Who this is for
For teams who live off client projects
If your work runs as projects with a start, end and clear outcomes, and you want money and delivery to move together in funded steps, Flikker is built for you, whether you are solo or a 20-person crew.
Freelancers and consultants
Designers, developers, marketers, writers, coaches and other specialists who run scoped projects and retainers and are tired of big invoices at the end that get paid late, or not at all.
Studios and agencies
Teams delivering strategy, creative work, builds and campaigns. Flikker helps you link your internal plan to funded steps between 30 and 999 970 USD, so you are not carrying months of unpaid work on your own cashflow.
Professional services and trades
Architects, engineers, builders, lawyers, accountants and trades who already think in phases and progress payments, but want Stripe based funding, clear evidence and an audit trail for every step in one place.
What these teams have in common
• Work is done in real projects, not one-click orders. There is planning, delivery and handover.
• One unpaid or very late invoice can wipe out the profit on the whole job.
• Everyone already has contracts, but contracts alone do not stop unpaid work. They just give you something to argue over later.
• Chasing money after delivery costs time, energy and legal fees that most teams never get back.
Flikker moves that risk forward in time: the client funds each step through Stripe by card, invoice or bank transfer where supported, Stripe holds each funded step as a delayed payout, and payout only releases when the client approves that step.
When Flikker is not the right fit
• If your revenue is pure one-click e-commerce with no projects, classic checkout is usually better.
• If all work is billed in tiny time entries with no clear outcomes, you may need to define steps first before Flikker adds value.
• If all your leads and trust come from a public marketplace, Flikker will not replace that marketplace. It replaces risky invoices once a project is agreed.
Pick one real client project, split it into funded steps and feel the difference on the next payout.
Flikker is built for people and companies who run client projects and need a safer way to get paid. Freelancers, consultants, agencies, studios, builders, engineers, architects, lawyers and accountants who are tired of sending one big invoice after the work and then waiting weeks or months to see the money. Instead of gambling on one final invoice, they want funded steps where each step has one amount, clear done criteria and proof.
Flikker is not a public marketplace like Upwork or Fiverr. There is no job board, no bidding system and no race to the lowest price. You bring your own client, agree the scope together and then run that work as funded steps. Flikker does not sit between you and your client for lead generation or rating. It is private project infrastructure that makes sure funded steps, approvals and payouts are clear for both sides.
Flikker is also not a bank. Flikker does not hold client funds on its own balance sheet and does not pool money from many projects. Stripe handles card payments, invoices and bank transfers where supported. Funds are held by Stripe as delayed payouts per step until the client approves that step in Flikker. When approval is given, Flikker tells Stripe to pay out that specific step to the provider's connected account. Flikker takes a transparent platform fee on funded steps, Stripe charges its own card fees separately.
This structure is useful if you are starting a service business and want to avoid unpaid invoices, if you are moving from hourly billing to outcome based projects, or if you already run a busy agency or trades business and want more predictable cashflow without turning your company into a marketplace profile.