Helius
Toronto, CA · Founded 2022 · 63 employees on LinkedIn · 22 known investors
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 Nicolas Pennie, Liam Vovk, and Mert M.
Board
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Anatoly Yakovenko
Investors · 22
Haun Ventures✓ verifiedSilicon Valley · $1M – $100M
Foundation Capital✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $250K – $15M
Founders Fund✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K – $5M
6th Man VenturesNew York · $2M – $5M
Big Brain HoldingsLos Angeles
Chapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K
Propel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M
Reciprocal VenturesNew York City · $250K – $3M
Visary CapitalSyossetvia Faizan J. Khan · inferred
Animoca BrandsreportedHong Kong · $1.5M – $40M
Arrington CapitalreportedMiami
Aspen Digitalreported
AvenirreportedNew York
Balaji Srinivasanreported$10K – $500K
Hashkey CapitalreportedHong Kong · $2M – $43M
Laser DigitalreportedZurich
Pantera Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $5M – $100M
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Solana VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $10K – $250K
Summer CapitalreportedCharleston
Also in the syndicate · 3
BorderlessFalconXSinoHope
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$500M disclosed across 1 of 2 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 ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 10
by search overlap
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In the news
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- 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 Nicolas Pennie, Liam Vovk, Mert M in 2022.
- Who are Helius's investors?
- Helius's investors include Haun Ventures, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, 6th Man Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Chapter One, Propel Venture Partners, Reciprocal Ventures and 11 more.
- How much funding has Helius raised?
- Helius has disclosed $500M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Helius headquartered?
- Helius is headquartered in Toronto, CA.