Fund Creation

Becoming a Guru

1

Start the Guru signup flow

Go to: https://guru.fund/becomeaguru

2

Pay the fund opening fee

A wallet address can become a Guru as long as the fund opening fee is paid.

3

Provide starting capital

You must provide enough starting capital for the fund.

When a fund is created, a token representing the fund is created. New investors into the fund are minted tokens of the fund proportionate to their allocation amount.

Fund creation parameters

Parameter	Description	Notes
Name	The fund's name.
Thumbnail	Fund thumbnail image.
Cover Image	Fund cover image.
Symbol	Ticker for the fund token.	Tokens are allocated to contributors to the fund which represent their ownership of the fund.
Minimum User Deposit	Minimum deposit in USD for users entering the fund.
Minimum User Cooldown	Minimum time until a user can withdraw their allocation from the fund.
Initial Deposit	Initial base currency deposit. This represents the amount of money the fund starts with and the fund manager's allocation.
Asset Restrictions	If specified, the fund manager will only be allowed to trade the listed assets.	Asset restrictions are available to enable fund managers to create "safer" funds. A default fund allows trading any asset and is inherently high risk.

Asset restrictions limit which assets a fund manager may trade. Specifying restrictions is intended to enable creation of "safer" funds. Default (no restrictions) funds may trade any asset and are inherently higher risk.