Solana

Solana is a blockchain platform designed for decentralized applications and cryptocurrencies.

cryptoL1s, L2s and rollups500 Global

Timeline

1. GA 23
   5500 Global · batch
   Source: 500.co
2. April 16, 1993
   Website created

Founders and team

• AY
  Alan Yu Founder

  source: 500.co
• AY
  Anatoly Yakovenko Founder

  LinkedIn · source: 500.co
• EW
  Eric Williams Founder
• GF
  Greg Fitzgerald Founder
• RG
  Raj Gokal Founder
• SA
  Stephen Akridge Founder
• AF
  Austin Federa Head of Strategy
• CB
  Chase Barker Head of the Developer Ecosystem
• JL
  Jeffrey Levy Operations Consultant to Solana Foundation and Solana Labs
• MS
  Matthew Sorg Leading Tech and Product
• RW
  Rob Walker Principal Engineer

Investors

• 5500 Globalaccelerator
• CCeras Ventures
• CCynegetic Investment Management
• GGrand 365 Capital
• HHivemind Capital Partners
• IInnovating Capital
• MMarin Ventures
• PPeyman Momeni
• PPlaceholder
• RRoom40 Ventures
• SSameer Group LLC

Companies like Solana

• EEllipsis Labs$20M Series A · Apr 2024
• AAver$7.5M Seed · Jan 2022
• Fflaex
• HHotakuSeed · May 2026
• MMagicblock
• IIronblocks$7M · Feb 2023