Step FinanCrossroads Events Inc.ce

What Step FinanCrossroads Events Inc.ce does

Step Finance is a Solana-native company founded in 2021 (co-founded by George Harrap) that has built across multiple dimensions of the Solana ecosystem before consolidating around its validator operations. Its original product was a consumer-facing portfolio dashboard that aggregated wallets, LP positions, farming positions, NFTs, and onchain activity across Solana protocols, followed by an analytics and developer-facing Portfolio API covering token balances, yield assets, NFTs, farms, DEXs, staking, lending, vaults, and margin positions. The company's current primary offering is the Step Validator, a long-running Solana mainnet validator (596 epochs, approximately 3.3 years of operation) with 193.2K SOL in activated stake, a 5% commission rate, 0% Jito MEV commission, a 99.3% voting rate, a 0% skip rate, and an estimated 5.42% APY including roughly 0.09% Jito MEV. The validator ranks #297 by activated stake and exposes its identity and performance via Jito Pool, Solscan, Solana Explorer, and StakeWiz endpoints.

Beyond the validator, Step maintains a portfolio of ecosystem assets: Crossroads, a recurring Solana conference with the 2025 edition planned for Istanbul at 2,000+ attendees; Allstars Academy, an educational and community initiative that has hosted 1,240 events across 98 cities and 6 countries reaching 128,000+ attendees as of July 2025; SolanaFloor, an NFT data and ecosystem media brand acquired in July 2022; and Remora Markets, a 2025 launch into tokenized real-world assets including stocks and metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper).

Step's business model is anchored in validator commissions, a recurring revenue stream proportional to delegated stake, with secondary and more lumpy contributions from event sponsorship and ticket sales (Crossroads, Allstars Academy) and potential transaction fees from Remora Markets. Distribution is self-serve: delegators access the validator through public Jito Pool pages and Solana explorers, while conference and academy participation is community-led. The company is privately held, headquartered in Palma, Spain (with a United States entity per filings), operates with 1-10 employees, and has disclosed a single $2 million seed round from Alameda Research and 3 Commas in 2021, with no subsequent funding rounds on record.

Name

Step FinanCrossroads Events Inc.ce

Legal name

Step Finance

Website

https://step.finance

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Step Finance is a Solana-native company founded in 2021 that operates the Step Solana validator (193.2K SOL staked, 5% commission) and runs a broad ecosystem footprint including the Crossroads conference, Allstars Academy community education program, SolanaFloor media, and Remora Markets tokenized real-world assets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Validator Services

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Staking, Restaking & Liquid Staking Finance (LST/LRT, validator markets) (FSAPAEAH)

Keywords

• Solana validator services
• SOL staking delegation
• Blockchain validation infrastructure
• DeFi portfolio analytics
• Tokenized real-world assets

Headquarters

HQ city

Palma

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Validator Commission: Step generates revenue through the 5% commission fee charged on staking rewards earned by delegators who stake SOL with the Step validator. This is a recurring revenue stream proportional to the total delegated stake.
2. Event and Media Operations: Step organizes Solana ecosystem events including Crossroads conferences and supports educational programs through Allstars Academy, generating revenue through sponsorship, ticket sales, and ecosystem visibility.
3. RWA / Remora Markets: Step expanded into real-world assets through Remora Markets, a Solana venue for tokenized stocks and metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper). Revenue likely comes from transaction fees on tokenized asset trades.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Step Finance operates a long-running Solana mainnet validator that accepts delegated SOL stakes, charging a 5% commission on staking rewards and 0% on Jito MEV rewards. The validator currently holds 193.2K SOL in activated stake with a 99.3% voting rate and 100% 30-day uptime. Beyond validation, Step maintains a broader ecosystem footprint including the original portfolio dashboard, an analytics and portfolio API, the SolanaFloor media brand (acquired 2022), the Crossroads Solana conference, the Allstars Academy education program, and the Remora Markets platform for tokenized stocks and metals on Solana.

Product overview

Step Finance is a Solana ecosystem company that has evolved from a portfolio dashboard product into a multi-faceted ecosystem player. The core offering is the Step Validator for SOL staking. Beyond the validator, the product portfolio includes: the original Portfolio Dashboard for wallet and position tracking; Analytics and Portfolio API for developer data; SolanaFloor (acquired 2022) for ecosystem media and NFT data; Remora Markets for tokenized RWAs; and Crossroads/Allstars Academy for events and education. The current public site focuses primarily on the validator, with broader product history documented on the Contributions page.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SolanaFloor: Ecosystem media platform providing NFT data insights and broader Solana coverage
• Solana Crossroads
• Solana Allstars Academy
• Remora Markets

Products and services

• Step Validator A Solana mainnet validator node that accepts delegated SOL stakes from individual and institutional stakers. Offers 5% commission on staking rewards, 0% Jito MEV commission, and approximately 5.42% estimated APY. Currently ranks #297 by activated stake with 193.2K SOL delegated.
• Portfolio Dashboard Step's original consumer-facing product that gave Solana users a single interface to track wallets, LP positions, farming positions, NFTs, and onchain activity across the fragmented Solana ecosystem.
• Analytics and Portfolio API Developer-facing analytics and data API covering token balances, yield assets, NFTs, farms, DEXs, staking, lending, vaults, and margin positions on Solana wallets.
• Remora Markets Solana-based venue for tokenized real-world assets including stocks and metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper), offering non-custodial ownership, proof-of-reserves, and integration with Solana wallets and DeFi.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.42% estimated APY including ~0.09% Jito MEV for stakers
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SolanaFloorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2022Step Finance acquired SolanaFloor in July 2022 to expand from DeFi data into NFT data insights and broader ecosystem media coverage. This acquisition extended Step's brand from dashboards and analytics into media, NFT data, and ecosystem coverage. CoinDesk covered this acquisition as part of Step's expansion strategy.
• JitocoreTechnology or IntegrationJito is integrated into the Step validator infrastructure, providing MEV (Maximum Extractable Value) rewards. The validator shows 0% Jito MEV commission and approximately 0.09% Jito MEV included in the estimated APY. Step's validator data is pulled from Jito endpoints.
• Allstars AcademycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStep backed Allstars Academy for local Solana education and community growth, pushing onboarding and product education beyond crypto-native hubs. Allstars has hosted 1,240 events in 98 cities across 6 countries, engaging 128,000+ attendees as of July 2025.
• Remora MarketscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStep expanded into real-world assets (RWAs) through Remora Markets, a Solana platform for tokenized stocks and metals. Remora positioned itself as a Solana venue for tokenized stocks with non-custodial ownership, proof-of-reserves, and Solana wallet and DeFi integration.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chorus One: Multi-chain institutional validator operator running Solana nodes. Competes with Step for delegations and also offers staking-as-a-service to institutions — overlapping customer base and infrastructure profile.
• Zerion: Multi-chain DeFi portfolio tracker historically comparable to Step's original Portfolio Dashboard product. Indicates the competitive set Step exited when it wound down its dashboard.
• Marinade Finance: Solana-native liquid staking protocol that runs validators and issues mSOL. Directly competes with the Step Validator for SOL delegations and is a primary substitute for retail delegators on Solana.
• P2P Validator: Institutional-grade staking provider operating Solana validators and other networks. Direct competitor for serious delegators prioritizing uptime and security track records.
• Zapper: Multi-chain DeFi portfolio and analytics platform. Direct historical competitor to Step's portfolio dashboard and analytics API, and a comparable reference point for Step's abandoned consumer product.
• Everstake: Major non-custodial staking provider running Solana validators. Competes with Step for retail delegators on commission, uptime, and MEV economics.
• Jito (Jito Labs): Solana MEV infrastructure and liquid staking protocol with JitoSOL. Step integrates with Jito for MEV, but Jito is also a competing validator and liquid staking product capturing delegations Step could otherwise win.
• xStocks (Backed Finance): Solana-based venue for tokenized equities that Remora competes with. Operates in the same tokenized-stock lane on Solana with established issuer partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Ondo Finance: Major tokenized-Treasuries and RWA platform expanding onto Solana. A well-capitalized incumbent in the same RWA category Remora is pursuing.
• Lido Finance: Largest multi-chain liquid staking protocol with a Solana LST (stSOL). Captures stake at scale and competes with bare validators like Step across retail and institutional delegator segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StepFinance_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/step-finance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors5 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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