Ranger Acquires Fora, Bringing Prediction Markets And Social Trading Infrastructure In-House

Ranger has acquired Fora, a Solana-based prediction markets and social trading platform, as part of its effort to accelerate product development and expand its onchain trading ecosystem.

The acquisition was announced by Ranger on X, where the company said it will integrate Fora’s technology into its platform to support its long-term roadmap. Fora previously placed third in the consumer track of the Solana Cypherpunk Hackathon, a 2025 global competition organized by Colosseum and the Solana Foundation that attracted builders from more than 150 countries.

Fora is known for its group chat-based trading experience and prediction markets infrastructure. According to Ranger, the acquisition brings several core components into its stack, including an orderbook-based prediction markets DEX, a React-based mobile app foundation (will serve as the starting point for Ranger's upcoming mobile app), copy trading infrastructure, and built-in social and group chat functionality.

Fora founder Kaner, confirmed the transition in a post stating that he will now lead Ranger’s technical team. He described the move as an opportunity to help build a “trading super app.”

The acquisition follows a series of major milestones for Ranger over the past year.

Earlier this month, the company completed a MetaDAO ICO that saw $86,398,012 committed from 8,761 contributors. Following the raise, Ranger outlined a strategy focused on product execution, volume and revenue growth, distribution, and token alignment. Its near-term roadmap emphasized the expansion of perpetual futures integrations, improvements to trade execution quality, and the monetization and scaling of its vaults product.

Ranger also launched its RNGR token after the ICO. The token currently sits at an approximate fully diluted valuation of $16.7 million, according to Birdeye data.

Last year, Ranger expanded its trading infrastructure by integrating Hyperliquid into its smart order routing system. The move allowed users to trade Hyperliquid perpetual markets directly through the Ranger interface without moving funds off Solana. The integration used Privy for wallet creation and Relay Protocol for cross-chain execution, enabling non-custodial access to external liquidity while keeping user activity within the Solana ecosystem.

More details on how Fora's technology will be integrated into Ranger are expected to be shared soon.