Vesting to Members

Vesting to members creates an on-chain vesting stream that distributes your organization’s equity token to a recipient over time.

Vesting types

SimplyVest supports three types of vesting:

Type	Description
Linear	Tokens unlock continuously from start to end date
Cliff	Tokens unlock all at once after a cliff period, then linear
Milestone	All tokens unlock when a milestone condition is met, gated by a trigger authority

How to vest

1. Go to your organization dashboard
2. Click Vest to Member on the token card
3. Fill in the details:
   • Recipient — the member’s wallet address
   • Amount — the total amount of tokens to vest
   • Duration — the vesting period (e.g., 1 year, 2 years, 4 years)
   • Cliff — optional, a period before which no tokens are claimable
   • Type — linear, cliff, or milestone
4. Sign the transaction with your wallet

What happens on-chain

When you vest to a member, the platform:

1. Creates a StreamAccount PDA on Solana with the vesting parameters
2. Transfers the total amount of tokens into a VaultAccount (PDA token account)
3. Records the stream in the API for fast querying

The tokens are now in a program-derived escrow. Neither you nor the platform can move them — only the program can release them according to the vesting schedule.

After vesting

The recipient can:

• View their vesting stream on the claim dashboard
• Claim vested tokens at any time
• Track their vesting progress

You can:

• View all vesting streams on the org dashboard
• Cancel a stream (unvested tokens are refunded)
• Track total vested vs claimed amounts