FundFlow — Real-Time Funding Platform

Summary

This is a real-time, browser-based funding platform designed for demo-day-style events where startups or charitable projects present to investors or donors and financing rounds can complete in minutes instead of what often takes years.

How it works

A facilitator manages live sessions, controls the presentation flow for startups, and oversees chat while investors watch startup pitches and pledge funds in real time. Startups and investors get emails when investments are soft-committed, and they complete their transaction with no middle-man.

This style of fundraising platform has been around, and has been very successful at times, but I couldn't find an OSS version I liked, so here's one. :)

Developer Demo

The application features a demo mode that is kind of awesome, in which you can try the app locally with fixture video streams and live streams. It has seeded data for quick evaluation, role-based login (no traditional auth required for investors/startups), and a clean, responsive UI.

This is a little youtube video that shows the demo mode

To run demo mode locally yourself, follow Demo mode (offline dev/test) in the developer setup guide — it lists [DEMO] sessions and lets facilitators log in without a password.

Features

• Live funding sessions — Facilitators create, schedule, and run live pitch events with timed stages that Startups present to and Investors invest in.
• Timezone-aware scheduling — Sessions are scheduled in a chosen timezone; start/end times and invitation emails are shown in that zone. A session's name, date, time, and timezone can be edited after it's created.
• Participant management — Add investors, startups, and facilitators one at a time, or bulk-import from a CSV (with a downloadable template). Set startup presentation order and per-startup metadata (funding goal, due-diligence room link, website).
• Invitations with send tracking — Branded invitation emails carry session details, a one-click login link, and a Google Calendar link. Bulk-send to everyone not yet emailed (never double-sends), resend to an individual, and see a Sent / Not sent status per participant.
• Email delivery logs — A per-message delivery timeline (queued → sent → bounced / complained / etc.) for diagnosing email issues.
• Editable email templates — Customize the facilitator contact address and the per-role welcome messages used in invitations.
• Live chat — All participants can communicate during sessions via a real-time chat panel while the video session is going, getting all questions answered.
• Presentation and AV controls - All the usual controls you expect in a video conferencing app of this kind - present, mute, etc. appropriate for each participant type.
• Real-time investment tracking — Investors pledge funds during presentations; a funding meter updates in real time for all participants.
• Role-based access — Three distinct roles: Facilitator (admin/host), Startup (presenter), and Investor (viewer/pledger)
• Session timer & stage control — Facilitators advance through intro, pitch, Q&A, and outro stages with play/pause/stage-change controls
• Demo mode — Toggle demo mode from the admin Settings tab to seed sample [DEMO] sessions and participants; demo data is cleaned up automatically when you switch back off. Local demo scripts can launch browsers for fixture participants.
• Randomize login — In demo mode, quickly log in as a random available participant with one click
• Chat archiving — Archive and download chat transcripts (private, facilitator-only access)
• Responsive design — Works on desktop and tablet with a 3-pane session layout (facilitator video, startup presentation, chat)

How to Use

For Investors

Log in with just your email, watch the startup presentations, ask questions, one click to pledge funds to the currently presenting startup or project. Use the chat panel on the right to ask questions or communicate with other participants.

For Startups

Log in with your email and click Startup to join the session — your presentation begins when the facilitator advances to your slot. Use the chat panel to engage with investors during your pitch and Q&A.

For Facilitators

Sign in at /admin with your facilitator email and password. The admin panel has four tabs — Sessions, New Session, Settings, and Email Logs.

Create & edit sessions

• New Session: enter a name and date, pick the timezone first, then choose start and end times (they're interpreted in that timezone). Overlaps with other scheduled sessions are flagged.
• Open a session from the Sessions list to Edit its name, date, time, or timezone, take it Go Live, End Session, or delete it.

Manage participants (inside a session)

• Add participants one at a time — email, optional display name, and role (facilitators also set a password).
• Or Bulk add with .csv: click Download .csv template for the column layout (Investor-Emails, Startup-Emails, Facilitator-Emails), fill it in, and upload. The import validates emails, skips anyone already on the session, and auto-assigns startup order, then reports how many were added / already present / invalid.
• Set each startup's presentation order, and use the gear icon to edit per-startup metadata (funding goal, DD room link, website).

Invite participants & track sends

• Send emails (N) queues invitations to everyone not yet emailed — re-clicking skips anyone already sent, so it never double-sends.
• Each row shows a Sent / Not sent status; use the send icon to send or resend to one participant.
• Invitations include the session date/time (in the session's timezone), a one-click login link, and a Google Calendar link.

Run the session

• Take the session Go Live, then drive the flow from the session page with the stage controls (Previous / Play-Pause / Next) and the stage selector. End Session when you're done.

Settings tab

• Demo Mode — seed or clear sample [DEMO] data (demo facilitator: facilitator@demo.com / demo123).
• Email Settings — edit the facilitator contact address and the per-role welcome messages used in invitations.

Email Logs tab

• Review every email's delivery status; click a row for the full delivery timeline (queued → sent → delivered / bounced / etc.) to diagnose issues.

Chat archives

• From a session, Archive & Clear Chat to snapshot and reset the chat; archived transcripts are downloadable and facilitator-only.

Running Tests

Prerequisites

Complete the developer setup in docs/dev_setup.md first (Colima, Supabase CLI, LiveKit, psql, npm install).

Start test infrastructure

mac% ./scripts/test-infra.sh

This script starts the following services if they aren't already running:

• Supabase (via Docker/Colima) — Postgres, Realtime, PostgREST on localhost:54321
• Supabase Edge Functions — served via supabase functions serve with LiveKit secrets loaded from supabase/.env.local
• LiveKit — WebRTC SFU on localhost:7880 (runs natively, no Docker)

It also writes .env.test and supabase/.env.local with the correct credentials, installs npm dependencies if needed, and seeds test data if the test session doesn't exist. The script is idempotent — it skips services that are already running.

To force a full database reset and re-seed:

mac% ./scripts/test-infra.sh --seed

Run unit and component tests

mac% npm test

53 tests covering stage logic, hook behavior, VideoPane states, Session page layout, and Login flows. No infrastructure required — these run against mocks.

Run E2E tests

E2E tests require Supabase and LiveKit running (via test-infra.sh above). Playwright starts the Vite dev server automatically.

mac% npx playwright test                                    # all E2E tests
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/login.spec.ts            # login flows only
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/stageFlow.spec.ts        # stage navigation
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/chat.spec.ts             # realtime chat
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/investment.spec.ts       # investment + realtime
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/funding.spec.ts          # funding meter
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/audioControls.spec.ts    # audio mute/unmute
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/takeStage.spec.ts        # take stage controls
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/sessionStatus.spec.ts    # session lifecycle
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/videoCall.spec.ts        # video call lifecycle
mac% npx playwright test tests/e2e/videoVisibility.spec.ts  # multi-role video

The video tests (videoCall, videoVisibility) additionally require LiveKit to be running.

Shut down test infrastructure

mac% ./scripts/test-infra-stop.sh          # stop services, keep data
mac% ./scripts/test-infra-stop.sh --clean  # stop services, wipe data

License

Copyright © 2026 Rich Bodo. All rights reserved.

This software comes with absolutely no warranty. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). A copy of the license is included in this repository in the file LICENSE.md.

See the GNU GPL for full terms and conditions.