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Marinade Finance

Institutional-Grade Liquid Staking Powering Solana's Decentralized Future

Available in 7 countries Last verified: Mar 2026
Launch App ↗
Founded
2021
Users
150,000+
Total Funding
$0 (Bootstrapped with $88K Solana Foundation grant)
Employees
11-50

🏢 Company Overview

Headquarters
New York, United States
CEO
Michael Repetný
Founder
Michael Repetný, Lucio Tato
Total Funding
$0 (Bootstrapped with $88K Solana Foundation grant)
Users
150,000+
AML Compliant GDPR No

ℹ️ About Marinade Finance

Marinade Finance is Solana's leading non-custodial liquid staking protocol offering automated validator delegation, mSOL liquid tokens, and institutional-grade SOC 2 certified staking infrastructure.

⚡ Key Features

Stake Auction Marketplace for validator bidding
Automated delegation across 100+ validators
mSOL liquid staking token issuance
Protected Staking Rewards with bonded collateral
Marinade Select institutional-grade curated staking
Instant unstake via on-chain liquidity pool

💪 Strengths & Weaknesses

4 Pros 3 Cons
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Strengths
What it does well
SOC 2 Type II certified
Zero VC bootstrapped protocol
Exclusive Solana ETF staking provider
Non-custodial SOL stays in-wallet
⚠️
Weaknesses
Areas to improve
Solana-only single chain support
UK access restricted by FCA
US users excluded from MNDE

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