> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mushroomprotocol.gitbook.io/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mushroomprotocol.gitbook.io/docs/mushroom-protocol.md).

# Mushroom Protocol

Mushroom Protocol is a platform where retail and traditional investors can invest in fractional ownership of early stage biotechnologies. 

The protocol allows investors from around the world to fund science through a system of tokenization of biotechnology-based assets, using intellectual property from research and equity from startups as collateral. 

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## Quick links

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[Overview](/docs/overview/fundamentals.md)
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[Protocol](/docs/protocol/mushroom-app.md)
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### Get Started

Join our ecosystem by applying through our application form. Participate with your startup and access decentralized funding, or become a project reviewer, researcher or ambassador.

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[Get Started](/docs/get-started/apply.md)
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