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Helius
Toronto, CA · Founded 2022 · 63 employees on LinkedIn · 24 known investors
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Helius is Solana's leading infrastructure provider offering high-performance RPC nodes, transaction sending services, and data streaming tools for developers, traders, and applications. The platform provides low-latency reads, optimized transaction delivery, and gRPC streaming capabilities to power decentralized finance and crypto applications on Solana.
Founders & leadership
Helius was founded in 2022 by Rifat Mert Mumtaz, Nicolas Pennie, Liam Vovk, and Mert M.
Board
Investors · 24
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Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$534.2M disclosed across 3 of 4 rounds · 2024–2025
- $500MraisedSep 2025 · 3 sources
Pantera Capital (lead), Summer Capital (lead), Animoca Brands, Arrington Capital, Aspen Digital, Avenir, Big Brain Holdings, Borderless, FalconX, HashKey Capital, Laser Digital, SinoHope
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2024Source ↗
▶$21.7MraisedDec 2024 · 16 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Steve VassalloDirector
- Rifat Mert MumtazExecutive Officer, Director
- Craig BurelDirector
- Liam VovkExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $21.7M
- Amount sold
- $21.7M
- First sale
- Nov 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$12.4MraisedFeb 2024 · 25 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Liam VovkDirector
- Craig BurelDirector
- Rifat Mert MumtazExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $12.6M
- Amount sold
- $12.4M
- First sale
- Jan 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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2 people who came through Helius went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Helius do?
- Helius is Solana's leading infrastructure provider offering high-performance RPC nodes, transaction sending services, and data streaming tools for developers, traders, and applications. The platform provides low-latency reads, optimized transaction delivery, and gRPC streaming capabilities to power decentralized finance and crypto applications on Solana.
- Who founded Helius?
- Helius was founded by Rifat Mert Mumtaz, Nicolas Pennie, Liam Vovk, Mert M in 2022.
- Who are Helius's investors?
- Helius's investors include Foundation Capital, Haun Ventures, Founders Fund, 6th Man Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Chapter One, Propel Venture Partners, Reciprocal Ventures and 14 more.
- How much funding has Helius raised?
- Helius has disclosed $534.2M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Helius headquartered?
- Helius is headquartered in Toronto, CA.