Every raise releases funds through a structured tranche system over 6 months. Backers have ongoing accountability; founders get predictable runway.

Contributions never go to the founder in one lump sum. The escrow contract releases them on a fixed schedule: 10% the moment the raise finalizes, then 15% each month for six months.

The first release — the kickstart tranche — is 10% of the raise, sent to the founder immediately at finalization with no challenge window. It exists to give the project momentum on day one.

The remaining 90% releases as six monthly tranches of 15% each. A tranche becomes eligible 30 days after the previous release. Before the funds move, a 72h challenge window opens so the community can review progress. If no challenge succeeds, the funds transfer to the founder automatically — no claims, no approvals.

If a founder stops delivering, backers and token holders can challenge the next tranche before it releases. A successful challenge freezes the release, which is what makes the time-based schedule safe: funds keep flowing only while the community lets them.

Challenging requires staking a bond, and the bond grows as the project matures — early tranches are cheap to challenge because there's little track record to judge, while late challenges demand more conviction.

When a raise finalizes, the liquidity pool tokens are locked automatically — indefinitely, with onchain proof anyone can verify. A founder can never pull the liquidity out from under their own token.

Founder token allocations vest on a 6 months cliff followed by 12 months of linear vesting (18 months in total). The cliff deliberately matches the ETH tranche schedule: founders can't sell a single token while they're still receiving tranches.