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Jito funding, valuation and investors
Solana liquid staking and MEV infrastructure — JitoSOL and block engine.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Strategic
$50M · October 2025
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$60M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · Remote
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Jito builds Solana liquid-staking and MEV (maximal extractable value) infrastructure, including the JitoSOL liquid-staking token and block-engine software that routes validator tips. Stakers earn MEV rewards while keeping tokens liquid for DeFi. The company raised a $10M Series A in August 2022 co-led by Multicoin Capital and Framework Ventures, followed by a $50M strategic token investment led by a16z crypto in October 2025.
Why Jito is interesting
Jito sits at the center of Solana staking economics — Multicoin co-led the Series A, then a16z crypto led a $50M strategic token round as JitoSOL became among the largest LSTs on Solana.
Product & use cases
JitoSOL is a liquid staking token representing staked SOL plus MEV rewards. The Jito block engine lets validators capture and distribute MEV tips; stakers delegate through Jito validators for enhanced yield.
- Liquid SOL staking with MEV-enhanced yields
- Validator MEV infrastructure on Solana
- DeFi collateral using JitoSOL
Key facts
- Strategic (Oct 2025): $50M token sale led by a16z crypto
- Series A (Aug 2022): $10M co-led by Multicoin
- JitoSOL among largest Solana liquid staking tokens
Funding history (newest first)
Series A
2022-08 $10MSource: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/01/jito-labs-raises-10m/
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Competitive landscape
Edge: First-mover in Solana MEV infrastructure and among largest LSTs by TVL on the network.
Liquid staking on Solana fragmented across Jito, Marinade, and newer entrants. Jito's MEV integration differentiates yield but adds complexity. a16z's 2025 strategic round signals institutional conviction in Solana staking infrastructure.
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Marinade Finance direct
Competing Solana liquid staking protocol.
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BlazeStake / Sanctum direct
Other Solana LST providers.
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Native SOL staking incumbent
Non-liquid staking without MEV optimization.
Notable stories
- Jito's October 2025 $50M strategic round led by a16z crypto came as JitoSOL ranked among the top liquid staking tokens on Solana by TVL.
- Multicoin Capital co-led the 2022 Series A — aligning two major Solana ecosystem investors in staking infrastructure.
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