# Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder > Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/anatoly-yakovenko-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Angel # Anatoly Yakovenko Co-Founder Latest rounds - **VeryAI** Seed · $10M Mar 2026 - **Ryder** Seed · $3.2M Oct 2025 Backs *Cybersecurity* *Web3 & Crypto* *Hardware & Electronics* *AI* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 2 last Mar 2026 - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 episodes What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Own investor record** Their cheques, held under their name - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=anatoly-yakovenko-3)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=anatoly-yakovenko-3) ## Their investor record [**Anatoly Yakovenko, investing** Every cheque we watched them write, on one record **1** cheques in 12 months **2** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anatoly-yakovenko) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 2 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $13.2M - **Active:** 2025–26 2026 - [VeryAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/veryai) *Seed* **$10M** Mar 2026 Joined · +5 investors 2025 - [Ryder](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryder) *Seed* **$3.2M** *SG* Oct 2025 Joined · +6 investors By stage - Seed **2** What they backed Cybersecurity **2** Web3 & Crypto **2** Hardware & Electronics **1** AI **1** Alongside - [Anagram *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anagram) - [Berggren Institute *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berggren-institute) - [Berggruen Institute *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berggruen-institute) - [Borderless *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borderless-capital) - [Joe McCann *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-mccann) - [Polychain Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polychain) - [Semantic *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/semantic) - [Smape *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smape) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Cerbos](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cerbos) - [Clikalia](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clikalia) - [CurrentsFM](https://millionrounds.com/startup/currentsfm) - [Hivemapper](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hivemapper-2) - [Prediko](https://millionrounds.com/startup/prediko) - [Qonto](https://millionrounds.com/startup/qonto-2) - [Slingshot Finance](https://millionrounds.com/startup/slingshot-finance) - [Stockly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/stockly) - [UXD Protocol](https://millionrounds.com/startup/uxd-protocol) - [Wayflyer](https://millionrounds.com/startup/wayflyer) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Solana Labs, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Solana Labs, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Solana Labs, Inc.** Chief Executive Officer and President of Issuer on 2 filings · since 2018 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 23 Jul 2026 · 1h 26m Inside Solana's Plan to Replace Wall Street | Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana With [Anatoly Yakovenko](https://millionrounds.com/person/anatoly-yakovenko-3) About this episode Anatoly Yakovenko is the co-founder of Solana, the fastest scaled blockchain in the world. We start by talking about how non-US residents were trading SpaceX on Solana pre-IPO, and which parlayed into the last 130 years of US financial markets. We then get into how Solana is removing eight layers… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 18 Sept 2025 · 25 min Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko on Crypto's Next Era: Quantum, AI, and the Future of Money With [Anatoly Yakovenko](https://millionrounds.com/person/anatoly-yakovenko-3) Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) About this episode (0:00) Introducing Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko (0:55) Crypto under Trump vs Biden, stablecoin boom, what it means for US treasuries (5:56) Traditional exchanges using blockchain vs crypto-native exchanges, how crypto gets mass market (10:02) Most exciting crypto verticals outside of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 22 Jul 2025 · 3h 6m OpenAI's New CEO of Applications Shares Optimistic Memo, Stargate Hits Early Struggles, P&G Pays Unilever $10M in Spying Case | Anatoly Yakovenko, Aaron Levie, Neil Parikh & Daniel Cahn, Jan Sramek, Nathaniel Manning, Chris Andrew With [Anatoly Yakovenko](https://millionrounds.com/person/anatoly-yakovenko-3)[Nathaniel Manning](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathaniel-manning)[Neil Parikh](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-parikh) Mentions [Aaron Levie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie) About this episode (00:26) - OpenAI Product Roadmap (35:47) - OpenAI to Pay Oracle $30B Per Year (39:41) - Stargate Hits Early Struggles (46:53) - Musk Allies to Raise $12B for xAI (56:23) - Intern Cam Live from Tesla Diner (01:05:50) - Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana Labs, discusses… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 12 Oct 2021 · 59 min Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko on scaling the blockchain to warp speed | E1302 With [Anatoly Yakovenko](https://millionrounds.com/person/anatoly-yakovenko-3) About this episode Anatoly from Solana joins Jason to discuss how they've managed to build the fastest blockchain (0:54). Solana's "proof of history" innovation allows for over 50,000 transactions a second, we get into Solana's value prop (25:51), use cases (40:14), developer ecosystem and more! More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 19 Jul 2021 · 1h 6m Special: Solana (with CEO Anatoly Yakovenko) With [Anatoly Yakovenko](https://millionrounds.com/person/anatoly-yakovenko-3) Mentions [Polychain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polychain) About this episode We sit down with the hottest new protocol layer in crypto today: Solana, and its cofounder Anatoly Yakovenko, who is the CEO of Solana Labs. If you listened to our Ethereum episode or follow crypto even at a cursory level, you've likely heard of Solana and its ability to scale transactions… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 22 May 2021 · 23 min Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko on Crypto's Need for Speed With [Anatoly Yakovenko](https://millionrounds.com/person/anatoly-yakovenko-3) About this episode Connie & Alex review this wee's top tech stories and then talk to Anatoly Yakovenko, founder of Solana, a blockchain platform followed by top crypto investors that Yakovenko claims is bounded only by the speed of light.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=anatoly-yakovenko-3). ## Find people like Anatoly Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)