What you will learn
- Where everything is and what it is for
- How to search for anything from anywhere
- The shortcuts that save you clicks
- What changes on mobile
Before you start
- A Krows account. If you do not have one, read Create your account.
Chapter 1The big picture
- Your account. With your alias. From here you reach Settings, Plans, language, the tour and Sign out.
- Search. Startups, pages, settings and help. Press / from anywhere.
- Help. Opens the help center and shortcuts.
- Notifications. Votes, reports, investments and notices about your money. The number shows how many are unread.
- Light or dark theme. Also with the D key.
- Bottom bar. “Developers” opens the technical panel; on the right you see the Solana network and its status, and the reminder that Krows never holds your funds.
Chapter 2The sidebar
| Section | What it is for | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Your portfolio value, your balance, your trust score and recommendations of what to do next. | G I |
| Board | Every startup with an open or upcoming round, with sector and country filters. | G T |
| Portfolio | Your investments, your tokens and your USDC. Buy USDC by card from here. | G C |
| Votes | Milestones and withdrawals waiting for your vote, and the history of closed ones. | G V |
| Reports | Reports from the founders of your startups, to read and rate. | G R |
| Saved | Startups you follow closely. | G G |
| Messages | Each startup’s investor chats. | G M |
| Trust score | Your reputation and your startups’, with their history. | G S |
| Founder › Startups | My startups, Create startup and Promotion. | G P, G N, G O |
Shortcuts are yours: tap the pencil next to the title to choose what appears. G plus a number from 1 to 8 opens each one. From a startup’s dashboard you can “Pin to sidebar” to keep it handy.
The Founder section only appears if you chose “I want to fund my startup” or “Both”. You can turn it on in Settings › Personal details › How you use Krows.
Chapter 3The investor screens
Board
Each card shows the cover, name, tagline, country, sector and amount raised. Those marked “Sponsored” paid to appear there; they are always labelled.
Startup page
At the top, the cover and round figures. Below, tabs for Startup, Team, Milestones, Rewards, Financials, Documents and Reports. On the Free plan you see the summary; with Pro, everything.
Portfolio
Your available USDC, your portfolio value, what you have in open rounds and what has been returned to you. Below, each investment and its status.
Votes and reports
What awaits your vote and reports to rate. You will also see them on Home under “Recommendations”.
Chapter 4The founder screens
My startups
Your startups and their status: draft, in review, approved, round open… Each one’s menu lets you open the dashboard, view the page, integrate, launch the round, remove it from the board or delete a draft.
Startup dashboard
Amount raised, investors, trust score and days left. Links to Integration, Chat, Milestones and withdrawals, Reports, API and webhooks, Page, Promotion, Workbench and your Public page. Top right you switch between Test and Live mode.
Setup guide
The “Setup guide” button at the top tells you the next step at all times: complete, integrate, test and launch. Open and close it with Q.
Chapter 5Keyboard shortcuts
Press ? on any screen to see the list. The most useful:
| / | Search |
| N | Publish your startup |
| B | Open notifications |
| D | Dark or light mode |
| Q | Setup guide |
| W | Developers panel |
| J K | My startups: down and up; ↵ opens, P previews |
| [ ] | Editor: previous and next step |
| Ctrl/⌘ ↵ | Editor: save and continue |
| ↑ | Chat: edit your last message |
| Alt ↑ ↓ | Chat: previous and next conversation |
| Esc | Close dialogs and panels |
Chapter 6On mobile
The app works the same on your phone, in the browser. The sidebar hides behind the menu button and tables turn into cards.
You can add app.krows.app to your home screen from the browser’s share menu to open it like an app.
Chapter 7Final review
Before you close this guide, check you have it clear. None of this is sent anywhere: it is just for you.
Which key opens search from any screen?
A board card says “Sponsored”. What does it mean?
Thanks. We will use it to improve.