Anza is a Solana-focused blockchain infrastructure research and development firm that builds the Agave validator client, a fork of the original Solana validator and currently its majority validator client. Anza's Twitter Score is 134 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #5,435 (top 5%) among 389,201 tracked accounts.
Anza was founded by Jeff Washington, Stephen Akridge, Jed Halfon, Amber Christiansen, Pankaj Garg, and Jon Cinque, with Brennan Watt serving as CEO. The firm was announced in January 2024 as a new software development company dedicated to building within the Solana ecosystem, with its team having previously been affiliated with Solana Labs. Anza is also affiliated with Syndica and Sphere.
Anza's development work centers on the Agave validator client alongside broader developer tooling. Its 2026 roadmap includes advancing the Alpenglow consensus protocol toward mainnet deployment and increasing block limits. Anza has published 1,135 posts and has been mentioned by 158 accounts a total of 407 times, reflecting consistent engagement within the Solana developer community.
Anza's portfolio includes Sphere Labs.
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The accounts that follow Anza include 402 founders, 119 angel investors, 280 influencers and 6 VCs. Among them are Toly, Solana, Ansem, Laura Shin, Mert and Kyle Samani.