i also believe that the community will not invest so much in the project a bit for the conditions of the market a bit for lack of news / updates on the project, and the lack of communication, maybe the team is bet all on big private investors...
It could be the case and I hope its true that they have a big backing from private investors so that the project will push forward without having serious financial issues. Imho.
Yes, they are going to need big private investors outside the community. IIRC the 1 million USD investment came from India. It shows that they can raise funds all over the world not just the US or Europe.