Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Toly on the strategy he used to raise VC money for Solana:
“My theory was like, I can pitch to the firm and also to that particular partner. And even if the firm would pass on it, I would ask him, ‘Would you write an angel check, a small check if I get a lead?’
And then if I could get a soft commitment, then they were much more likely to help me connect with other venture firms that they know that are investing in that space.”
— Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko on the New Economies podcast with Ollie Forsyth
Watch the full interview:
youtu.be/HCW2ASm5Kdg?si=BGebhO_2qFZH6xVe
Toly on the strategy he used to raise VC money for Solana:
“My theory was like, I can pitch to the firm and also to that particular partner. And even if the firm would pass on it, I would ask him, ‘Would you write an angel check, a small check if I get a lead?’
And then if I could get a soft commitment, then they were much more likely to help me connect with other venture firms that they know that are investing in that space.”
— Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko on the New Economies podcast with Ollie Forsyth
Watch the full interview:
youtu.be/HCW2ASm5Kdg?si=BGebhO_2qFZH6xVe
