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I know that the answer depends on the project, how much you believe in it, and how much you have to spend.

But I am looking for data about an average ICO investor... are people investing tiny amount in as many projects? or more sizeable amounts?

For example, lets take a $40m ICO, what do you think the average investor puts?  $10? $100? $1000? 5,000? more?

Edit: many of the answers were, whether one should invest in an ICO at all. My question was intended to understand more specifically what's the average person place nowadays in an ICO, IF they participate. I am interested in data, about a typical average ICO investment, not whether anyone should or shouldn't invest in an ICO.

I think it's a risky move to invest a lot of money.
Since I do not have a lot of params, I am trying to make a point shot when choosing ICO.
There are minimum deposit amounts to participate in ICOs. 0.5 eth invested in the last ICO I attended.

I joined every month one ico. My invest 1 or 2 ethereum but If project very very good and Investors vey big I invest max 5 ether. But now I don't invest ico because market very bad. All ico's under price ico.

You mean the market is bad because of the price of ETH/BTC? or for other reasons?

Most of the time I will choose to invest 2 ETH,
Because there's not a lot of 2ETH, and the risk of investing in ICO is high, and if the ICO doesn't appear on the exchange, it's worthless.

Actually, I won't invest if the project would like to fund $40ml. I follow someone who has a good for advising. How much is cap low how more is good for the ICO project and investor. However, I will say one more thing that I would like to invest up to my backup balance. That's mean I don't leave from my position if I fail to gain mine expect target from that ICO.

Personally i do not have large funds to invest and i have already invested in my favorite coins, so if i see a good ico i try to get in with small investment like $100-$200, then if the project turns out well i purchase more from the exchanges.

Invest of what you can afford to loss. If you think that the project has the potential and last long in yhe market then you could put big amount, but if you think that you have a little doubt about the project you can put less penny on it. And it depends on how much the min investments of an ICO will be. But first you have to make a research about the project to be able to avoid scam.

I think the average value of investment in an ICO project is 1 to 3 ETH

Maybe I belong to that participant, I have funds to invest in an ICO projects worth 7 ETH and usually invest in three different ICO projects with each investment worth 2 to 3 ETH

You won't invest in a project that has a minimum? say 1 ETH ?

Hardcaps isnt a valid indicator on my part on where i do put up huge money when they do have a high hard cap it would still always depend on the project if it would really be good then i would be willing to invest thousands of dollars depending on my own risk management which is the most important. The thing you should think on is the amount you do risk is the amount you cant afford to lose. I do consider those money is lost when i already invested it on a project.

When investing knows that the success is big enough for my investment in ico but when I'm not familiar with it or it seems like a scam ico I did not invest in legit and success I just invested so much for my profit because another ico also because most investors are still risky so double careful for investors not just buying a coin when you do not know that legit so you do not get threat.

Hello Guys, Firstly I want to remind you, Please consider more twice before you invest in crypto! Depend on the ICOs then we decide to spend money, let's study about the crypto and research some ico. I think the if you found good ico, should spend 3ETH  to invest!

Any one can not suggest you what amount should invest on ICO. It depend on the quality of ICO and your capacity. My maximum investment is 2 eth. I invested it for a best project as i thought and it gave me profit. ICO investment are very risky and you should decide what amount you can risk to get a high return.

There are different situations, and I think it is not correct to talk about a specific amount. My maximum investment amount is 2 ETH and minimum 0.2 ETH. If we take as an example the recently ended Fantom tokensale, the maximum investment in the first 24 hours there was 1.692294656 ETH. The minimum contribution is 0.2 ETH.
Now, most of the top projects have highs and lows for investment. As a rule, these are sane amounts that the average investor can invest in the project.

Zero, zilch, nada, 0. That's how much I invest in ICOs. Even after seeing so many ICO projects exit scam or fail, if you are still looking for investing in them, than maybe you deserve it if you end up losing your money in it. More than 90% of the ICOs that launched last year have already failed, try to understand that statistic for a second and than decide if you want to invest in them.

considering today many outstanding scam projects, I think it is very risky to invest a lot of money in ICO. and many investors are currently very avoiding ICO because they do not want to lose because of a scam. especially when the current market conditions are bad, the coin has a lot of decline. so I am very cautious and really learn about ICO if I want to invest. Good luck.

Amount you invest on ICO project can be define with the interest you have on that ICO I think because if that ICO is the scammy one you will not gonna invest the single penny for it mate. In dollar value wise we cannot say any project in the exact amount what we wish to invest.

Please check the ICObench website and see the good ICO project to put your fund on it.

first of all I never invest in what seems a scammy ICO.
I invest more money in projects I think they're more valuable.
I make some research first and then I decide how much invest based on my budget.
this is what I do.

among investors are many kinds too, they are not all rich people, so when they make the investment it depends on their capital capabilities as well.

Personally, I adhere to the tactics "I invest so much of my money, how much I will not feel sorry for losing." Usually it is 1 etherium, this money I manage to earn as a result of trading on the stock exchange. For 1.5 years I have not invested my personal dollars in the crypto currency.

All the same, it will depend not only on the project but also on the financial ability of the investor.
As much as I do not want to invest in the beginning of the company, I do not have the means to do this, I earn a bounty and direct all funds to trading.
For myself, I'm probably not psychologically able to invest more than 500 dolars in one project.

At the moment I do not invest even in the top 10 coins. And I do not invest in ICO -basically, these are fraudulent schemes... Unfortunately, it is a matter of fact...

The maximum i have ever invested in ICO was $500 and the least was $100. I do not go beyond the range, because that is the range i feel i can afford to lose peradventure it fails.
It is very important to invest only what you can afford to loose. No amount is too small to invest.

I guess even if a project looks very good, you shouldn't invest in it more than 20-25% of your bankroll. Everything can happen because cryptomarket is very unpredictable.

That was about a few months ago, when I invested in ICO. Not much, only about 0.7 eth which at that time eth was soaring high. After the ICO has finished, the token price has dropped dramatically, even now I see it. Although there is a bonus, but not sufficient to cover losses. After that, I never invested in ICO again.

The presale includes people with much higher than 1 thousand dollars,and at public auction includes people with about 1 thousand.

Strange question. It all depends on what is the ICO and of course on the individual capabilities of the investor. I think everyone chooses the most promising projects. Personally, I do not test large amounts.

I think most depends about your portfolio. Are you a crypto investor for a daily trading? Or you want wait some years?
Anyway the amount to invest is related to: how much you can afford to spend...
always differentiate your portfolio and make valid investment. personally I not choose a coin for their hardcap.

I think I have said the same in the first line of the post.

My question in other words was: "What is the average investment in a typical ICO"?

For example in the >$20m ICOs, how many people participated and what's the average investment of an typical individual.

From a statistical perspective its a valid and important question (not strange at all), if a company wants to plan an ICO and prepare its strategy and marketing budget. should it spend it's effort looking for 3-4 large investors? Or try to reach 100,000 small investors?

I always invest 5-10% of my income each month, regardless of whether the market falls or rises. I don't hurry and try to be calm. I just follow my plan! I'm ready to wait for some years before it's worked!

I personally i don't invest more than 100$ into an ICO, i know that is not much but i really wanna be safe than sorry, i think that the ICO investment scene is still not in the state to be fully trusted because of how the market is full of many scammers that not only make false projects but also make false promises on to improve or create a revolutionary way to pay for thing that gets over hyped and soon people lose interest in it and goes down.

ICO is very risky, most of ICO last few months are now bleeding, because they are affected in the dump of Bitcoin. My maximum investment in ICO is only 1 Ethereum, minimum is around 0.5 Ethereum. That's all, I know joining in ICO is very risky, but I am risk taker, that's why only 1 Ethereum is my maximum amount of investment.

IMO, I have not invested in any ICO at all, just bounty hunting. As the current investment in ICO is very risky when the market downtrend very fast, the exchange rate has always decreased in recent months. So I do not invest in ICOs because of the risks it brings, I only invest in the top 10 altcoins market!

I think amount of money I invest in any ICO depend on how good it is. If it's a really good project, I think I will spend thousands dollars to invest in but if there are more than 1 good ICO projects to invest in at a time so I think amount of money I invest in each project will decrease cause invest in only 1 project is really risky like you invest all your money in only 1 cryptocurrency ;D

before I invested in a few projects, ICO . my investment was about 10 ETH.

I think the average person invests in ICO on average from 1000-3000 $. My observations and conclusions are made on the basis of familiar people whom I observe.

Honestly it's a huge amount to invest in ICO, I think you know that investing in crypto is too risky especially in ICO's. Well your capital is good enough.

Of course all investments are very different and for the amount also definitely different each of us investment. Like I was investing in pre-sale Inscoin. I invested in the project can be said not much and not a little. But I'm sure the insurance-related project is very good like inscoin.

I believe the average investor invests about $500 dollars in an ICO that he/she tryst to have a promising future. Investors of Cryptos are being advised to only invest the amount they're willing to loose. For this reason most are cautious of the amount they invest because it is hard to trust ICOs nowadays. So it also depends on the trust level.

Just like 20% or less of my capital, investing in ICO is totally risky atleast for now since there are so many scam and worthless project out there. In order to avoid this, sellecting an ICO as our investment must be carefully, do your own research before giving someone your money.

While not much, how much earned on the bounty so much and invested, about 0.5 eth

It actually depends on the type of ICO one invests in. For example, people are more likely to invest more in the telegram ICO than investing in a totally new business which came uo with an ICO, with no reputation at all. On an average, the minimum is like 1,000$ and people extend till like 10,000$. I am talking about the normal people here, not the rich af traders.

I sometimes invest in ICO with the value of the variable. and it is true that depends from the ICO itself also are potentially and sturdiness. 0.5 to 1 ethereum I usually invest in ICO. not too big but at least quite a few times and get the result is promising, too.

In terms of investment I'm looking project which I believed very promising but of course still risky because we dont know it will happen or not. I suggest since better invest only you can afford to loss. I only invest 300 dollars per ICO that I want considering also that I have enough money for big Investment.


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Before I start, I would like to state the fact that nowadays (when bear market started)  investing to an ICO is very risky and haven't find any coin that will exceed its ico price after hitting an exchange.

Going back. I am a small time investor wherein I only invest few amount like up to $50-100. If the target is high I will only invest like  $50 since I think there's a lot of whales who can manipulate it. However last May I invested to hashcard because they have a good project (I contributed like $400 in ETH, I know it is not a lot for some of you) and the target funds is reachable but it turned out that it was a scam. In my insight, whether the cap is high or low or whatever the supply is, it will still depend on the project if it will give you a good profit.

I never once invested in ICO I better invest in altcoins because I do not want to wait for things that are uncertain and unclear because most of the ICOs are now failing and fake.

First of all, I have a mindset which is simply that, before making any investment, I always think if I can really afford to lose the money. I have invested some hundreds on dollars into ICOs before. Some turned out to be good while some became very bad. But in all, I always think about how much money I'm willing to lose.

I don't invest with money. But i invest with my time and efforts. i invest about 2-3 hours everyday to do what the bounty campaigns asked me to do. Sometimes more if there are no classes.

Take note that only invest what you are willing to lose. As such inevesting $300-$500 is a good start up already because depending on how good the project it can triple or quadruple its value. But if you are willing to invest more than $1000 then I would suggest to split them in 3 or 4 ICO projects as it will maximize your earning potential while minimizing the risk of you getting in to bad projects or scams.

which I know invest does not specify some money or money invested in ICO because investing does not determine how much we should invest and so you do not spend too much money to invest in ICO because you are not careful you will not benefit from it's now you better invest in crypto because it is still decreasing

personally, I think if it's a risky step to invest a lot of money. Since I do not have any params, I try to make a shooting point when choosing ICO. I invest in Ethereum but If the project is very very good and Investor is very big I invest more than 1 ETH. But now I do not invest because the market is so bad. All ICO below ICO prices.

My investment fall in 3 number 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.5 ETH. I have never done any bigger than that.
The investment will be based on the research.
I saw your edit and I have to say they are right, ICO now is too risky. That is like selling the dream for dollar.
Now I focus on collecting long term shitcoins, its less risk while buying something already established. Well, I call it shitcoins but they are actually have purpose of being there.

The amount i invest on ice depends on what i feel in the project. If I'm justing testing the waters i invest as low as 150-200 usd. If i know that it will have an slight impact then I'd go for $500. Lastly ifnim prettybdure about it id invest as high as $1000. That's how i invest in be ICOs

I think most of the time it depends on the project.
If I think this project can make me money, then I think I will choose ALL IN.

Few ETHs, That's a way to hold your ethereum, or bitcoin. But find information about ICO 1st then invest

in my opinion, if there are currently many incredible fraud projects, I think it is very risky to invest a lot of money in ICO. and many investors today are very avoiding ICO because they do not want to lose because of a scam. especially when the current market conditions are bad and prices are also going down. So I did some research first and then I decided how much investment was based on my budget.

I'm risking not more than $1000 because i know most of upcoming ico will be traded below ico price until the market will recover.

For me, in every campaign I have designate atleast 100 usd in each of the ico. It is better to spread your investment not just in a single campaign. But you must secure that the campaign you are joining to is a good ico, and is a legit. Many ico as of now is a scammy type ico, so better be aware of that.

Basically 2 ETH (at their current value) or $1000?

Suppose if i have 1000$ to invest then i will invest 200$ per project and invest in 5 projects. This is best way of investment

to me ico is nonsense, they waste yourr time, force you to do KYC, delay you while purchasing
then after just 3 hours of listing on exchange

I can buy 10x someone paid in ico for a very cheap amount
its just basic clueless programs.

Maybe when dumpers are handled well, ico can be better.

When I was beginner, it was like 20-30£, after some time 50-60£, and later when I started knowing much more about the blockchain technology and after some due diligence, I started to invest bit more amount in very select projects. Now the trend has gone to presale.

That was about a few months ago, when I invested in ICO. Not much, only about 0.7 eth which at that time eth was soaring high. After the ICO has finished, the token price has dropped dramatically, even now I see it. Although there is a bonus, but not sufficient to cover losses. After that, I never invested in ICO again.

Personally i think 1000 is already a big amount to risk in an upcoming project. Though the returns can be pretty tempting if you placed a big amount, i don't think i'm up for ths risk of losing. I've invested in only a few icos and i didn't put anything more than 300 bucks. I'd rather invest in solid alts  and coins that are already in the market.

im not a rich man, usually i just invest 1-2ethereum in ICO, if i sure its can more than 2eth, but not easy get good ico to get profit so i just want safety if the project not success its nevermind because i take some ico not only one

I do not invest large sums, because I simply do not have them, many projects that I previously invested in turned out to be scam, so I no longer invest big money, and many projects did not pay anything in the bounty.

ico investment is very profitable, especially if you are lucky to choose a very successful ico project and the token will rise in price when it is in the market, but for now the crypto market condition is very bad, even the price of tokens or coin from ico also the average price below ico

It depends on the project, If I invest then i do that for +- 500 dollars.
But some of people invest 10 or 100000 dollars in one project - it depends.

I don't invest anything at all   :P  i can't afford to lose money and investing in ICO is too risky, you have to be prepared for the project to fail and to loose your money. there should be legislation for ICO in order to get back your money in case of a scam or a project which fail, currently it is way too dangerous.

I never invested over $ 1000 for ICO,
because I think ICO is very risky and it is often experienced by my friends :-\

Usually i invest in ico 5 or 10% of my bankroll. If i am 100% confident in this project, i can invest 20-25%. Anyway i never put all my money in one project, even if it looks very cool.

Now it is generally risky to invest in projects. All the projects in which I participated in the bounty show mostly back Iks. at an ISO price of 0.1 $, the price is very likely 0.02 $. It is better to wait on decentralized exchanges where bounty hunters can sell everything cheaper than it was on sale.

2-3 ETH is what I invest usually

Market recovery will take time and you made a wise decision here op. This is a great time to purchase Bitcoin and many altcoins at low prices, but the problem is that we don't know how long we need to wait until the market recovers so that we can gain profit on our investments. I recommend investing only for the long term at the moment and forget about the short term for now. If you can HODL your coins and tokens for a long period of time, do your research and select coins with long term potential like Ethereum, NEO, Ripple etc. 1000$ seems to be the optimal amount to risk at this moment.

Yes most projects end up cheaper on exchanges nowadays which defeats the purpose investing in an ICO in the first place, I made a few bets on supposedly good projects but they tanked. Therefore I am staying away from doing more ICOs at this time, I really wonder why so many people are still interested in ICOs in this current market conditions.

It all depends on what kind of capital the investor has. If the proposal is very interesting, the maximum that can be allocated to the project is 1% of the capital. This method of investment will help to diversify your portfolio as much as possible, and in the case of the collapse of the project, this loss will not affect your capital. Personally, I invest small amounts in ICO, because I do not have large funds. Typically no more than 1 ETH.

When choosing a good project, I usually invest about 0.5-1ETH. If the investment is correct then I will continue to increase capital.

i have tried once to invest 1ethereum and the project become successful so my investment tripled but the next that i tried turns scamming that the dev return only half of my money thats why from that moment i stopped joining ICO.

But if you are really interested and wanted to try then out only atleast half ethereum per project so even if the project becomes scam then theres only small amount that you have lost

30% of my capital is invested in ico. In 2017, I made a lot of money by investing in ico. Investing in ico means buying new shares of stocks.

Yes I am just lying that also, I have saved much more than $1,000 to invest, but I am still holding them in order to wait a better time for that. Right now the time is not the best for going into ICO.

Now I prefer to buy coins after entering the exchange. Usually it goes cheaper than buying on the ICO. But if there are good projects, then I invest 1-2 ETH. I keep the part for later if the price falls

I only invest money i can afford to lose. Always have extra money for yourself and never invest all that you have. Crypto is not as stable as dollar so you must better keep some money to be safe in the end of the day you cant control the price.

I think an average investor will put 1000$. In my case, I have not experienced investing in an ICO. But if I were to invest considering that I really trust the project and the team. Then I will put 1000-5000$ worth of investment. :)

I participated in 4 ICOs since January until now. The total amount I have invested is 5 ETH and 0.6 BTC.
Only one ICO is giving me a profit x3. The remaining three projects have not yet been transacted, but are still well-developed.
ICO investment is like a flag you, the win must rely heavily on personal experience and your own judgment. And, in theory, you can invest all your free time in many different ICOs.
ICO for good profit!

I consider myself an average investor, and I invest in almost always within 700-1000 $. It seems to me that this is exactly the amount from which you can make good money, and losing it is not so terrible as correspondingly larger amounts.

The amount i invest into ICO is not always fixed. What i do  most times is that, if i have any money to invest into ICOs of invest, i always divide the investments among the ICOs. I do not put my egg in one basket. For instance, if i have $200 with me, i would divide into 4 different parts and invest into 4 ICOs.

I usually invest a small amount from 100 to 200 dollars, if a popular project such as eos I can and 500 dollars.

I invested on some ICOs this year, for example invest about 1.3 ETH on quark and it reached 18x after ICO and i sold out on 15.5x also i invested on phantasma and other ICOs. all of my investment reach about 10ETH in current year.

The minimum investment for me n an ICO that I consider to be a quality ICO would be $1000! I can invest more depending on the performance of such ICO in meeting their deadline and creating a viable business model that can sustain and bring profit for such ICO in the future!

like pro said, invest what you can afford to lose. so in the meantime it needs just like 100$ to know and to learn how market is going on. read and look for the coin that has a strong potential in the coming years. because you've learn something for trading you can start scalping for your observation purposes.

The normal investment is 1 ethereum,and for the simple living people this is a big money.

And what about the data of investors?is this something to do with your daily living?because your being specific in the sense that seems like your affected about the investments

Well so far I invest around $300 for an ICO and also it really depends on its performance.If the ICO has a good performance I can invest more but like other people said that it is still risky thd reason why you must only invest what you can afford to lose.

I currently just little in ICOs after what some ICOs did to me in 2017, some just did exit scam while others turned shit coins after the start of the bearish market.

My usual investment in Ico is about 0.5 - 1 Etherium ,sometimes there is a limit of minimum amount ,so I have to send sometimes 1 etherium or more.
But before investing my money I do a strict research of the project and its team,I dont wanna get scammed.

I really want to invest in ICO and nearly every ICO is very tempting to invest as the product and its description looks very good but the only fear that stops me from doing so is the fear of getting scammed by the company. These many good projects run away with the funds of there investors and such news has created a situation of panic among newbies who want to invest in ICO's. But if there is very attracting project then I will surely invest small amount of money in the project.

When I make a decision how much I should invest in project I don't look on project's capitalization. It doesn't matter for me :) The biggest one was 3 eth once, but I prefer to invest 1.5 eth in average. If coin makes x2 additional 1.5 eth for me is enough :)

There is no exact amount for you to invest with yhe choice is yours you can invest like 50$ -100$ depends on you because is just a risk game you might lose or gain.

I don't think investing on an ICO is a wise thing as of the moment. Most ICO are failing and not giving back to the Investors what is as promised to them. ICO is risky and the potential for losing money is high. I would suggest you to just spend fund to a worthy kind project. Do a lot of reading before giving in. As for me, I cannot afford to lose money on an ICO so I no longer join one but instead buy a coin that is already introduced on exchanges.

Risky business to invest big amount of money in ICO, especially in ICO that you don't sure about, at least 90% sure. 1000$ is fine amount of money

"Don't invest more than you can afford to lose" is really good advice but for the new, inexperienced people, is very hard to make smart decision regarding any investment.

Is anyone diversify in a strategic way? i.e. trying to build a portfolio of X companies over a year. Or do you take a more opportunistic approach of investing when and where you come across a good project?

I believe that every invests so much, how many can afford . and if the project is a lot of promises that naturally invest more !

I normally invest a moderate amount even if I think is going to be great because my experience tells me that there are too many things that can go wrong.

I am going to invest 10 NEO in SPOTCOIN. It is a great ICO that has an already existing business and runs on the NEO chain. It looks a very amazing project!

playing safe than being sorry if you missed out and played by the whales, oh well that's a good attitude when dealing with something that you still not comfortable with, but in time you will be able to go all in as you believe that investing is profitable for a project that will bring real usage, things will be
different when you are already sure about your investment.

Every investment in this cryptoworld are high risk especially to ico project theres no assurance of a good return, I only invest what I can afford to lose and I also diversify my investment into two or three ico project to avoid losing huge money dont invest to high promissing project that have no good developer inside.

The amount i invest into ICO is not always fixed. What i do  most times is that, if i have any money to invest into ICOs of invest, i always divide the investments among the ICOs. I do not put my egg in one basket. For instance, if i have $200 with me, i would divide into 4 different parts and invest into 4 ICOs.

though i dont invest much in an ico but the little i usually invested i had lost greatly. and i later discovered that most of the ico's are fake and nothing but scam. out of 100% issued ico i can boldly say that 85% are genuinely fake. some icos are pack off and reopen by the same set of people with entire different identity.

I'm investing little amount of money in many ICO (less than 10 a month) because in this way I have a better diversification of risk.

Investing in ICO's is a little risky now as a lot of them tank below ICO price when they hit the exchange. The safest bet is to invest amount of money you're willing to lose. 1 ETH is small for someone and 0.5 ETH is big loss for the other person, it depends on how much you can afford to risk. I'll advise you don't invest too much during ICO, wait for the coin at the exchange and bag more when it dips.

Of course, you should do that. The problem these days is that a lot of influencers and website are selling you ICO's (they are paid to do it). So you need to be really careful and always DYOR.
We, Solidum Capital investment crypto fund, are usually getting reliable info from whitepaper and talking with the team. It takes you some time to weed out unnecessary information but it's worth it.

In last times I have read many ICO whitepapers but I am starting to understand that reading many clever words about technologies, future and money means nothing really. Don’t waste your time, look forward, look on the team of project.

I invest around about 100, 200. The trick with the game is to never invest more than your willing to lose- I know that old one!, but if you keep your investment low like this, I mean 1 a month or however it fits into your "expenses per month" in how much you can afford, then maybe 1 or 2 might make those max multipliers you are searching one, then you play with the money you make. Always be in a position to laugh if a coin goes to 0, if your borrowing money of sacrificing lifestyle cost to take part in this then you are unfortunately going to end up in a bad position

A susceptible question for ICO investors. IMO, investment in ICO at this time is right because the closer to the end of the year the more potential ICO campaigns will be launched. And if you choose the potential ICO to invest in, you will have the opportunity to earn a high profit, and I usually only invest less than $ 1,000 in the ICO.

Observe that exclusive contribute what you will lose. In that capacity inevesting $300-$500 is a decent start up as of now in light of the fact that relying upon how great the venture it can triple or fourfold its esteem. Be that as it may, on the off chance that you will contribute more than $1000 then I would recommend to part them in 3 or 4 ICO extends as it will augment your gaining potential while limiting the danger of you getting in to awful tasks or tricks.

I used to invest a lot if I find the idea to be attractive and if I see that the team of my chosen project is capable to handle the whole project and will truly work to make their idea come true. Look for the experience of the team and how they handle their community. If you receive a lovely treat, it's more probable that you are choosing the right one

For me, in each campaign, I've assigned at least $ 50 at most. It is better to spread your investments in one company.

It all depends on how you studied the project and how it will show itself in the future, if the idea of ​​the project is good, then you can invest in it more.

When choosing a good project, I usually invest about 0.3-0.5 ETH. After some time, if I continue to believe in this project, I buy  more tokens on the exchange.

Nothing because it is too risky and if I like the project  I prefer to buy it on the market with less risks and sometimes even cheaper than during ICO.

I think that the answer to your question depends on what kind of profit you expect to receive, because investment is primarily a hope and expectation of profit ...

just depends on what you are comfortable to lose. Don't keep yourself up nights. If you have DYOR then by all means go balls deep ;)

I try to invest roughly the same amount in all projects. I started my investment from 10-20 dollars, now I try to buy at least one ethereum

My investment portfolio for 50% consists of BTC. 25% make popular altcoins which in my opinion have a potential for growth. The portfolio rest (25%) goes on ICO. I invest no more than 3% in each ICO and I try not to hold long coins after ICO and listing on the exchanges.

I don't really invest much,
Most time I participate in either airdrops or bounty
But I prefer bounty campaign because I will receive more stakes than airdrops

I choose to invest more of my money when ICO is held in my country of residence.
so, when there will be problems in ICO we can sue directly to its headquarters in our country.

because I love with the products of the nation itself and prefer to find safe to follow ICO.

First of all, it depends on some basic things. Things like what the project is about, the team behind it, and how well it is doing so far in the market and some other key factors. Now, no matter what my conclusion comes out as based on my considerations, I do not invest what I cannot afford to lose. I try as much as possible to be safe with my decision regarding how much I'm investing.

I try to invest in one project not more than 10% of my money. Recently, few projects that immediately after the release on the exchange can bring profit. Therefore, I try to invest a little, because of the greater risk, it is better to buy it later on the exchange. The average investor seems to be investing $ 3000-5000, but this is my personal opinion.

Since investing in ICO's are too risky and I can't afford to lose such big amount of money in just a glimpse so I just participate on signature bounties for a good amount of tokensat the end of the program. I think presale has minimum required investments depending on every projects target. Most of which has minimum limits of like one Ethereum or even .5 Eth. Huge profits could be possible in these kind of investment but for me it is too risky. ;D

Probably you now know the most important rule of the crypto currency. Therefore, I personally do not invest now, because I have already lost all my money because of my panic. I try to make money for new investments.

I invest in ICO 30% of all my finances. I put the rest of the money in bitcoin and keep it in fiat.

Well it depends on the kind of project you do and other stuffs.  But I personally do not invest so much in ICOs,  I most often participate in airdrop campaigns, projects and bounty campaigns.

For me, in each crusade I have assign atleast 100 usd in each of the ico. It is smarter to spread your speculation not simply in a solitary crusade. In any case, you should anchor that the crusade you are joining to is a decent ico, and is a genuine. Numerous ico starting at now is a scammy write ico, so better know about that.

That would be a better value especially if you are just a first timer, I myself was just investing which I can afford too, but also I am investigating too whether that ICO is worth to invest or not. I should know them first before trusting them.

If project is 100 percent will be successful then i invest as much as i can ,asking my relatives to pass KYC too,if ICO is just promising then invest about 2-3 eth the most

I invest about five to ten ETH in a project, and it all depends on how good the project is.

I invest with the amount of fifty thousand US dollar up to hundred thousand US dollar because I believe this is a good amount to start an investment in this kind of business and industry.

maybe the first suggestion for you is be careful in ICO if the project is still in feel confused by you, because now many ICO scam.

I followed ICO with 1 EThereum and when the EThereum price was at $ 300, but then Ethereum went straight to $ 800.
Automatic from Ethereum has also been profitable and from ICO also I am pretty profit.

Actually I invest in an ICO with the amount of sixty thousand around of hundred thousand US dollar
because I think the amount is enough to start an investment with the ICO in this kind of business.

Now I stopped investments into ICOs, because current depressive market influence new projects and even strongest out of them die.
Earlier 1-3 ETH per project (1-2 times per month).

actually, I think if it's a hazardous advance to contribute a great deal of cash. Since I don't have any params, I attempt to influence a shooting to moment that picking ICO. I put resources into Ethereum yet If the task is great and Investor is enormous I contribute in excess of 1 ETH. In any case, now I don't contribute on the grounds that the market is so awful. All ICO underneath ICO costs.

Market recuperation will require significant investment and you settled on a savvy choice here operation. This is an incredible time to buy Bitcoin and numerous altcoins at low costs, however the issue is that we don't know to what extent we have to hold up until the point that the market recuperates so we can pick up benefit on our ventures. I prescribe contributing just for the long haul right now and disregard the here and now for the time being. In the event that you can HODL your coins and tokens for an extensive stretch of time, do your exploration and select coins with long haul potential like Ethereum, NEO, Ripple and so on 1000$ is by all accounts the ideal add up to hazard right now.

My first investment related to the crypto currency was 3k dollars. If you are ready, you can do without investments, for example, to earn money in the company's bounty and then invest them

Ico investing is a risky one and one needs to do his due diligence before investing into this industry. Many investors invest 1etherum in many projects. Very few invest heavily into one ico

digital currencies have depreciated significantly in the last 7 months. the number of successful ico decreases. so investors should be careful to me. ico investment amount should not exceed 1000 dollars.

I once invested in a project amounting to 1 ethereum (ETH) and I have to wait very patiently to benefit from the results of my investment. since then I have never invested in ICO projects because in my opinion it is very risky

Don’t hope that the money you make from here will fund your lifestyle. It is when the investment delivers that you can scale up your lifestyle because of it. If you are in a position where you depend very dearly on the returns of your investment in an ICO, it’s better you stay away.Be very wise.

In my personal opinion, I do not think you should invest most of your assets in ICO.
There are many traps and scams on ICO for that reason. If you are mistakenly deceived, you may lose all of your investment assets, and even if you avoid being lucky, you should know that your fortune can not keep your investment assets in perfect shape forever.
The writer should be curious as to how to make an investment in ICO.
There is one suggestion for this. I can reduce ICO from investing only in free assets that I do not need, which I do not need, effortlessly, even if I lose it later. Of course, this can not be a perfect asset.
Keep in mind that ICO itself has a minimum of 50% risk and should be invested.

I invest practically as much as I can afford to lose, but in essence its always not risky enough to give me sleepless nights. There are a couple of investments that can break the investment limits. One such is DataBlockChain. Oh, and yes there's modern finance chain which is a revolutionary payment system that's pushing for the adoption of crypto spending in regular stores - meaning adoption by merchants.

Actually i dont really invest much in ICO because of the rapid rate of scam. I only buy ICO with proper research and i buy with nothing less than 100$, but once i noticed any strange thing during research i stay back so as no to fall victim of scam

The amount I invest in an ico depends on the projects and its potentials and I believe you should not invest more than you can spare. You should only invest your spare cash and I believe you should not invest too much in an ico. You can invest $10-$100. I believe this amount is not too small to invest in a project.

I love to invest in an ICO with best project. I would love to invest as much as i can if i feel that worth investing. Unless you analyze the ICO you will end up in a huge loss. We have legit and scam ICOs. Need to study more before investing into it. I would better advice the beginners not to jump into ICO tokens but can be into coins listed on exchanges already. 

Investing in an ICO, in my opinion, is not a specific number, the investment depends on how much money you are willing to invest in ICOs. What I care about is that at the moment when the exchange rate is continually decreasing, investing in an ICO is not a good thing because it is a big possibility if ICO investment is a loss. Token listed on exchange floors.

Oh, I remember my first investments, lost everything, but learned a lot, especially recognizing weak and strong projects

i wasnt investing in ico lot of money, it is really risky. the amount of my investment is about 1-2 % of my resources

Those days when I did ICOs I was particular about risking just $100 on any project that caught my fancy. So, how many coins that could buy then depended on the project's going price. That's on my average spending. There were instances when I risked less like in the Electroneum ICO where I vested a mere $30.

I love to invest in an ICO with best project. I would love to invest as much as i can if i feel that worth investing. unless you analyze the ICO you will end up in a huge loss. We have legit and scam ICO.

My investments in ICO projects usually do not exceed 1-2 Ethereum. This is primarily due to the fact that the top ICO projects offer very small allocations for participants because of the great excitement in the ICO market. Secondly, it is better to place your funds in a small amount, but in a large number of projects. This will protect the investment from a possible collapse. Third, I only go to the top ICO projects, as this is the least risky investment.

I think average investment is above $50000. as you have talked about ico, I am not much interested in it. I have heard that it is much risky to turn money in ico than in already established coins. I also think so because new ICOs may be scams.

I don't invest much in IO because I risk too much if I invest too much money in IO. I prefer to invest in crypto which is already on the market and I have to invest in Ico.

I will use one part of the money to invest in ICO. By ICO always profitable. In case the ICO is not successful, the investor will lose money and the losses, will not affect much to me

I don't think contributing on an ICO is an insightful thing as existing apart from everything else. Most ICO are coming up short and not offering back to the Investors what is as guaranteed to them. ICO is hazardous and the potential for losing cash is high. I would propose you to simply spend reserve to a commendable kind task. Complete a considerable measure of perusing before giving in. With respect to me, I can't bear to lose cash on an ICO so I never again go along with one however rather purchase a coin that is as of now presented on trades.

Only enough that I know that I am very willing to lose. The odds with ICOs are not really good so you always have to bear in mind that there is the possibility that the coins will not end up hitting exchanges or that it could belong to scammers and they could run off with the money that you have invested in the project. So I pretty much put only my disposable income in them.

I am looking for data about an average ICO investor... are people investing tiny amount in as many projects? or more sizeable amounts?
I know that the answer depends on the project, how much you believe in it, and how much you have to spend.

 anyone should or shouldn't invest in an ICO

I am actually trying to stay away from investing on ICO projects for a couple of months, as it seems like a lot of projects have been dropping in value due to the general drop on the market lately, I still think it can be recovered though.

Right now the time is not the best for going into ICO. But if there are good projects, then I invest in it. The amount I invest into ICO is not always fixed. It depends how good the project is. I usually invest a small amount from 100 to 200 dollars. It is true that I only invest money that I can afford to lose.

basically up to 500 dollars as now there is no such popularity of ICO and it is possible to get on swindlers

It depends on what I have at that point, and how much I'm willing to risk for the project. These are the two basic things that determine how much I will invest in an ICO, whether so much, so little, or average, If the project is one that I really like, there is a great chance that I will put so much into it, especially if I have the funds at that point.

In projects I like after a deep research I am usually investing 5-6 ETH. With the price of ETH of $300 it is not so much, but I have not changed  my habit after the ETH price crashed from $1.3 to $300.

I invested in the ICO about 20% of my Deposit, as a result, these 20% were able to make, on average, X6. This is subject to scams and projects traded lower prices ICO.

i invested max 5 btc til lowest maybe 100$
depends on hows the project

This depends on how the project has full potential. I may decide to invest like $200 if the project is somehow strong with great potential.

I think it would be risky to invest too much. It is better to invest in amounts that will not upset the most reasonable. Should not exceed 100 USD

Not much, Bro. I only dare to invest with the small amount, around $ 100-$ 125 in total (because I am split the capital into some projects).
No matter how substantial the potency of the related project, I am only willing to spend money on the amount that I have mentioned above.

It all depends on the quality of projects in a particular month. There are so meager months that just scatter depot on all projects and waiting for the return of funds.

one time when i very newbie in the market i invested almost 50 ethereum is some scam like ico. but i get 2x after the ico phase over and token open in the etherdelta.

i didn't do that again.

I have not really started to invest in ICOs, as I am still new to cryptos but with my knowledge about investments in general I think you shouldn't invest more than you are willing to lose.

I always invest as much money as I don't afraid of losing, unfortunately I had a bad investment experience and now I choose projects very carefully

$300 will be a good start for ICO investment. It's also a safe price to invest because you will not lose that much if it goes bad and if it goes well, you can earn a decent amount of money. It also depends on the project, there are ICO's that has additional bonuses if you invest in big amounts.

I personally divided $ 500 into 5 ICOs
Each ICO is almost $ 100
I will study the experiment and then decide
Will I continue to invest in ICOs or not?

I usually try to set aside 1 eth for each ICO, as I like to diversify my portfolio, if my investment goes well (the team is meeting the goals, the roadmap is being followed and everything is having success) I can invest more money, also try to participate in their bounties to help with marketing.

That's right, only invest the amount that you can afford and never push yourself to give more. Many newly adopters thinking of easy and quick returns after they concur investment which is impossible to happen today, and they just keep on moaning if they just losing and never seen gains from it. Now, we should realize and accept things that isn't just like before.

Invest in ICO requires a very precise time and choose ICO is nice and has great potential. We know that many are now a lot of ICO scam and of course it keeps everyone alert.  I myself tried to invest 5 Ethereum and when a token already entered on the list of the Exchange. I was immediately sold it and I just get a little advantage because the price of a token directly weakened.

Personally I can invest between $1,000 and $10,000 into an ICO that I believe in, regardless of how the current market trend is because I believe that, when the bull run starts the eat projects will always be in profit so now is the best and ideal time to invest considering a lot of people are cutting their losses and selling at huge losses.
I will rather reinvest.

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Honestly, I was still afraid to invest in ICO because I had been a victim of several ICO scams before. I better join the ICO by following various sectors of the bounty campaign. This will make me more calm because I don't need to spend capital financially. I will also benefit greatly if I want to focus myself on joining a bounty campaign. I now apply following many bounty campaigns so I feel that the results I got were pretty good but not too risky. I just hope the creation of the ICO is increasingly responsible so that there is no more ICO fraud and ICO failure. Other than that I hope that the market will soon recover so that I can get many benefits.

Now, when the market is manipulative, I do not take part in ico. Now participating in them is too risky

Ill invest in crypto a small amount only because ill need to look first if the project the ill invested are trusted and if they are maybe ill shall put big amount to invest so that ill can earn enough profit for it it comes this be going to success.

How much one invest in an ICO depends on the prospects of the ICO. If the ICO is linked to a marketable product it will be attractive  and more people will invest a sizeable amount of money but if ICO is not a product ICO not much will be invested in.

I more often invest in ICO more than a small amount, I last invested around $ 300 and at that time I saw the market movements of BTC and ETH were still quite stable and there was no price volatility so that other altcoin pairs could still tolerate

Risking is like a thousand bucks for me if  I'd go on a limb on an ICO without a clear concept. But if were to be sure the ICO's got a future, I'd go a little higher. Like I'm trying out mfx, with Eth down to new lows, can't stop thinking about that masternode(s) now.

Since you were specific on figures and not to debate on whether to participate & contribute, the amount of investment is really dependent on the come-on strength of the ICO specially the team behind it and if any big brand or name backs it up.

For regular aspiring ICO whose team is not well known but the project seems appealing, most people invest between the minimum token purchase limit and double of that. But for those ICO with a good team and is backed or promoted by a known personality, investment and contribution will not be less than double the minimum token purchase limit upto roughly 10x of it.

And though this has always been said, allow me to still remind everyone to invest only what you can risk to lose. It is safer that way.

i'm just investing my time and see if it's worth it through bounties. i will invest money only when i have more experience with ico.

in the range of $ 100 to $ 1000. because investors must be many, and they might not take big risks by entering more than $ 5000 in ico.

I don't think there is a specific amount that you can invest in an ico but there is a general rule with investments which says you shouldn't invest more than you are willing to lose. Do not invest any amount that is critical to you.

I always try to invest in a project approximately 10% of my bankroll. But if this is a really top project, then maybe i can invest 20 or even 30%.

I consider myself an average investor, and I try to choose quality - that is, I'm not chasing the quantity, but I'm looking for the best projects for investing. And usually I invest, at the current prices of the ethereum, up to 10 ETH

I have once mistakenly invested 3eth  in one nonsense ponzi ico. Until today we don't know there whereabout, since that incidence i have decided not to invest in ico ever.

Guys have good strategy to spend around from 5 to 10% of the bank roll, because this way even if the ICO token will get a dump you will loose only around 3-6% of the bank roll which is pretty ok.

Actually you'll need some experience or try to go your friends on where they invested ICO.
As of now experience and learning of it must better so that we can aware and not to being greedy if we invested.

A $100 - $1000 investment will be enough for an ICO investment. I won't recommend going ALL IN on one ICO because we all know that it has a low success rate. Try to invest on other ICO's and equally spread your money. This will increase the possibility of success and the other ICO can cover up the lost from an unsuccessful ICO.

I have invested in about 10 projects. At most 5 eth for a project, and at least 0.2 eth. The amount of money I invest will depend on the credibility of the project. There are many people who invest in huge amounts of up to several dozen or several hundred eth

depending on how much capital each person.
well if you ask me then I can't give exact data how exactly.
but at least it gives its own satisfaction from the benefits I get.

I will say for me it depends on the project, the highest i have invested in a project is 1.5ETH and lowest I have invested is 0.1ETH, my amount of investment depends on the project, if it is a project i am so bullish on then i will go above 1ETH else I will stay below 0.5ETH

As there are many scamming and hacking ico's there, so one should be more careful choosing ico and invest in it. One should not invest a huge amount in ico at this point.

Investing in Ico's can be varied from man to man. I am investing in small amount as today market is not stable and there are lots of fake icos.

I don't think investing on an ICO is a wise thing as of the moment. Most ICO are failing and not giving back to the Investors what is as promised to them. ICO is risky and the potential for losing money is high. I would suggest you to just spend fund to a worthy kind project. Do a lot of reading before giving in. As for me, I cannot afford to lose money on an ICO so I no longer join one but instead buy a coin that is already introduced on exchanges.

I think it would be very risky if you invest too much in ICO because ICO does not have a guarantee that we will benefit when the coins are listed in the exchange, many investors are currently experiencing losses because when the coins are listing in the exchange price the coins are lower than the ICO price

For me, I invest sometimes 1-2 ethereum because I always go for the bonuses and most of the time the bonuses only goes if you bought worth more than 1 ethereum of the coin.
Since it's very risky in taking part in investing in ICOs I make sure that the investments I made will not go to waste because I always read the whitepaper.

I never invest in any ICO as now most of the ICO are taking lot of time to list in the exchanges and till they get listed in any reputed exchange their price goes down. So i just wait for their listing in exchanges and if the project is worthy i invest in it. But i join their bounty program so i can earn some free coins.

Most of the ICO I invested this year have not come out well. I have drawn my line to 1 eth. The maximum I can invest in ICO now is 1 Eth.

I do not invest much because ICO is always a risk. I started with 200-300 dollars and only when I was completely confident in the project. Hiwever, there are so many scam, that it is hard to find something worthwhie.

I still don't have additional capital, bro, to invest in IO. because almost all assets that I have in the crypto world are trapped and experiencing critical conditions. therefore I chose to remain patient and hold the coin that I have ..

I am not big investor. I use money ICO which I don't afraid to lose. Usual it is equal from  3 etherium to five.

I normally invest $100 into ICO. It is not a big amount and I can afford to loose this money. Investing into ICO is very risky because many of them fail, but some show good growth, so if your portfolio is diversified enough, you should be earning at the end.

When I see a new project that I like and I want to invest in the ICo, I mostly don't invest too much, cos I try to be at least careful, so I choose to invest a reasonable amount that I know that even if things don't go well, it wouldn't really be such a big loss to me. I put in funds that I can afford to  lose, because of the too many failed ICOs that we have now.

During participation in ICO I am trying to invest not more than some hundreds dollars in a single project. It makes me confident that I wouldnt lose too much and also it bring me profit during some period of time.

considering that there are currently many extraordinary fraud projects, I think it's very risky to invest a lot of money in the ICO. and many investors are currently avoiding ICO because they don't want to lose because of a scam. especially when the current market conditions are bad, the coin has a lot of decline.

Well every person is different but i usually invest 0.1-2 ETHs, depend on the project itself and i usually join a pool to invest on presale. Because it's more worth and you can get a big bonus too. I joined a telegram group about the ico pool, so everytime a good project come they usually make a pledge and we can invest together.

You always need to invest as much as in the case of force majeure is not a pity to lose. This market is very risky, don't forget.

For the ICO project, I will do diversified investments. The investment in each project will not exceed 10% of the total assets, which will help to diversify the risk of investment.

I have never invested heavily in an ICO project, between 2 and 5 ethereum. not without reason, but because of capital constraints and my doubts about the future of tokens that I bought when the ICO.

This year I chose to stay away from ICOs due to the bearish market since January. I even had some ICOs that I was interested in, like DCC, but I preferred to just observe.