Solana
operating company · company profile4 people tracked
Find your way into Solana
1,646 people in our graph share verified history with the Solana team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Investment thesis
Seed-focused corporate venture arm of Solana Labs that exclusively backs Solana-based projects, pairing VC and Solana Foundation grants with hands-on technical guidance to leverage Solana's high-throughput architecture.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 13, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from curated
What they invest in
from 6 of 6 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×4Fintech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Developer Tools ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1Media & Entertainment ×1Robotics ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 6 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22021 · 13 dated
Open Standard issues Open USD, a reserve-backed stablecoin designed for large-volume transactions with minimal fees, targeting payments, banking, and crypto industry participants.
Crypto & Web3FintechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Ken Kurson(Founder)Zach Abrams(Founding CEO)
Co-investorsBlackRockRippleTransmedia Capital
Squads is a financial technology company building products and APIs for the stablecoin economy, including a Solana multisig tool, a business account (Altitude), a personal finance app (Fuse), and its stablecoin infrastructure and developer platform (Grid).
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsHaun VenturesMulticoin CapitalCoinbase VenturesElectric Capital6th Man VenturesMarin Digital Ventures+6 more
DexLab is a Solana-based platform for creating, launching, and trading tokens without code, including a token minting tool, swap/liquidity pools, a Telegram bot, and an API.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsGenblock CapitalAxia8 VenturesCryptomeria CapitalEvernew CapitalNGC VenturesParataxis Capital+3 more
Multiplayer is a developer tool that runs locally alongside AI coding agents to automate the debugging loop—detecting, triaging, deduplicating, and fixing bugs across development, testing, QA, and production.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Steph Johnson(Co-Founder & CEO)inThomas Johnson(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsBowery CapitalAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArmory Square VenturesJump CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more
R[3]sidency is an accelerator for "Machine Economy" startups, running a 12-week program with $300K investment, mentorship, ecosystem credits, and a demo day and investor roadshow in New York.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3RoboticsLondon, GB
Co-investorsFabric VenturesWintermute
.jpeg){kind=logo}
Squads delivers financial services to businesses, individuals, and developers using open infrastructure and global internet capital markets.
Fintech
Stepan Simkin(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyElectric CapitalMulticoin CapitalPlaceholder VCReciprocal Ventures+9 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMultiplayer · siliconangle.com · May 18, 2026
Squads · fintechfutures.com · May 7, 2026
Altitude · fintechfutures.com · May 7, 2026
Dexlab · globalfintechseries.com · Jul 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Solana made?
- Solana has 6 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Solana focus on?
- Solana focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming, Social.
- Does Solana lead rounds?
- Solana typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Similar investors
OMERS Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders globally, with investment teams based in New York, Palo Alto, and Toronto.
IOSG Ventures is a research-driven investment fund focused on Web3, backing founders building blockchain infrastructure, middleware, security, and social/consumer applications.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Everyrealm is a company focused on building communities within virtual worlds and the metaverse, connecting people through gamified digital environments.
Z Fellows is a one-week mentorship program that brings together technical builders and founders with experienced entrepreneurs who have built billion-dollar companies, offering ongoing support beyond the initial program.