Support real people, and see exactly where your money goes.

Backing means supporting a Dreamer's goal with your money. A backing is a gift, not an investment: you do not buy shares or ownership, and you are not lending money. You help a real person reach something they could not do alone, and you follow their progress step by step.

What makes backing on cohero different is that your support is tied to the Dreamer's milestones. It is held and released one milestone at a time, and only when you have seen proof that the work was done.

The Discover feed shows one Dream at a time. Swipe right to save it to your Saved list, or left to pass. Open any card to read the full story, look at the photos and check the milestone plan before you decide.

Every Dream in the feed has been reviewed by our team first. You will see the category, the location, the goal, how much has been raised and how many milestones are already complete.

During our launch period, backing is not open yet. Instead you can tap Follow Dream on any Dream you like. You will be notified as soon as backing opens, so you can be one of the first to support it.

Following is private and can be undone at any time by tapping the button again.

When you back a Dream, you choose whether to back anonymously or show your profile. If you back anonymously, the Dreamer will not see who you are. The Dream page never shows Backer identities to the Dreamer for anonymous backings.

If you later open a chat with the Dreamer, your profile becomes visible to them in that conversation, so they know who they are talking to.

Your backing is held per milestone. When the Dreamer finishes a milestone and sends proof, you are notified and can review it.

• Release payment if the proof shows the milestone was delivered.
• Ask for more info if something is unclear. The Dreamer can add details or files.
• If you do not release within 14 days of the proof, your remaining held money for that milestone and every later one is returned to you automatically.

Support you have already released stays with the Dreamer. Milestones you have not released yet stay protected until you decide.

Open a chat from any Dream page to ask questions before or after you back. You see when messages are read and when the Dreamer is typing. Messages, backings and milestone updates also arrive in your notification center.

If anyone makes you uncomfortable, you can block them, which stops all messages both ways and hides their Dreams, or report a Dream or profile to our team. Keep every conversation and payment on cohero: never send money outside the app.