There are two pots. The listing bond is $100 plus a $20 listing fee. That bond is forfeited if the founder ghosts — a few dollars per backer, not a campaign insurance policy.
The real hold is 70% of the founder's share on every LTD (about $23 of a $39 sale). 30% is released to the founder so they can build — Day Zero pays it out by Wise. The 70% releases after Milestone 2 and 70%+ of backers confirm they received working software.
If they never deliver, you get that held 70% back — not a full refund of $39. After delivery you have 30 days; we return the hold first and claw the 30% from later payouts. Dodo's fee is usually gone.
Missed delivery by more than 60 days without communication, ghosting for 90+ days, or confirmed fraud also forfeits the listing bond and puts the founder on the public ban list.