A $500 million raise in twelve minutes. A monthly revenue lead change in one of crypto’s hottest sectors. New anti-bot protections and deeper liquidity pools. These July 2025 milestones point to one conclusion: Solana is now at the center of the fastest-growing movement in blockchain fundraising — large-scale decentralized crowdfunding.
Once a niche experiment, Solana-based launches have become a powerful channel for raising capital at speed and scale, attracting millions of participants and producing results that rival traditional fundraising.
Key achievements from July 2025 include:
- Pump.fun raised over 500 million dollars in twelve minutes.
- LetsBonk.fun outpaced Pump.fun in monthly revenue, taking in 37.4 million dollars to Pump.fun’s 15.4 million.
- Raydium expanded its liquidity services, improving market depth immediately after token launches.
- Orca’s Wavebreak implemented CAPTCHA-based anti-bot systems to make launches fairer.
The momentum behind these platforms is redefining the standards for blockchain fundraising performance in 2026.
The Transformation of Solana Launchpads
In their early days, Solana-native launchpads were associated with memecoin hype. Now they have matured into professional fundraising systems that offer unmatched speed, low transaction costs, and strong viral reach.
Ethereum launches can take weeks and incur high fees. Solana projects can go live within minutes for a fraction of the cost, while still attracting institutional-scale capital.
Pump.fun demonstrates this perfectly. With a streamlined interface, integrated liquidity curves, and viral mechanics, it raised half a billion dollars in less than a quarter of an hour.
LetsBonk.fun has taken a creator-first approach, combining token generation tools with influencer-led marketing to surpass Pump.fun in monthly revenue.
Meanwhile, Orca and Raydium are enhancing the underlying infrastructure, from better liquidity pipelines to upgraded security systems that keep launches fair and sustainable.
Institutional Crowdfunding Grows on Solana
While open-access token creation is thriving, there is also strong demand for platforms that can deliver structured, compliant, large-scale fundraising. CoinList and Republic are two established institutional-grade crypto crowdfunding providers that have raised over one billion dollars for more than thirty projects since 2017.
CoinList’s connection to Solana is well established. One of its early campaigns in 2017 was the initial crowdfunding for Solana’s native token SOL, which launched in 2022. It also ran a 14 million dollar raise for TrueFi, backed by Solana’s former VC affiliate Alameda Research, and more recently managed a ten million dollar campaign for WalletConnect with support from BitGet’s LaunchX and Cobie’s Echo.
Republic has also worked with Solana-based projects, including the 2022 launch of Chingari (GARI), India’s largest social media network. These platforms provide more than capital — they help projects gain brand recognition, grow user bases, and speed time-to-market.
SeedList is an emerging entrant in this institutional segment. Operating with a global, non-U.S. structure and using an AI-powered, merit-based allocation system, SeedList is designed to bring in high-quality projects, strategic partners, and engaged contributors while leveraging Solana’s low-cost, high-speed infrastructure.
SeedList’s focus areas include:
- Vetted projects targeting Tier 1 centralized exchange listings.
- Rewards for KOLs, developers, and committed community members.
- Partnerships with approved exchanges, legal experts, branding agencies, and market makers.
- Compliance across jurisdictions without handling fiat, trading, or in-house KYC.
By merging decentralized capabilities with the organization of institutional fundraising, SeedList adds another layer of strength to the Solana crowdfunding ecosystem.
CryptoSheldon, a leading Solana ecosystem developer and advisor, explains:
“Solana is perfectly suited for large-scale crowdfunding in crypto. Besides being fast and cheap, Solana is basically the Goldman Sachs of crypto. Its brand and community are aligned with success on a global level—from the U.S. to Dubai and Singapore. And its community is also cult-like and looks out for its own, something unheard of among the other blockchains. Projects building on Solana tend to get funded faster, have more community support, and also perform better. Now that Solana is also integrated into MetaMask, TrustWallet, and even PayPal in the U.S., it’s become the easiest and most efficient way to deploy investment capital.”
SeedList Co-founder CryptoSheldon adds:
“Another big plus for decentralized fundraising on Solana is that there are multiple high-quality DEXs such as Raydium and Orca, each of which has considerable liquidity and volumes far greater than Ethereum Level 2s. So decentralized fundraising is easier on Solana from the seed round all the way to trading. Our data shows that Solana will overtake Ethereum as the network of choice when it comes to decentralized fundraising.”
SeedList’s leadership team brings extensive industry experience. Co-founder Brijesh Patel is a former partner at Pronomos Capital, a VC firm supported by Marc Andreessen (a16z), Balaji Srinivasan, the Winklevoss twins, and Naval Ravikant. Co-founder Rosa Pagani is CEO of WhiteBIT Australia, part of WhiteBIT Global, one of Europe’s largest crypto exchanges with around eight million users.
Why 2026 Could Be Solana’s Defining Year for Fundraising
The reasons behind Solana’s momentum are clear:
- Rapid adoption of Solana-native tools by both retail and institutional users.
- Early rollout of innovative fundraising models like AI allocation and hybrid vetting.
- Overlapping contributor and creator communities that expand platform reach.
With Pump.fun and Bonk driving creative formats, Orca and Raydium building infrastructure, and CoinList, Republic, and SeedList providing institutional capabilities, 2026 could be the most important year yet for Solana-based crypto crowdfunding.
