> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://saejins-organization.gitbook.io/mettle-market-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://saejins-organization.gitbook.io/mettle-market-docs/introduction/what-is-mettle-market.md).

# What is Mettle Market?

> "In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read ... but there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends." - Anton Ego, *Ratatouille*

**Mettle Market** is a prediction market where users can trade on the outcomes of **early-stage startups**, **founders**, and **creators**.

From “Will this creator hit 100,000 YouTube subs by next year?” to “Will this founder raise a seed round?”—Mettle lets you trade on conviction. If you believe in someone’s trajectory, put your money where your mouth is. If you don’t, short the hype.

The aggregated odds provide real-time, tradable sentiment on belief in underdogs and emerging talent as a liquid market.

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