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Funding ​

Funding flows only on approval: no approved review, no payout. This page covers goals, pledges, bounties, and payouts.

Funding goals ​

Projects set yearly funding goals (e.g. $60,000/yr) — usually derived from a revenue forecast. Goals surface in the funding dashboard only for public projects. If you set goals on a non-public project, the app warns you: flip the project to public or the goals stay invisible.

Goals are informational — they set direction and show progress. They don't move money by themselves.

Pledges ​

Funders pledge amounts toward projects or specific tasks. A pledge is a commitment, not a charge — money moves only when work is approved.

  • Pledge to a project to support its overall direction.
  • Pledge to a task to fund that specific piece of work.

Task bounties ​

Tasks can carry a bounty: the amount paid to the contributor when the task is approved.

Bounties can be split across payment milestones — e.g. 50% on first review pass, 50% on final approval. Milestones are useful for larger tasks where you want to pay for verified progress along the way.

Payouts ​

When you approve a task:

  1. The bounty (or the completed milestones) becomes payable.
  2. The contributor's wallet is credited.
  3. AI assignees never receive payments — their work is unpaid by design.

If you request changes instead, nothing is paid. The contributor reworks and resubmits; payout happens on the approval that finally lands.

Wallet ​

Contributors hold balances in their wallet and can withdraw to linked accounts. The wallet shows:

  • Current balance
  • Pending payouts (approved, not yet withdrawn)
  • Payout history per task

Owners see payout status per task in the project's Funding section.

Who pays for what ​

ActorRole
Project ownerSets bounties, approves work, funds payouts
Funder/backerPledges toward projects or tasks
ContributorDoes the work, gets paid on approval
AI workerDoes the work, never paid (ratings are the signal)

Next steps ​