Lightspeed Solana Gets Even Faster With Robin A. Nordnes
Oct 1, 2025
Robin A. Nordnes, the Founder and CEO of Raikou, shares insights from his recent $13.5 million fundraising success. He discusses the innovative solutions Raikou offers for guaranteed, fast transaction inclusion on Solana. Nordnes explains why he transitioned from Ethereum, highlighting Solana's community resilience and technical advantages. The conversation delves into the economic incentives for validators, the significance of pre-confirmation tickets, and the potential impact of Raikou on the broader crypto ecosystem.
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Guaranteed Predictability For Transactions
- Raikou guarantees predictable, fast, and guaranteed transaction outcomes on Solana by offering pre-confirmations and new primitives.
- This predictability enables new application types and reduces reliance on optimistic retries.
Why The Founder Moved To Solana
- Robin transitioned from Ethereum to Solana after evaluating multiple L1s and finding Solana's tech maturity and community appealing.
- He cites surviving major outages and an aligned leadership as reasons to build on Solana.
Reserve Block Space For Predictable Execution
- Reserve block space ahead of time to gain credible commitment for time-sensitive strategies.
- Use pre-confirmations so you don't need to constantly guess or overpay to land critical transactions.