Solana infrastructure startup Raiku has successfully raised $13.5 million in funding. The round includes an $11.25 million seed investment led by Pantera Capital and a $2.25 million pre-seed round co-led by Figment Capital and Big Brain Holdings. Other participants in the funding include Jump Crypto, Lightspeed Faction, and HashKey Capital. Raiku aims to enhance the Solana network's transaction execution under high load by introducing a parallel execution layer and scheduling engine to coordinate block space with validators.