# Orbeon Protocol ### One of the world’s first crypto crowdfunding platforms Orbeon Protocol enables users to fractionally invest in some of the most exciting and promising early-stage businesses. Start-ups will be able to raise funds and engage with their community by offering reward and equity based NFTs. Each investment opportunity will be minted into an NFT and fractionalised, enabling anyone to back and invest in brands they truly believe in starting from as low as $1 ### Opening up VC to everyone Imagine if you would have been able to invest in some of the worlds most promising early stage businesses of the last decade. What would your life look like now? Businesses like **Facebook**, **Uber**, **Instagram**, **AirBnB** and **Whatsapp** all began their journey this way. Unfortunately the average person would have not been in the know about these opportunities or even allowed access. These opportunities are usually only reserved for high net worth individuals or large institutions. --- # 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://orbeonprotocol.gitbook.io/orbeon-protocol/orbeon-protocol.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.