Funding: $5M Staged Deployment

NeoEngine seeks $5M total raise deployed across 5 milestone-based tranches.

Each tranche releases only upon successful achievement of validation gates, de-risking investor capital while proving execution capability before additional funding.

Tranche 1: Foundation — $1.5M

Q1-Q2 2026

Milestones:

Token generation event execution
Community building (1,000+ Discord members)
Initial team hiring (2 engineers)
Core smart contract development begins

Funds cover: TGE costs, initial engineering salaries, infrastructure setup, legal formation

Tranche 2: Development — $1.5M

Q3 2026 - Q1 2027

Milestones:

Smart contracts complete
First security audit ($150K)
NeoEngine OS alpha functional
Team expansion to 4 engineers if needed

Funds cover: Continued development, security audits, infrastructure scaling, team expansion

Tranche 3: Testnet Launch — $1M

Q2-Q3 2027

Milestones:

Testnet live with 1,000+ beta users
Second security audit complete ($100K)
Bug bounty program active through Immunefi
Desktop and mobile apps in beta

Funds cover: Testnet infrastructure, bounty rewards, bug fixes, iteration costs

Tranche 4: Mainnet Preparation — $500K

Q4 2027

Milestones:

3,000+ active testnet users
Mainnet infrastructure buildout complete
Marketing ramp-up begins
Early enterprise partnership conversations

Funds cover: Mainnet infrastructure, marketing campaigns, business development

Tranche 5: Mainnet Launch — $500K

Q1 2028

Milestones:

Mainnet goes live
5,000+ users onboarded in first quarter
DAO governance transition begins
Treasury management shifts to community control

Funds cover: Launch operations, user acquisition, DAO setup

Transparency

All treasury transactions occur on-chain through NeoEngine DAO governance, publicly auditable via Solana Explorer with quarterly transparency reports.

Staged deployment protects investor capital while demonstrating execution capability at each milestone before additional funding releases.