Investing in a raise
1
Create an account or connect a wallet
Sign up on Star for portfolio tracking, or connect any Solana wallet - whichever way you prefer
to manage custody.
2
Fund your position
Deposit USDC into your Star account, or fund from your connected Solana wallet.
3
Join a live raise
Pick a round and commit USDC during its live, dynamic market sale.
4
Receive your allocation
Allocations are filled pro rata. If a round is oversubscribed or doesn’t meet its minimum, the
excess (or your full deposit) is refundable.
5
Claim your tokens
After a successful launch, you claim your equity-backed tokens, which trade across Solana
venues.
For non-curated (internet) rounds, you’re not limited to Star: you can invest from any Solana
wallet or trading interface. Curated raises run through Star.
What your investment represents
Investing in a round is exposure to a startup’s upside through its equity-backed token, not just short-term trading momentum. See Benefits for how that upside and the downside protection work.Participating in governance
Holding a project’s token isn’t passive. Through decision markets, token holders steer how the project’s treasury is spent.- Holders with 5% of supply can open a proposal.
- Proposals are priced as markets on combinator.trade, and the outcome determines whether the treasury action executes.
Raise outcomes and refunds
- If launch requirements are met, the raise proceeds and allocations finalize.
- If launch fails or thresholds aren’t met, participants are refunded.