Aelin is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that allows anyone to raise capital for a project or investment deal in a permissionless manner. It functions as a platform where "sponsors" can create investment pools for specific deals (e.g., pre-launch token sales), and investors can contribute funds to participate. The protocol handles the distribution of deal tokens to investors and sponsor fees automatically via smart contracts. Originally incubated by the Synthetix core team, Aelin operates on Ethereum and the Optimism layer-2 network, aiming to democratize access to early-stage investment opportunities.

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