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What happens from the moment your contract goes live until it closes.

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While your raise is live

Once deployed, your raise appears on the Explore Projects page and the Dashboard live feed. Any Stellar wallet with USDC can contribute. Contributions go directly into the contract’s escrow — they are not accessible to you until the target is met. You can monitor your raise in real time. The Lumena dashboard shows total USDC raised vs. target, number of funders, time remaining, and a live feed of incoming contributions.

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Promoting your raise

Lumena does not promote raises on your behalf. The most effective raise campaigns share a few traits:
  • Build publicly before launch. Share your raise details at least two weeks before going live. Show the work, not just the pitch.
  • Update frequently during the raise. New funders, questions answered, milestones hit — sustained momentum closes raises.
  • Respond to your contributors. The people who funded you are your first community. They deserve a response.
  • Share your raise link everywhere. Every raise has a unique URL. Use it.

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If your raise succeeds

When total contributions reach your target before the deadline, the contract automatically transitions to COMPLETE status. The full USDC balance is released to the deployer wallet — no manual step from you or Lumena required.
Over-contributions are accepted. If more USDC arrives than your target, all of it is released to you. There is no cap.