Solayer announced a $35 million ecosystem fund to back blockchain applications built on the infiniSVM network for projects that require real-time execution and can generate sustainable revenue. Capital comes from Solayer Labs and Solayer Foundation.
The fund will support early and growth-stage teams building on infiniSVM, a layer 1 blockchain compatible with Solana’s tools, but with faster execution and near-instantaneous payments. The network demonstrated throughput of more than 330,000 transactions per second and finality of approximately 400 milliseconds, according to Solayer.
“We are solving for real-time operations, instant guaranteed payments, and low latency,” said Joshua Sum, chief product officer at Solayer, in an interview with CoinDesk. “Most blockchains, like traditional financial systems, still do batch transactions. We want to replace that with actual real-time payments.”
Rather than focusing on speculative narratives, Solyer said he measures success by whether the funded teams operate like durable businesses. “Protocol revenue, projects need to be sustainable on their own, and transaction volumes have proven that we actually need the throughput that our chain provides,” Sam said.
The fund prioritizes applications where speed and finality transform on-chain possibilities, such as DeFi, payments, AI-driven systems, and tokenized real-world assets. Solyer said projects such as tokenized U.S. Treasuries and AI-powered trading products are already in development.
