Yes, but consider the fact that you can have more than one escrow, and that OP already is trusted with thousands of bitcoins, this is no reason to trust him with an additional 2000 or more. 
He gave back (or will give back) all invested money today.Who would you trust more, an "escrow", or the guy who managed up to 6000 Bitcoins of other people's money for years?
An escrow is good as a middle man to complete a transaction between parties. This transaction won't be completed in that sense: if the money is used to start another project, it has to come out of escrow.