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About star.fun
star.fun is a fundraising launchpad on Solana where startups raise capital by selling tokens instead of pitching VCs. Founders keep 100% equity, launch in under a week, and reach a global audience. The platform's edge lies in speed, transparency, and community alignment—backers become users and promoters. It addresses the pain of traditional equity fundraising: slow timelines (3-6 months vs ≤7 days), accredited-only access, and illiquid shares. In the past six months (2026-03-12 to 2026-09-12), star.fun hosted 'The Shot™', a livestreamed pitch event where teams present to a panel while viewers invest directly. Two events drew over 70,000 views, and one team raised more than 350,000 USDC in a single hour. No major negative incidents were reported during this period.
Star.fun launched in February as a crypto fundraising platform for startups, founded by serial builders seeking an alternative to traditional VC pitching.
In June, the platform went live with its own token sale, raising $450K in 48 hours through a livestream experiment — a milestone that validated its model and drew over 50,000 viewers to its first livestreamed fundraising event.
Shortly after, Star hosted its first The Shot event, a live 'shark tank' format where teams pitch on stream while audiences invest directly. The debut helped a team raise over $350K in a single hour, demonstrating the platform's ability to compress traditional fundraising timelines into days.
By late June, Star was seeking $2.5M in funding at a $12.5M fully diluted valuation, signaling its own growth ambitions. The platform also introduced AI-based code review for founder vetting, establishing a long-term quality bar for projects.
These milestones — the launch, the record-breaking raises, and the innovative live pitching format — define Star's trajectory as a platform that turns startup funding into a community-driven, on-chain process.