> ## 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.

# Investing & Staking

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Investors participate in Star through public raises and staking-aligned reward systems.

## Investing

### End-to-end flow

1. **Create an account**\
   Sign up on Star to access raises, portfolio tracking, and staking features.

2. **Fund your account or connect a wallet**\
   You can deposit funds directly into your Star account or connect an external wallet, depending on how you prefer to manage custody.

3. **Join a live raise**\
   Select a startup raise and commit capital during the fundraising window.

4. **Receive your allocation**\
   Raises are pro-rata and run for up to **24 hours**. If a raise is oversubscribed, final allocations are proportional to total demand.

5. **Understand what your investment represents**\
   Investing in a raise means buying exposure to a startup's upside through its tokenized ownership structure, rather than only speculating on short-term trading momentum.

### Vesting and priority in a sale

The vesting component lets investors signal long-term commitment. By choosing to vest, participants can strengthen their position and receive first priority in a sale relative to less committed supply.

### Raise outcomes and refunds

* If launch requirements are met, the raise proceeds and allocations finalize.
* If launch fails or thresholds are not met, participants are refunded.

## Staking

Staking aligns curators with raise quality and ecosystem growth.

Staked curators receive:

* **Curation market trading-fee rewards**

This creates a direct incentive to identify and support high-quality opportunities early, while improving signal quality for the broader investor base.