Many ICOs avoid public crowdsales and raise funds with private sales or pre-sales that require a high contribution. The only way to participate in these ICOs is via ICO pools. This discussion can help find honest and effective pools. An example of a pool open to new members is at
https://discord.gg/97bGsVD Today we can see some kind of gradation in the area of ICO projects. The projects which are prefer to be more prestigious are trying to establish high contributions for its participants. And it has a sense I suppose.