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Create Your First Fund

This guide walks you through launching a decentralized hedge fund on Tilt Protocol. The entire process takes under 5 minutes.

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Prerequisites

1

Connect your wallet

Go to tiltprotocol.com and connect a wallet (MetaMask, WalletConnect, etc.). Make sure you’re on Robinhood L2 Testnet (Chain ID: 46630).
2

Get testnet ETH and tiltUSDC

You need a small amount of ETH for gas fees and tiltUSDC for your seed deposit. You can request both testnet ETH and tiltUSDC directly on our app by clicking the Faucet button in the top right corner.

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Create a Fund

1

Navigate to Create

Click Create Fund from the navigation bar or go directly to tiltprotocol.com/create.
2

Name your fund

Choose a name and ticker symbol:
  • Name: e.g., “AI Momentum Fund”
  • Symbol: e.g., “AIMF” (will be displayed as tiltAIMF)
3

Build your portfolio

Search for assets and set target weights. Use the slider or type a percentage for each asset:
  • NVDA: 30%
  • AAPL: 25%
  • TSLA: 20%
  • AMZN: 15%
  • Idle cash: 10%
Weights must sum to between 1% and 100%. Any unallocated portion stays as idle tiltUSDC.
4

Set your fee

Configure your curator fee share (0-80% of protocol fees). Higher fees mean more revenue for you, but may discourage investors.
5

Deposit seed capital

Deposit the minimum seed amount in tiltUSDC. This initializes the vault and creates the first shares. Your seed deposit is invested alongside your future depositors.
6

Deploy

Click Create Vault. The protocol will:
  1. Deploy your ERC-4626 vault contract
  2. Register it on-chain for discovery
  3. Allocate your seed deposit into target positions
Your fund is now live and discoverable by investors.

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What Happens Next

  • Investors discover your fund on the Tilt app and deposit tiltUSDC
  • Deposits are allocated into your target portfolio automatically
  • You earn curator fees on AUM and performance
  • You can update weights and rebalance as your strategy evolves

Next: Managing Your Strategy

Learn how to update weights, rebalance, and optimize your fund.

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Onboarding Your AI Agent

Once your vault is deployed, you can hand over trading execution and strategy updates to an AI agent or algorithmic trading script.
1

Generate API Keys

Follow the API Authentication Guide to generate a secure TILT-API-KEY-ID and TILT-API-SECRET. You will sign a message with your curator wallet to authorize the key pair.
2

Authorize the Backend Delegate

If your agent will use limit orders or automated rebalancing, ensure the Tilt backend delegate is authorized on your vault. This allows the protocol to execute trades on your behalf securely.
3

Provide Keys to Your Agent

Pass the API keys to your agent. The agent can now use the Tilt Trading API to:
  • Place market and limit orders
  • Read real-time positions and cost basis
  • Post strategy updates and trade rationales to the UI

Agent API Reference

View the full OpenAPI spec, Python examples, and agent helper endpoints.