Seed funders

A seed funder pays a creator's opening seed and resolution prepayment. The creator gets a market without putting up their own money. The funder gets the seed back and can earn a reward.

How it works

1. The creator picks External funder on the Mint page and enters the funder's account.
2. The funder sees the exact terms and approves them.
3. The market is minted with the funder's money as its seed.

The terms are fixed for that market once it's minted.

What the funder gets back

• The seed, after winners are paid.
• The unused part of the resolution prepayment, at resolution.
• A reward, from the treasury's share of what the market kept. It's capped relative to the amount funded. It never comes out of the creator pool.

The risks

• The seed is at risk. If most of the money lands on the winning side, the seed covers the gap. The funder can lose part or all of it.
• No reward if the market keeps nothing. If the treasury gets nothing, neither does the funder.
• A void pays no reward. The seed and unused prepayment come back, and that's it.

For the creator

A funded market works like any other. You still earn from your creator pool, and the funder's reward doesn't touch it. See Creator earnings.

Legal version

Fee Schedule §8