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Escrow & Fund Safety

Smart contract protection for all parties

All funds are held in dedicated smart contract escrow — controlled by code, not individuals. Transparent, verifiable protection for founders and backers.

How Escrow Works

// FUNDING_ASSEMBLYTime-released escrow
A · BACKERS
E · LP RESERVE
15% LOCKED
B · ESCROW VAULT
7 TRANCHES · TIME-RELEASED
T0✓ RELEASEDD000
T1✓ RELEASEDD030
T2RELEASINGD060
T3LOCKEDD090
T4LOCKEDD120
T5LOCKEDD150
T6LOCKEDD180
C · CHALLENGE GATE
// 72H COUNTDOWN
T-44HT-0
✓ NO CHALLENGE
RELEASE FIRES → FOUNDER
⚠ CHALLENGE FILED
RELEASE FROZEN
⚖ CHALLENGE DENIED
RELEASE FIRES → FOUNDER
D · FOUNDER
RECEIVES EACH TRANCHE
Funding assembly: backers deposit ETH into a per-raise escrow vault holding seven time-released tranches (10% kickstart at finalization, then 15% monthly through day 180). 15% of the raise branches to the liquidity reserve at finalization and is locked permanently. Each monthly release passes a 72-hour challenge gate: no challenge or a denied challenge fires the release to the founder; a filed challenge freezes it.
// CHALLENGER STAKES TOKENS · 20% SLASH IF DENIED
// 7-DAY COOLDOWN PER ADDRESS
// THRESHOLDS · 0.25% (T0–T2) · 0.50% (T3–T4) · 1.00% (T5–T6)
// LP · 15% RAISED ETH + TOKENS @ BACKER PRICE −5% → AERODROME · LOCKED FOREVER

Fund States

// STATE: FUNDS_LOCKED
ACCESSNo Party Can Withdraw
ISOLATIONPer-Raise Escrow Contract
TRANSPARENCYOnchain Verifiable
FAILURE_MODENo Single Point of Control
// STATE: FUNDS_RELEASED
KICKSTART10% at Raise Finalization
TRANCHES15% Monthly (72h Challenge)
TRIGGERAutomatic + Trustless
CONDITIONTime-Based Schedule Met

Smart Contract Architecture

// ARCHITECTURE: ESCROW_CONTRACTS
DEPLOYMENTPer-Raise Factory Clone
ISOLATIONFull Risk Isolation
LIBRARIESOpenZeppelin Base
// SECURITY: ADMIN_SURFACE
BACKDOORSNone
EMERGENCY_PAUSEHalts New Activity Only
FUND_REDIRECTImpossible

Full Transparency

All contract code is verified on Basescan. Anyone can inspect the logic, verify balances, and track all transactions on the blockchain explorer.

Refund Conditions

TypeConditionDetails
Fixed GoalFull refund if goal not reached by deadlineClaim directly from contract
Open-EndedRefund only if soft cap set and not reachedNo soft cap = no refunds
Pro-RataExcess over cap claimable by backersProportional allocation, claim remainder

Claiming Refunds

Check Refund Eligibility

Visit the raise page to see if refunds are available.

Connect Your Wallet

Connect the same wallet you used to contribute.

Claim Your Refund

Refund sent directly from escrow to your wallet.

NOTE

Refunds are available immediately after cancellation and remain available indefinitely.

Security Guarantees

For Backers

  • --Time-based release schedule protection
  • --Claimable refunds if conditions not met
  • --Challenge suspicious releases
  • --Transparent onchain tracking
  • --Founder tokens locked 6mo + 12mo vest

For Founders

  • --Guaranteed fund release on schedule
  • --Predictable tranche timing
  • --18-month founder token vesting
  • --No platform interference with releases
  • --Build trust through transparent delivery