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Solana Seed Fund

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Solana Seed Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $100K–$800K checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $800K

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to nurturing the Solana ecosystem, Solana Seed Fund backs early-stage projects that leverage Solana blockchain for disruptive innovations.

How Solana Seed Fund invests

Solana Seed Fund is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Consumer, Security.

Solana Seed Fund typically writes checks of $100K–$800K per investment.

Solana Seed Fund has backed 6 companies in our records, including SolArt, Magic Eden, Stepn (FindSatoshi Lab).

Meet the Team

EP

Ellie Platis

Director of Events

JC

Jacob Creech

Director of Developer Relations

MC

Maya Caddle

Business Development Manager

ET

Emily Tran

Founding Partner

Solana
Web3
AC

Amanda Clifford

Head of People

PV

Philipp Vonmoos

Chief Financial Officer

张战

张 战营

Head of People

SP

Solomon Ponomarev

Director of Product Management

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Consumer
Security

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

SO

SolArt

Blockchain
MA

Magic Eden

Web3 / NFT Infrastructure·Seed

The leading decentralized NFT marketplace built natively on the Solana blockchain.

ST

Stepn (FindSatoshi Lab)

GameFi / Web3 Consumer App·Seed

A Web3 lifestyle and "move-to-earn" mobile application that rewards users with cryptocurrency for walking, jogging, or running.

SQ

Squads Labs

Web3 Developer Tools / Security Infrastructure·Seed

A smart contract wallet and multisig management protocol designed for Web3 teams to secure and manage their treasury assets on Solana.

DI

Dialect

Web3 Messaging / Infrastructure·Seed

A smart messaging protocol that enables wallet-to-wallet chat and actionable, in-app notifications for Web3 applications.

HE

Helius

Web3 Developer Infrastructure·Seed

A developer platform providing RPCs, APIs, and webhooks to help developers build and optimize decentralized applications on Solana.

How to pitch Solana Seed Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $800K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ellie Platis, Director of Events.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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