For Founders
- You don't need a full raise to access senior talent. You need the right structure.
- Milestone-gated delivery means you pay for outcomes, not effort.
- 4 of 6 active CV companies raised institutional capital after engagement.
Ecosystem Case Study · 2019–2025
Consilience Ventures
The first proof that equity-for-execution works at scale
250+
Experts
32
Domains
8
Companies
$16.5M+
Raised by portfolio
How It Worked
The mechanics, in sequence.
01
Community selection
Startups applied and were voted in by the expert community — 70%+ approval required. No committee, no subjective gatekeeping.
02
Equity → CVDS
Accepted startups contributed equity to a ring-fenced portfolio vehicle in exchange for CVDS units — the direct predecessor to EC's VCI™.
03
Tickets, not retainers
Founders posted Tickets — scoped deliverables with milestones, acceptance criteria, and timelines. Experts bid. Founders chose.
04
30 / 70 settlement
Experts received approximately 30% cash and 70% CVDS. Their upside was tied directly to the portfolio they helped build.
05
Verified delivery only
Settlement triggered only on verified milestone completion. No delivery, no payout — on either side.
06
The Flowback Loop
As companies raised or generated revenue, proceeds flowed back through the ecosystem, buying back and retiring CVDS — creating liquidity as companies matured.
226k
CVDS issued to founders
29
Senior expert engagements
~70%
Cash burn reduction vs. conventional hiring
100%
Milestone-gated settlement
The Verdict
What five years of live data proves.
For Investors
- 14% portfolio failure rate vs. 40–60% seed-stage VC benchmark.
- $16.5M+ in external capital raised across the portfolio.
- Execution-first companies arrive with proof, not pitch decks.
For Experts
- CVDS earned through Ticket delivery are a real portfolio stake — governed, ring-fenced, outcome-linked.
- Every Ticket builds a verifiable Proof-of-Execution track record.
- 250+ experts joined in 18 months. Zero ads. The model is the magnet.
For Ecosystem Operators
- CV is the template. The model is now codified into EC's ecosystem infrastructure.
- One ecosystem. Zero ad spend. 250+ experts. 8 companies. 4 institutional fundraises.
- Build the governance correctly and the experts come to you.
Download the full case study.
Every company profile, expert deployment detail, speed benchmarks, and the complete honest account of what worked, what did not, and what EC has built differently as a result.
Execute First. Build Proof. Raise Later.
Consilience Ventures · 2019–2025