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Solana Ventures
Corporate VCSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Solana Ventures focuses on backing ambitious teams that leverage the Solana blockchain. Its investment approach centers on accelerating innovation within the Solana ecosystem and driving broader onchain adoption. The firm targets companies described as Solana's breakout companies, indicating a concentration on crypto and blockchain-native ventures built on or around the Solana network.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 12 of 12 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×10Fintech ×5Developer Tools ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Consumer ×2Gaming ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×5Canada×1
Investments · 12 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSquads 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
Cube is a cryptocurrency exchange offering a central limit order book with MPC-based custody, supporting trading of over 1,420 tokens.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investors6th Man VenturesGraph VenturesParaFi CapitalWWVenturesAsymmetricBain Capital Ventures+5 more
Dialect provides infrastructure for Web3 user experiences, offering Blinks (embedded blockchain transactions) and Alerts (onchain notifications) that integrate directly into digital platforms without redirects.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Chris Osborn(Founder)in
Co-investorsElectric CapitalMulticoin CapitalProtagonistY Combinator500 GlobalAsymmetric+4 more
Helius is Solana's leading infrastructure provider offering high-performance RPC nodes, transaction sending services, and data streaming tools for developers, traders, and applications.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsToronto, CA
Nicolas Pennie(Founder)inLiam Vovk(Founder)inMert M(Founder)
BoardAnatoly Yakovenko
Co-investorsHaun VenturesFoundation CapitalFounders Fund6th Man VenturesBig Brain HoldingsChapter One+12 more
Hivemapper is a decentralized mapping network built on Solana that enables contributors to map the world in real time using cameras and apps while earning rewards through a token-based incentive system.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Ariel Seidman(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBorderless VentureFounder CollectiveHemisphere Ventures LLCHomebrewMulticoin Capital+6 more
Jito optimizes transaction execution and MEV (maximal extractable value) rewards on the Solana blockchain network.
Crypto & Web3
Zano Sherwani(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzElectric CapitalMulticoin CapitalPlaceholder VCRobot Ventures
Kamino is a DeFi protocol on Solana that combines lending, liquidity provision, and leveraged trading in a single platform.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)FactionHack VCLongHash VenturesMulticoin CapitalParaFi Capital+7 more
Magic Eden operates a cross-chain platform for trading, minting, and collecting digital assets such as NFTs, tokens, and collectibles, and is expanding into a broader crypto entertainment ecosystem spanning games and digital experiences.
Crypto & Web3GamingMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Jack L(Founder)Jack Lu(Co-founder & CEO)Rex Zhou(Founder)inSidney Zhang(Co-founder & CTO)inJack L.(Founder)inZhuoxun Yin(Co-founder & COO)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesElectric CapitalGreylock Partners
Phantom is a multichain cryptocurrency wallet designed for consumer accessibility and ease of use.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Brandon Millman(Founder)inFrancesco Agosti(Founder)in
Co-investorsParadigmSequoia CapitalJump Capitala16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzDesigner Fund+5 more
Pipe Network provides cloud infrastructure built specifically for AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech
Co-investorsFUSEMulticoin Capital
A browser-based metaverse built for everyone.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSan Francisco, US
Adam Gomez(Co-Founder, CEO & CTO)inChris Lund(Co-Founder)Watson Wu(Co-Founder)Jacqueline Chang(Co-Founder & COO (also listed elsewhere as Co-Founder & CPO))inNathan McCarthy(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsAlameda ResearchCultur3 CapitalFoundation CapitalGreylock PartnersJustin KanMantis Capital+6 more
Sphere provides stablecoin-based cross-border payment infrastructure, offering REST APIs, SDKs, a self-serve dashboard, and embedded fiat on/off-ramps that settle in under 30 minutes across more than 160 markets.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechWilmington, US
Luigi Charles(Founder)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesTriton Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCube · en.sedaily.com · Aug 4, 2026
Altitude · fintechfutures.com · May 7, 2026
Kamino Finance · latamrepublic.com · Dec 18, 2025
Jito · pymnts.com · Oct 17, 2025
Hivemapper · prnewswire.com · Oct 6, 2025
Portals · Decrypt (sponsored/press release) · Sep 15, 2025
Dialect · weetracker.com · Sep 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Solana Ventures invest at?
- Solana Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Solana Ventures's typical check size?
- Solana Ventures typically writes checks of $10K – $250K.
- What sectors does Solana Ventures focus on?
- Solana Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is Solana Ventures located?
- Solana Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Solana Ventures lead rounds?
- Solana Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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Co-investors · 59
Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies, managing a hedge fund and several venture funds across public and private markets.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.
Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm that pioneered early crypto funds in the U.S., offering exposure through venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens.
Haun Ventures backs founders building the future of finance, investing from seed to scale in teams applying decentralized technology to reshape the global economy.
Robot Ventures is a $75M early-stage crypto fund founded and led by Robert Leshner (Compound) and Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), who actively run major DeFi companies while managing the fund, giving founders direct access to operators at the center of on-chain markets. The fund specializes in backing highly technical crypto primitives at the pre-seed stage before they become marquee names, leveraging deep quant research expertise to evaluate complex DeFi mechanisms that many generalist VCs struggle to understand.
ParaFi Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm operating across public and private markets, focused on financial technology and capital markets innovation, including digital assets.
Asymmetric is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on web3 and crypto companies and protocols, from DeFi to mobile, offering investment opportunities tied to the digital transformation of society through a global macro and technological lens.
Reciprocal Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that has partnered with crypto and blockchain founders from inception since 2017.
Hack VC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage crypto, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, and AI companies.
Accelerator Ventures is a seed-stage venture fund that provides the first institutional check to early-stage startups, having backed over 130 companies including several that reached IPO or were acquired.
▶47 more co-investors
Graph VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesBenchmarkMenlo VenturesKrakenTrue VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Battery VenturesSlow VenturesUpHonest CapitalCaffeinated CapitalStride VCTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundM13Initialized CapitalWinklevoss CapitalAwesome People VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersKearny JacksonCoinFundDragonflyPolygonBaruch Future VenturesEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALIVCHelium-3 VenturesSeed Club VenturesSRB VenturescLabsDivergenceRace CapitalAmbush CapitalNational Science FoundationSID Venture PartnersEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.QuantstampHashedMusha VenturesMana VenturesGemini Israel VenturesGnosis DAOCastle Island VenturesSemantic VenturesStarting LineCMCC GlobalKohFounders
Firms observed investing alongside Solana Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Solana Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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