Patent ID: 8719131
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: at least one device processor; and memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to: receive a request to obtain an amount of capacity in a multi-tenant resource environment, the amount of capacity capable of being accessed by a plurality of users; receive requests from a plurality of investors, the requests containing payment to support access to the amount of capacity; track funds supplied by each of the plurality of investors during at least an initial startup phase where revenue does not meet a specified criterion, the funds being based at least in part on the payment received from the plurality of investors; monitor a level of funding of the amount of capacity; based at least in part upon an amount of funds supplied by each of the plurality of investors, apportion an amount of future consideration among the plurality of investors; and initiate at least one of sending requests to at least a portion of the plurality of investors when the level of funding falls below a minimum threshold, the requests prompting the at least a portion of the plurality of investors to provide additional funds, or throttling access to a set of resources corresponding to the amount of capacity provided by the multi-tenant resource environment.