Helius Medical Bags Over $500M to Build Solana Treasury

Helius Medical Technologies, a neurotechnology company, has reached a significant funding goal by raising over $500 million. According to a blog post, this funding round was led by well-known investors Pantera Capital and Summer Capital.

Helius Medical Technologies Sees Support From Angel Investors

The funding round also attracted other prominent investors, including Big Brain Holdings, FalconX, HashKey Capital, Borderless, Animoca Brand, and others. Notably, the funds will enable the company to create a new company focused on managing treasury assets for the Solana blockchain.  

Undoubtedly, this move is part of a broader effort to expand into the growing field of crypto treasury firms. Meanwhile, the company expects to raise over $500 million. They will also offer an additional $750 million in stapled warrants, which will provide more funds for their treasury activities. However, the deal is set to close around September 18, pending usual closing conditions.

Intriguingly, this funding round is one of the largest in the Solana treasury sector, showing that investors have strong confidence in Helius Medical Technologies’ goals and plans. The funds raised will enable the U.S.-based company to use Solana’s fast and affordable blockchain to manage its treasury and investments more effectively.

Helius Medical Technologies Joins Leading Solana Treasury Firms

The growth of Solana treasuries goes beyond Helius Medical Technologies. Another company, Forward Industries, recently completed a massive $1.65 billion raise to build a Solana-focused treasury.   

In a similar vein, Sharps Technology announced a $400 million private investment in public equity (PIPE). This deal will help the company adopt a Solana digital asset treasury strategy. In April, GSR announced a $100 million private investment in public equity into Upexi, Inc., a consumer product firm. This fund was an avenue for the crypto trading firms to contribute to Upexi’s SOL treasury strategy.

Solana Foundation Support Strengthens Treasury Initiative

Notably, backing from the Solana Foundation, the nonprofit that steers the growth of the blockchain ecosystem, adds weight to the plan.

This support is important because big institutional projects often struggle without community and ecosystem alignment. With the foundation involved, the treasury project is financially and strategically tied to Solana’s long-term growth.

While Bitcoin and Ethereum still dominate corporate balance sheets, Solana is creating its space. Solana is known for its large developer base, fast transactions, and low fees. These strengths have made it a hub for both decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and meemcoin activity.