# Joining a Fund Find a fund, review the operator's record, and deposit. Membership is not automatic - the fund reviews your request before your capital enters the treasury. ### Finding a fund Most contributors find funds through a direct link shared by the operator. Funds also appear on the Rayze discovery page where you can filter by strategy type, performance, and contributor count. Each fund's public profile displays: * Operator identity and track record * Strategy description and venue * Historical performance * Current AUM and member count * Minimum buy-in and lock-up period * Withdrawal rules * Misc. public-facing information the fund wants to showcase ### Requesting to join Connect your wallet and submit a deposit to the fund. Your USDC must meet the fund's minimum buy-in. Once submitted, your capital moves to the [Limbo Vault](/architecture/limbo-vault.md) where it is held for up to 48 hours while the fund reviews your request. **If accepted** - Your USDC moves to the fund treasury. You receive a membership NFT and SHARES tokens proportional to your deposit. You are now a member. **If denied** - Your USDC is returned to your wallet automatically. Gas is covered by Rayze. **If 48 hours pass** with no response, your deposit is returned automatically. ### What to evaluate You are responsible for evaluating the fund before depositing. Things worth reviewing: * **Operator history** - How long they have been trading and what their onchain record looks like * **Strategy clarity** - Whether the fund's mandate is defined and the operator is executing within it * **Drawdown data** - How the fund performs under stress, not just in favorable conditions * **Vault structure** - How capital is partitioned and what policy constraints are in place * **Lock-up period** - How long your capital is committed before you can withdraw --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.rayze.io/for-contributors/joining-a-fund.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.