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Solana

Fintech · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2017

New architecture for a high-performance blockchain MoreLess

Solana is a high-performance blockchain platform designed to facilitate fast, secure, and scalable decentralized applications and crypto-currencies. It operates in the burgeoning blockchain technology market, serving a diverse range of clients including developers, power users, and new consumers. Solana's unique selling proposition is its impressive speed, with block times of 400 milliseconds, and its ability to handle thousands of transactions per second. This makes it an attractive platform for developers looking to build applications that can handle mass adoption.

The company operates on a proof-of-stake network, a type of consensus algorithm where block creators are chosen based on their wealth, also defined as stake. This model not only ensures data security and censorship resistance but also minimizes environmental impact, with each transaction using about the same energy as a few Google searches.

Solana's business model is transaction-based. It charges minimal fees (less than $0.0025) for both developers and users per transaction, which provides a steady revenue stream as usage of the platform increases. The company also generates income through partnerships and integrations with companies worldwide.

In summary, Solana is a fast, secure, and eco-friendly blockchain platform designed for mass adoption, serving a wide range of clients from developers to everyday consumers. It operates in the rapidly growing blockchain market, leveraging a proof-of-stake network and a transaction-based business model to generate revenue.

Keywords: Blockchain, Fast Transactions, Scalable, Decentralized Applications, Proof-of-Stake, Eco-friendly, Mass Adoption, Developers, Minimal Fees, Secure.

Valuation $1–2.5B
Revenue $1–10M
Headcount 100–500
Total funding $100–500M
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Company overview

Solana company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Employees
249
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
76.4
Investment activity
45 companies · latest Sep 2025
Capital deployed
$1.1B
Preferred round
SEED
technologyBlockchainclient focusb2bclient focusb2ctechnologyDeep Techsub industryCrypto and DeFibusiness modelSaaSindustryFintechsectorImmersive TechnologiessectorRumoured $1BsectorMetaversesectorLayer1sectorSolana EcosystemsectorCrypto and Web 3.0 InfrastructuresectorCrypto and Web3

Valuation & funding

Solana funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
DEBTDebt Jan 2025 $18M Sol Strategies
LATE VCOther financing Jun 2021 $314M $1.3B Polychain Capital · CoinFund · Multicoin Capital · CoinShares Ventures
EARLY VCOther financing Mar 2021 $40M $160M OKX · MXC Exchange · Block Dream Fund
EARLY VCOther financing Mar 2020 $1.8M $7M CoinList
SERIES AOther financing Jul 2019 $20M $80M Passport Capital · Slow Ventures · Reciprocal Ventures · Distributed Global
SEEDOther financing Sep 2018 Blockwall
SEEDOther financing Jun 2018 Kosmos VC
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Financials

Revenue and workforce over time

Available revenue and workforce history. Fields without reported data are omitted.

YearRevenueGrowthEmployees
2026 $9.1M 0% 249
2025 $9.1M 0% 257
2024 $9.1M 0% 238
2023 $9.1M 0% 249
2022 $9.1M 0% 236
2021 $9.1M +168.2% 126
2020 $3.4M 45
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Growth signals

Solana website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Solana is 1.1M monthly website visits, up 42.9% over the last three months. Solana's team declined 3.1% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits1.1M 3-month web change+42.9% 1-year team growth-3.1%
Monthly website visits104 observations · Oct 2017–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

Solana compared with similar companies

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Capital deployed

Solana investments and acquisitions

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

Talent graph

Solana's talent

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Team profiled 65 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 10 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

29 investors on Solana's cap table

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Seed 2 investors entered at this stage
Kosmos VC
Blockwall
Series A 14 investors entered at this stage
Multicoin Capital
Passport Capital
Slow Ventures
Reciprocal Ventures
Distributed Global
Foundation Capital
Kevin Rose
Rockaway Capital
BlockTower Capital
Lyndon Rive
CoinList
OKX
MXC Exchange
Block Dream Fund
Series B+ 13 investors entered at this stage
Polychain Capital
CoinFund
CoinShares Ventures
CMS Holdings
Collab+Currency
Andreessen Horowitz
Jump Trading
Alameda Research
ParaFi Capital
Blockchange Ventures
Ryze Labs
Memetic Capital
Sol Strategies

Global footprint

Where Solana has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
28 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States47%
🇮🇳 India8%
🇳🇬 Nigeria7%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates4%
🇹🇷 Turkey3%
Top 5 of 28 shown

In the news

Latest news about Solana

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Solana

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