Vesting team tokens on a Solana launch

Vesting sets tokens aside and releases them in parts over time, so a team's allocation can't all be sold at once. On a Meteora bonding curve launch it is part of the launch itself.

How it works on a curve launch

You set how many tokens vest. They are held back from the curve and released to the fee wallet after graduation, through Jupiter's locker, in equal parts: the first a set number of days after graduation, then one part at a fixed interval. You can also release a first amount when the vesting starts. The fee wallet claims each part on Jupiter Lock once it unlocks.

With 100,000,000 tokens vesting in 12 parts, each part is about 8.3 million tokens. Vesting can last at most two years from graduation.

What it can't be combined with

A fee split: token vesting needs a single fee wallet, because a shared fee vault can only hold fees.
A transfer tax: Meteora doesn't allow vesting on a token that charges one.

Vesting liquidity

Separate from the token, the liquidity your fee wallet receives at graduation can vest too, and so can a plain pool's liquidity from launch. See Locking liquidity on Meteora.

How launchpads compare

Checked on 18 October 2026: pump.fun and Bags have no vesting. Jupiter Studio offers it on set terms (6 or 12 months). bonk.fun offers token locks that release all at once at the end. On T-minus you set the amount, the start, the number of parts and the gap between them.

Questions

Who receives the vested tokens?

The fee wallet. It claims each part on Jupiter Lock once that part unlocks.

When does vesting start?

At graduation. Nothing unlocks while the token is still on its bonding curve.

Can the schedule change after launch?

No. It is fixed when the launch lands, which is what makes it worth something to buyers.

Launch with vesting