An ICO Presale (or Pre-ICO) is a token sale which occurs before the official sale of tokens is open to the public as part of the main ICO. The amount of money which a platform aims to raise in an ICO Presale is often much lower when compared to the main public ICO, and so the tokens are often put up for sale at a discounted price.

The Separation of Pre-ICO and Main-ICO funds

A Pre-ICO will typically use smart contracts which are separate to those used as part of the main ICO. This ensures that funds raised as part of the Pre-ICO are not mixed with those which will be raised as part of the main-ICO which allows for accounts to be easily audited.

The purpose of raising Pre-ICO funds

Some platforms launch Pre-ICOs as a way to raise funds for the paid advertisements, additional staff and social media campaigns which are required to launch the main ICO successfully.

The easiest way to discover details of upcoming Pre-ICOs

The easiest way to find out about Pre-ICOs is to check a reliable Pre-ICO calendar list such as the one at Zloadr. These lists contain detailed information about current and upcoming Pre-ICOs with details of the products and services being developed by each platform.