Syndica
Founded 2021 · 19 employees on LinkedIn · 14 known investors
Syndica is a Solana blockchain infrastructure company providing RPC node services, developer tooling and a 0%-commission validator.
Also known as Syndica Inc.
Founders & leadership
Syndica was founded in 2021 by Danial A..
Investors · 14
Also in the syndicate · 6
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Syndica is a Web 3.0 blockchain infrastructure company focused on the Solana ecosystem. Its original product is a layer of "RPC nodes" that sit between the Solana blockchain and decentralized applications, allowing those applications to read from and write to the chain. Alongside node access, the company offers developer-facing features such as advanced logging and audience/RPC usage analytics, plus APIs intended to give Solana developers an experience comparable to Web 2.0 cloud platforms. The company has framed its objective as being "the Cloud of Web 3.0."
Syndica also operates a Solana validator. According to its documentation, the validator runs the Jito-Solana client to capture MEV rewards, charges 0% commission on inflation and MEV rewards, and is reported by the company to have 100% uptime with zero skipped slots. Delegators retain self-custody of their SOL, with no wrapping or lock-up beyond normal epoch transitions of roughly two to three days; staking is managed through a wallet-connected application at syndica.io/stake. Performance is published on third-party dashboards including StakeWiz, Validators.app, Marinade, JPool, Jito and Rated. Syndica's team is described as the creators of Sig, a Solana validator client.
Founding story
Syndica was co-founded by brothers Ahmad Abbasi, who serves as CEO, and Danial Abbasi. They identified that Solana projects lacked scalable infrastructure to connect applications to the blockchain, and set out to supply the cloud-like layer that Web 2.0 used to scale, choosing Solana for its speed and low transaction costs.
Business model
Syndica supplies infrastructure and developer tooling to projects building on Solana, including RPC node access with logging and usage analytics, and operates a validator to which SOL holders can delegate stake. The sources do not state pricing terms for the RPC/developer products; the validator is operated at 0% commission on staking and MEV rewards.
Not specified in the available sources for the RPC and developer tooling products; the validator is run at 0% commission, so it generates no commission revenue from staking or MEV rewards.
Traction
In 2021 the company reported capping its beta waitlist, which included several top Solana ecosystem projects and several of the largest legacy financial services firms working to integrate with Solana. Its validator documentation cites 100% uptime with zero skipped slots. No customer counts, revenue or stake figures are disclosed in the sources.
Latest developments
Company documentation describes current operation of a Solana validator using the Jito-Solana client at 0% commission, a wallet-connected staking application at syndica.io/stake, and the team's development of Sig, a new Solana validator client.
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Market position
Positions itself as an infrastructure provider for the Solana ecosystem, describing itself as a leader in Solana infrastructure and validator services and pitching its RPC layer as the missing cloud-like middle layer for Web 3.0 applications.
Claims breakthroughs in RPC node scalability plus a developer tooling suite (logging, analytics, APIs) not typical of raw node access. On the validator side, differentiation is based on 0% commission, MEV capture via Jito-Solana, stated 100% uptime with no skipped slots, self-custody, and in-house expertise from building the Sig validator client.
Technology
RPC node infrastructure engineered for scalability on Solana, paired with developer tooling such as advanced logging, audience and RPC usage analytics, and APIs. The company also builds Sig, described as a next-generation Solana validator client, and runs its own validator on the Jito-Solana client with redundancy and failover to capture MEV rewards.
Go-to-market
Initially distributed through a capped beta waitlist for its RPC infrastructure covering leading Solana projects and financial services firms. For staking, the company markets a self-service application where users connect a wallet, and publishes validator metrics on public third-party dashboards; support is provided by email and Discord.
Developers and projects building decentralized applications in the Solana ecosystem, including top Solana projects and large legacy financial services firms integrating with Solana, as well as SOL holders seeking to delegate stake to a validator.
Geography
The 2021 funding announcement was datelined Houston; no other locations or offices are stated in the sources.
History
By November 2021 the company had built RPC infrastructure for Solana, capped a beta client waitlist, raised an $8 million seed round, and was recruiting Golang and Rust engineers and SREs. Its later documentation shows an expansion into validator operations and staking services, along with development of the Sig Solana validator client.
Risks & controversies
The sources note that staking APY varies with network activity and on-chain conditions outside a validator's control, and that unstaking is subject to epoch-boundary and cool-down delays. Alameda Research is listed among seed investors. No other risks or controversies are described in the sources.
Compiled by commissioned research from 3 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsSyndica documentation describes a Solana validator running the Jito-Solana client with 0% commission and a self-custody staking app at syndica.io/stake.
Syndica announced the completion of an $8 million seed financing to build cloud-like RPC node infrastructure and developer tooling for the Solana ecosystem.
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The company stated it had capped its waitlist of beta clients, which included Solana ecosystem projects and legacy financial services firms integrating with Solana.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 3
primary sources listed
- Overview | Syndica Documentationdocs.syndica.io · web
3 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Syndica do?
- Syndica is a Solana blockchain infrastructure company providing RPC node services, developer tooling and a 0%-commission validator.
- Who founded Syndica?
- Syndica was founded by Danial A. in 2021.
- Who are Syndica's investors?
- Syndica's investors include Coinbase Ventures, Inspired Capital, Kindred Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Alameda Research, Asymmetric, DeFiance Capital, Jump Capital.