Its world model maps typed beliefs to relevant market signals, evaluates basis risk, and provides model-priced liquidity. Founded by Gaurav Paliwal and Sarth Garg in New York City, the company is pre-launch with a stealth landing page and no public API, documentation, or developer surface as of July 2026.

ValCtrl is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Prediction Markets, Fintech, Trading, and Market Infrastructure.

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7.7/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyPrediction MarketsFintechTradingMarket InfrastructureForecasting

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 7.7/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3

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Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

ContentSignal

ContentSignal

Source (apis.yml)

aid: valctrl
name: ValCtrl
description: ValCtrl is a Y Combinator-backed (Spring 2026 batch) startup building an intelligent prediction market platform,
  where users can input any public, resolvable belief about the future and the platform structures, prices, and enables trading
  on that claim. Its world model maps typed beliefs to relevant market signals, evaluates basis risk, and provides model-priced
  liquidity. Founded by Gaurav Paliwal and Sarth Garg in New York City, the company is pre-launch with a stealth landing page
  and no public API, documentation, or developer surface as of July 2026.
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
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image: https://valctrl.com/ValCtrl.png
tags:
- Company
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- Fintech
- Trading
- Market Infrastructure
- Forecasting
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common:
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- name: Website
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- name: Content Signals (robots.txt)
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- name: LLMs.txt
  type: LLMsTxt
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maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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