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Solana Company — Who's Behind Solana?

Solana is not owned by a single company. Several organisations build and support it, while the network itself is run by independent validators.

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The main people behind Solana

Solana was not created by one company. Anatoly Yakovenko conceived the Solana protocol and published the 2017 Proof of History paper. Raj Gokal co-founded the project with him and focused on business and operations. Greg Fitzgerald, another co-founder, was one of the early engineers who helped build the original Solana software.

The main organisations

Solana Labs was the original company that developed and launched the Solana protocol. The Solana Foundation, a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, supports the ecosystem through grants, development and decentralisation efforts. Anza, spun out of Solana Labs in 2024, maintains a validator client. Solana Mobile makes Android phones with built-in wallets.

The 2020 intellectual property transfer

In 2020, Solana Labs transferred the protocol's intellectual property to the Solana Foundation, along with 167 million SOL at the time, while retaining some SOL for its own operations. This is why the Foundation, not Labs, is usually described as the steward of the protocol today.

Who actually runs the network

Thousands of independent validators run Solana. Changes to the protocol depend on validators choosing to adopt software updates. See who owns Solana and the Solana network.

Step-by-step

Step 1. Learn the founders
Yakovenko, Gokal and Fitzgerald.
Step 2. Understand the organisations
Labs built it; the Foundation stewards it.
Step 3. Understand validators
They run the network and adopt upgrades.
Step 4. Read official sources
solana.com and solana.org.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Solana a company?

No. It's a blockchain supported by several organisations.

Who founded Solana?

Anatoly Yakovenko, who conceived the protocol and published the 2017 Proof of History paper, with co-founders Raj Gokal and Greg Fitzgerald.

Where is the Solana Foundation based?

Zug, Switzerland.

Can I buy Solana stock?

Solana is not a publicly listed company. SOL is a cryptocurrency, not a share.

Is SolanaForge part of Solana?

No. SolanaForge is an independent tool built on Solana.

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