Karus Starter is the primary launchpad on Kusama that supports upcoming projects that wish to build on the Kusama network and the greater Substrate ecosystem. Key features of Karus Starter:

• Decentralized IDO Selection. KSM Starter believes in a fair, transparent, community-driven IDO selection. Through the KST DAO, all KST token holders can become early supporters of a project by voting in favor of the IDO and receiving allocation incentives
• Fostering the Ecosystem. On top of holding the KST token, IDO participants are incentivized with a higher allocation win rate by holding any of the previous IDO tokens. It creates an ecosystem of IDO projects that can benefit from others’ success, rather than compete. KSM Starter creates a community of collaborative contributors
• Connecting Projects and Communities. Any projects that have done an IDO on KSM Starter earn membership in the KST Ecosystem Council. Composed of both established projects and emerging projects built on Substrate, the ecosystem provides early support for emerging projects through the expertise of the established projects.