An initial coin offering is similar in concept to an initial public offering (IPO), both a process in which companies raise capital, while an ICO is an investment that gives the investor a cryptocoin, more commonly known as a coin or a token in return for investment, which is quite different to the issuance of securities as is the case in an IPO investment. Do you invest in ICO? and has you make money from it?
I have never tried investing in ICO because there is no experience. Some ICOs that I saw were scam, so my fear arose because I would lose my money. Plans to try to invest in ICO exist, but have not found a good ICO. It seems that I have to study with someone who has experience in ICO.