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 150 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #3,744 (top 1%) among 483,944 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 1,163 posts and has been mentioned by 201 accounts a total of 481 times, reflecting consistent engagement within the Solana developer community.
Anza's portfolio includes Sphere Labs and Sphere.
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The accounts that follow Anza include 498 founders, 143 angel investors, 223 influencers and 5 VCs. Among them are Toly, Solana, Ansem, Laura Shin, Kyle Samani and Mert.