# Backer **Domain:** Tournament finance / Participant roles **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition A **backer** is a participant who allocates capital or tokenized support behind another participant's future performance without performing or adjudicating the task directly. In [[wiki/Immunefi Hacker Pledging|Immunefi Hacker Pledging]], the role is distinct from sponsor, researcher, judge, protocol, and spectator. ## Significance The role turns reputation into an object of selection and pricing. It creates a bridge among [[wiki/Fantasy Sports|fantasy management]], [[wiki/On-Chain Reputation|on-chain reputation]], and cyber talent discovery without establishing military tasking. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Immunefi](https://immunefi.com/) ## Routes [[wiki/Immunefi Hacker Pledging|Immunefi Hacker Pledging]] · [[wiki/Capability-Discovery Market|Capability-Discovery Market]] · [[wiki/On-Chain Reputation|On-Chain Reputation]] · [[wiki/Fantasy Sports|Fantasy Sports]]