Anatoly Yakovenko, Angel Investor

Anatoly Yakovenko is the co-founder of Solana Labs, where he leads one of the world’s fastest and most scalable blockchain networks. A veteran engineer, he previously worked at Qualcomm, Mesosphere, and Dropbox, focusing on distributed systems, high-performance computing, and compression technologies. Anatoly is widely recognized for advancing blockchain performance and consensus design, introducing innovations that helped define modern decentralized computing. His deep systems expertise and architectural vision have positioned Solana as a leading platform for global-scale applications. As an investor, Anatoly has made around fifty-five investments across blockchain, AI, and deep-tech ventures, including Ryder, Inference, MagicBlock, and Raiku. His portfolio underscores his commitment to supporting founders building open, high-impact infrastructure for the next generation of the internet.