> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.star.fun/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Case studies

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Three internet rounds, and what they produced.

## SurfCash

*The local neobank for people who move* - a crypto payments app for emerging markets. SurfCash used its round to raise pre-seed capital and build a waitlist ahead of launch.

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  <Card title="$450K" icon="sack-dollar">
    Raised
  </Card>

  <Card title="15x" icon="arrow-trend-up">
    Waitlist growth (1k → 15k)
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  <Card title="$40K" icon="coins">
    Trading revenue, week one
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## Trace

*Voice-first reminder app* - spoken notes, lists, and location alerts. Trace ran a small, live-streamed round to fund UGC marketing.

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  <Card title="$15K" icon="sack-dollar">
    Raised in 48 hours
  </Card>

  <Card title="200" icon="mobile-screen">
    TestFlight signups
  </Card>

  <Card title="$2.5K" icon="coins">
    Trading revenue, week one
  </Card>
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## Star

Star ran its own internet round on the platform - dogfooding the product end to end, with the raise closing on a live stream.

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  <Card title="$450K" icon="sack-dollar">
    Raised
  </Card>

  <Card title="$150K" icon="coins">
    Trading revenue
  </Card>

  <Card title="3M" icon="eye">
    X impressions, no paid marketing
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