How Backing and Bonding Work on Pieces
June 2, 2026
On Pieces you can take part two ways: back a Piece to help fund and unlock the content you want, or bond a Piece to stand behind a creator and receive a creator-set kickback if it funds.
Beyond creating, Pieces has two ways to take part, and both help a creator’s work get funded and released. You can back a Piece, bond a Piece, or do both.
Back a Piece
A backer funds a Piece’s goal to unlock its content.
- If the Piece funds, you get the content you paid for.
- If the Piece fails, you get a full refund plus a share of the forfeited bonds.
Because backing is refunded if a campaign falls short, it is a low-risk way to help fund work you want to exist, and you are not penalized when a Piece does not reach its goal.
Bond a Piece
A bonder stakes money to stand behind a creator they believe in.
- If the Piece funds, you get your stake back plus the kickback the creator set, split pro-rata across all bonders.
- If the Piece fails, you forfeit your stake, which goes to the backers.
Bonding is the higher-conviction role: you put money up to help a creator and willingly accept losing it if the goal is missed.
They work together
Backers and bonders want the same thing: the work to get made and released. If you bond a Piece because you believe in it, backing it as well adds to the funding that pushes it toward its goal, and reaching the goal is what releases the work and pays bonders their kickback. Together the two roles let a creator get funded by the people who actually want the work to exist.
| Backer | Bonder | |
|---|---|---|
| What you do | Fund the goal to unlock content | Stand behind a creator you believe in |
| If it funds | You get the content | Stake back plus a creator-set kickback |
| If it fails | Refund plus a share of the bonds | You forfeit your stake to the backers |
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between backing and bonding? +
Backing funds the goal to unlock a Piece, and your money is returned if it does not fund. Bonding stakes money to stand behind a creator: you get your stake back plus a creator-set kickback if the Piece funds, and you forfeit the stake to backers if it does not.
Where does the backer bonus come from? +
From the bonders. If a Piece does not fund, the bonders forfeit their stakes, and that pool is split across the backers on top of their full refund.
Can I both back and bond the same Piece? +
Yes. If you believe in a Piece enough to bond it, backing it as well adds to the funding that helps push it toward its goal. The two roles point at the same goal: getting the work made and released.