Systems and Methods for Staggered Funding Based on Milestones

摘要

A method of staggering fund disbursement to a company based on the company's achievement of a milestone sends information about a company to a plurality of potential investors. The information including information about a milestone associated with a round of funding. The method also receives payment for the round of funding from at least one investor. The method further disburses a portion of the payment to the company and retains a remaining portion of the payment. Additionally, the method sends a progress report relating to the company to the at least one investor. The method then determines whether the company achieved the milestone based on votes from the at least one investor. Each of the votes corresponds to the investor's assessment of the company's progress against the milestone based on the progress report. The method disburses at least a portion of the remaining portion of the payment to the company if the company has been determined to have achieved the milestone.