Share the Upside
CAGE reinvests 20% of all licensing royalties back into its research community — 10% as direct contributor royalties, 10% through a community reinvestment fund supporting open science.
How Revenue Sharing Works
Contributor Royalties
10% of all licensing royalties go directly to the individuals who do the work. Paid to you personally — not your university, not your employer. Allocated by contribution points and community vote.
Community Reinvestment
10% reinvested into open science: university lab grants, equipment sponsorships, open-access publishing, conference funding, and institutional partnerships. CAGE's commitment to the ecosystem.
Hybrid Allocation
Contributor royalties split 50/50: half by objective contribution points, half by quarterly community impact vote. Fair by formula and by peers.
Paid When We're Paid
Payouts are conditional on CAGE receiving payment. Once funds hit our account, contributors are paid within 30-60 days. No phantom promises.
Every Action Counts
50% of the Contributor Royalties Pool is distributed proportionally by points. The more you contribute, the larger your share.
Submit lab notes, experimental data, or analyses to any track.
Your results are independently reproduced by another contributor.
Discovery that significantly advances a track toward commercialization.
Your proposed protocol becomes the standard method for a track.
Review and provide constructive feedback on another contributor's work.
Propose a new research track that gets approved and activated.
The Other 50%: Impact Vote
Points measure quantity. But science isn't just about volume. Some contributions shift the entire direction of a track. That's why half the contributor royalties pool is allocated by community vote.
Quarterly Cycles
Every quarter, active contributors vote on who made the highest-impact contributions.
One Contributor, One Vote
Every contributor with at least one approved submission in the quarter can vote. No whale dynamics.
Transparent Results
Vote tallies and allocation percentages are published on the platform after each cycle.
pie_chart Allocation Breakdown
Example: If CAGE earns $1M in licensing royalties from a track, $100K goes to the Contributor Royalties Pool (split by points and community vote) and $100K goes to the Community Reinvestment Fund (grants, university partnerships, open science).
The Opportunity Is Massive
CAGE's platform technology addresses toxic chemicals across 8 industrial categories worth $30-55 billion globally.
Even capturing 1% of this market generates $300-550M in licensing revenue, of which $30-55M flows directly to contributors and $30-55M funds open science initiatives.
Payout Terms
Conditional on Revenue: Contributor payouts are made only after CAGE receives payment from licensees. We cannot distribute royalties we haven't collected.
30-60 Day Window: Once CAGE receives a licensing payment, contributor distributions are processed within 30-60 days.
Per-Track Accounting: Royalties are tracked per research track. Contributors earn from the specific tracks they contributed to.
Transparent Reporting: CAGE publishes quarterly reports showing licensing revenue, contributor pool balance, and individual allocations.
No Minimum Threshold: There is no minimum payout threshold. If you've earned $5, you receive $5.
Perpetual Rights: Points earned never expire. Even if you stop contributing, your historical share continues to earn from future royalties on tracks you contributed to.
This Is Bigger Than Any One Lab
Forty tracks. Billions in toxic chemistry waiting to be replaced. We're sharing the work and the reward.