A crypto approach could look like:

1. Create a token and mint 1% (10k) of them to you

2. Create a pair with let's say 1 ETH (or USDC) + 10k on Uniswap - this is your initial funding for your project. You now have a market for your token.

3. Reward your contributors with tokens - they can choose to swap these into ETH or USDC if they wish to