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Kickstarter

February 06, 2023

This article is about the crowdfunding site. For the motor kickstarter, see kick start and starter (engine). For other uses, see Kickstart (disambiguation).

Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation[2] based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity.[3] The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life".[4] As of July 2021, Kickstarter has received $6.6 billion in pledges from 21 million backers to fund 222,000 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, board games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects.[5]

Kickstarter, PBC
Screenshot
Type of businessDelaware-registered public-benefit corporation
Type of site
Crowdfunding
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Founder(s)Perry Chen
Yancey Strickler
Charles Adler
CEOEverette Taylor
IndustryFinancial services
Internet
Net income$1.3 million after tax (2019)[1]: 1 
URLwww.kickstarter.com/about
LaunchedApril 28, 2009; 13 years ago (2009-04-28)
140 employees (before May 2020 40% staff reduction)[1]: 1 

People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges.[6] This model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage, where artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work.[7]

History

 
Visitors at Kickstarter Brooklyn offices in 2013

Kickstarter launched on April 28, 2009,[8] by Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler. The New York Times called Kickstarter "the people's NEA".[9] Time named it one of the "Best Inventions of 2010"[10] and "Best Websites of 2011".[11] Kickstarter reportedly raised $10 million funding from backers including NYC-based venture firm Union Square Ventures and angel investors such as Jack Dorsey, Zach Klein and Caterina Fake.[12] The company is based at 58 Kent Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, housed in part of the former Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory.[13]

On February 14, 2013, Kickstarter released an iOS app called Kickstarter for the iPhone.[14] The app was aimed at users who create and back projects and was the first time Kickstarter had an official mobile presence.[15]

 
Kickstarter HQ library, Brooklyn in 2017

On October 31, 2012, Kickstarter opened projects based in the United Kingdom,[16] followed by projects based in Canada on September 9, 2013,[17] Australia and New Zealand on November 13, 2013,[18] the Netherlands on April 28, 2014, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden on September 15, 2014,[19] Germany on April 28, 2015, France and Spain on May 19, 2015,[20] Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and Switzerland on June 16, 2015, Singapore and Hong Kong on August 30, 2016,[21] Mexico on November 15, 2016, and Japan on September 12, 2017. In July 2017, Strickler announced his resignation.[22]

On April 20, 2020, Kickstarter announced that it was likely going to lay off workers due to the coronavirus pandemic causing the number of active projects to be "about 35% below what it was at this time last year with no clear sign of rebound."[23] The layoff was reported by the union to affect up to 45% of the employees, although Kickstarter has yet to report the scale of the layoff as of May 2, 2020. The union negotiated a settlement for laid off employees including four months of severance pay and up to six months of continued health benefits for anyone who gets laid off, recall rights for a year (so that those laid off can return to job openings), and a release from noncompete agreements for those who accept severance pay.[1][24]

In December 2021, Kickstarter announced they would be moving their platform to Blockchain, with the aim of making the tools required for creating a crowdfunding site available to anyone.[25]

Model

Kickstarter is one of a number of crowdfunding platforms for gathering money from the public, which circumvents traditional avenues of investment.[26][27] Project creators choose a deadline and a minimum funding goal. If the goal is not met by the deadline, no funds are collected (a kind of assurance contract).[28]

The kickstarter platform is open to backers from anywhere in the world and to creators from many countries, including the US, UK,[29] Canada,[30] Australia, New Zealand,[18] The Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Mexico.

Kickstarter applies a 5% fee on the total amount of the funds raised.[31] Their payments processor applies an additional 3–5% fee.[32] Unlike many forums for fundraising or investment, Kickstarter claims no ownership over the projects and the work they produce. The web pages of projects launched on the site are permanently archived and accessible to the public. After funding is completed, projects and uploaded media cannot be edited or removed from the site.[33]

There is no guarantee that people who post projects on Kickstarter will deliver on their projects, use the money to implement their projects, or that the completed projects will meet backers' expectations. Kickstarter advises backers to use their judgment on supporting a project. They also warn project leaders that they could be liable for legal damages from backers for failure to deliver on promises.[34] Projects might also fail even after a successful fundraising campaign when creators underestimate the total costs required or technical difficulties to be overcome.[35][36]

When asked what made Kickstarter different from other crowdfunding platforms, co-founder Perry Chen said: "I wonder if people really know what the definition of crowdfunding is. Or, if there’s even an agreed upon definition of what it is. We haven’t actively supported the use of the term because it can provoke more confusion. In our case, we focus on a middle ground between patronage and commerce. People are offering cool stuff and experiences in exchange for the support of their ideas. People are creating these mini-economies around their project ideas. So, you aren’t coming to the site to get something for nothing; you are trying to create value for the people who support you. We focus on creative projects—music, film, technology, art, design, food and publishing—and within the category of crowdfunding of the arts, we are probably ten times the size of all the others combined."[37]

Projects

On June 21, 2012, Kickstarter began publishing statistics on its projects.[38] As of December 4, 2019, there were 469,286 launched projects (3,524 in progress),[39] with a success rate of 37.45% (success rate being how many were successfully funded by reaching their set goal).[clarification needed] The total amount pledged was $4,690,286,673.[40]

The business grew quickly in its early years. In 2010 Kickstarter had 3,910 successful projects and $27,638,318 pledged. The corresponding figures for 2011 were 11,836 successfully funded projects and $99,344,381 pledged; and there were 18,109 successfully funded projects, $610,352 pledged in 2012.[41]

On February 9, 2012, Kickstarter hit a number of milestones. A dock made for the iPhone designed by Casey Hopkins became the first Kickstarter project to exceed one million dollars in pledges. A few hours later, a new adventure game project started by computer game developers, Double Fine Productions, reached the same figure, having been launched less than 24 hours earlier, and finished with over $3 million pledged.[42] This was also the first time Kickstarter raised over a million dollars in pledges in a single day.[43] On August 30, 2014, the "Coolest Cooler", an icebox created by Ryan Grepper, became the most funded Kickstarter project in history, with US$13.28 million in funding, breaking the record previously held by the Pebble smartwatch.[44]

From 2012 to 2013, Wharton professor Ethan Mollick and Jeanne Pi conducted research into what contributes to a project's success or failure on Kickstarter. Some key findings from the analysis were that increasing goal size is negatively associated successfully, projects that are featured on the Kickstarter homepage have an 89% chance of being successful, compared to 30% without, and that for an average $10,000 project, a 30-day project has a 35% chance of success, while a 60-day project has a 29% chance of success, all other things being constant.[45]

The ten largest Kickstarter projects by funds raised are listed below. Among successful projects, most raise between $1,000 and $9,999. These dollar amounts drop to less than half in the Design, Games, and Technology categories. However, the median amount raised for the latter two categories remains in the four-figure range. There is substantial variation in the success rate of projects falling under different categories. Over two thirds of completed dance projects have been successful. In contrast, fewer than 30% of completed fashion projects have reached their goal. Most failing projects fail to achieve 20% of their goals and this trend applies across all categories. Indeed, over 80% of projects that pass the 20% mark reach their goal.[40]

Categories

Creators categorize their projects into one of 13 categories and 36 subcategories.[46] They are: Art, Comics, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film and Video, Food, Games, Music, Photography, Publishing, Technology and Theater. Of these categories, Film & Video and Music are the largest categories and have raised the most money. These categories, along with Games, account for over half the money raised.[40] Video games and tabletop games alone account for more than $2 out of every $10 spent on Kickstarter.[47]

Guidelines

To maintain its focus as a funding platform for creative projects, Kickstarter has outlined three guidelines for all project creators to follow: creators can fund projects only; projects must fit within one of the site's 13 creative categories; and creators must abide by the site's prohibited uses, which include charity and awareness campaigns. Kickstarter has additional requirements for hardware and product design projects. These include[48][49]

  • Banning the use of photorealistic renderings and simulations demonstrating a product
  • Banning projects for genetically modified organisms.[50]
  • Limiting awards to single items or a "sensible set" of items relevant to the project (e.g., multiple light bulbs for a house)
  • Requiring a physical prototype
  • Requiring a manufacturing plan

The guidelines are designed to reinforce Kickstarter's position that people are backing projects, not placing orders for a product. To underscore the notion that Kickstarter is a place in which creators and audiences make things together, creators across all categories are asked to describe the risks and challenges a project faces in producing it. This educates the public about the project goals and encourages contributions to the community.[51]

Notable projects and creators

 
At $20.3 million, the Pebble Time is the second-largest successful Kickstarter campaign.

Several creative works have gone on to receive critical acclaim and accolades after being funded on Kickstarter. Others, such as the Ouya console, have resulted in commercial failure.[52] The documentary short "Sun Come Up" and documentary short "Incident in New Baghdad" were each nominated for an Academy Award;[53][54] contemporary art projects "EyeWriter" and "Hip-Hop Word Count" were both chosen to exhibit in the Museum of Modern Art in 2011;[55] filmmaker Matt Porterfield was selected to screen his film Putty Hill at the Whitney Biennial In 2012;[56] author Rob Walker's Hypothetical Futures project exhibited at the 13th International Venice Architecture Biennale;[57] musician Amanda Palmer's album Theatre is Evil debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200;[58] designer Scott Wilson won a National Design Award from Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum following the success of his TikTok + LunaTik project;[59] the Kickstarter funded GoldieBlox toy gained nationwide distribution in 2013;[60] and approximately 10% of the films accepted into the Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca Film Festivals are projects funded on Kickstarter.[61][62]

Numerous well-known creators have used Kickstarter to produce their work, including: musicians Jennifer Paige,[63] Paula Cole,[64] TLC,[65] Amanda McBroom,[66] De La Soul,[67] Amanda Palmer,[68] Daniel Johnston,[69] Stuart Murdoch,[70] Tom Rush[71] and Disciple;[72] filmmakers and actors Kevin Sorbo,[73] Alyson Hannigan,[74] Zach Braff,[75] Bret Easton Ellis,[76] Colin Hanks,[77] Ed Begley, Jr.,[78] Gary Hustwit,[79] Hal Hartley,[80] Jennie Livingston,[81] Mark Duplass,[82] Matthew Modine,[83] Paul Schrader,[84] Ricki Lake,[85] Whoopi Goldberg,[86] Chris Stuckmann,[87][88][89] Kristen Bell, John de Lancie and Zana Briski; authors and writers Brandon Sanderson,[90] Dan Harmon,[91] Kevin Kelly,[92] Neal Stephenson,[93] Steve Altes,[94] and Seth Godin;[95] photographers Spencer Tunick,[96] Shane Lavalette,[97] and Gerd Ludwig;[98] game developers Tim Schafer,[99] Keiji Inafune, Brian Fargo,[100] and Rand Miller;[101] designer Stefan Sagmeister;[102] animator John Kricfalusi; comedian Eugene Mirman;[103] animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman;[104] entrepreneurs Tim Ferriss,[105] Samuel Agboola,[106] and Craig Mod;[107] as well as custom guitar maker Moniker.[108]

The Glowing Plant project was the first and only synthetic biology campaign on Kickstarter.[109]

The Oculus Rift began as a 2012 Kickstarter project and became one of the most funded projects at the time. The company was then acquired by Facebook two years later for $2 billion.[110]

Top projects by funds raised

See also: List of highest-funded crowdfunding projects
Ten largest successfully completed Kickstarter projects by total funds pledged (only closed fundings are listed)[111]
Rank Total USD Project name Creator Category % funded Backers Closing date
1 41,754,153 Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson Dragonsteel Entertainment Publishing 4,175 185,341 2022-03-31
2 20,338,986 Pebble Time – Awesome Smartwatch, No Compromises[112] Pebble Technology Product design 4,067 78,471 2015-03-27
3 13,285,226 Coolest Cooler: 21st Century Cooler that's Actually Cooler[113] Ryan Grepper Product design 26,570 62,642 2014-08-30
4 12,969,608 Frosthaven[114] Cephalofair Games Tabletop games 2,594 83,193 2020-05-01
5 12,779,843 Pebble 2, Time 2 + All-New Pebble Core[115] Pebble Technology Product design 1,277 66,673 2016-06-30
6 12,393,139 Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5[116] Kingdom Death/Adam Poots Tabletop games 12,393 19,264 2017-01-07
7 12,179,651 EcoFlow DELTA Pro: The Portable Home Battery EcoFlow Hardware 12,180 3,199 2021-09-13
8 12,143,435 Travel Tripod by Peak Design[117] Peak Design Product design 2,429 27,168 2019-12-13
9 11,385,449 Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special[118][119] Critical Role Productions Film 1,518 88,887 2019-04-19
10 10,266,845 Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android[120] Pebble Technology Product design 10,266 68,929 2012-05-18
Top projects by amount of backers
Rank Backers Project name Creator Category Total USD Closing date
1 219,382 Exploding Kittens Exploding Kittens Tabletop games 8,782,571 Feb 20 2015
2 185,341 Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson Dragonsteel Entertainment Publishing 41,754,153 Mar 31 2022
3 154,926 Fidget Cube Matthew and Mark McLachlan Product design 6,465,690 Oct 20 2016
4 105,857 Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere! LeVar Burton & Reading Rainbow Web 5,408,916 Jul 3 2014
5 91,585 The Veronica Mars Movie Project Rob Thomas Film 5,702,153 Apr 13 2013
6 88,887 Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special[118][119] Critical Role Productions Film 11,385,449 Apr 19 2019
7 87,142 Double Fine Adventure Double Fine and 2 Player Productions Film/video games 3,336,371 Mar 14 2012
8 85,581 Bears vs Babies - A Card Game Exploding Kittens Tabletop games 3,215,679 Nov 18 2016
9 83,193 Frosthaven Cephalofair Games Tabletop games 12,969,608 May 1 2020
10 81,567 Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game Magpie Games Tabletop games 9,535,317 Sep 2 2021

Project cancellations

Both Kickstarter and project creators have cancelled projects that appeared to have been fraudulent. Questions were raised about the projects in internet communities related to the fields of the projects. The concerns raised were: apparent copying of graphics from other sources; unrealistic performance or price claims; and failure of project sponsors to deliver on prior Kickstarter projects.

A small list of cancelled projects includes:

  • Eye3 camera drone helicopter for unrealistic performance promises, photos copied from other commercial products, and failure of creators to deliver on an earlier Kickstarter project.[121]
  • Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men adventure game for copying graphics from other games and unrealistic performance promises; the creator had raised $4,739 on an $80,000 goal before canceling the project.[122]
  • Tech-Sync Power System for failing to provide photos of the prototype and sudden departure of project creator.[123]
  • Tentacle Bento, a card game intended to satirize Japanese school girl tentacle rape comics, after being criticized in the online media for having inappropriate content.[124]
  • Kobe Red, a project for jerky made from Kobe beef, was canceled after raising $120,309. The project was allegedly fraudulent.[125]
  • iFind claimed to be a battery-free item locating tag. Critics of the project raised serious doubts about its viability, focusing on its claimed EM harvesting capability and the lack of a working prototype. Kickstarter suspended funding after $546,852 had been raised.[126]
  • The Skarp Laser Razor was cancelled in 2015 by Kickstarter. It had raised $4 million in pledges, but was cancelled after Kickstarter claimed that Skarp had failed to demonstrate a working prototype.[127]

Controversies

Projects

Many individual Kickstarter projects caused controversy:

  • In May 2011, a New York University film student, Matias Shimada, raised $1,726 to make a film, but plagiarized another film. He later apologized to the public.[128][129]
  • In 2012, Amanda Palmer raised $1.2 million on Kickstarter. She was criticized for asking to have musicians play with her for free on tour, after raising such a large sum.[130]
  • In April 2013, filmmaker Zach Braff used Kickstarter to fund his film Wish I Was Here and raised $2 million in three days, citing the success of Rob Thomas' Veronica Mars Kickstarter as his inspiration. Braff received criticism for using the site, saying his celebrity status would draw attention from other creatives who lack celebrity recognition,[131] the same kind of criticism regarding big figures in the gaming industry using Kickstarter. (One example is Richard Garriott, who created a successful $1+ million Kickstarter despite his personal fortune.)[132] Kickstarter disputed these arguments by claiming, according to their metrics, big name projects attract new visitors, who in turn pledge to lesser-known projects.[133][134]
  • In June 2013, there was controversy over the book Above the Game, a guidebook on seducing women. Outlets pointed out that the advice in the book seemed to encourage sexual assault.[135][136][137] Although Kickstarter received a significant alert, they failed to pull the project. The site eventually wrote a letter of apology and placed a blanket ban on "Seduction guides".[138]
  • On November 6, 2013, writer/director Hal Hartley launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce his upcoming film Ned Rifle, seeking a total of $384,000.[139] On November 25, Hartley added a $9,000 reward tier offering the film's distribution rights for seven years in the United States and other countries, making his Kickstarter campaign the first to propose offering film distribution rights.[140] Subsequently, Kickstarter notified Hartley selling distribution rights is a form of investment, which is forbidden by Kickstarter's terms and conditions, forcing Hartley to remove the option.[141]
  • In May 2014, Kickstarter blocked fundraising for a film about late-term abortion provider Kermit Gosnell. Producer Phelim McAleer claimed Kickstarter censored the project because of its graphic content and espousing a "liberal agenda".[142] In June 2014, the project received approval for fundraising from rival site Indiegogo, raising more than $2.3 million.[143]

Patent disputes

  • On September 30, 2011, Kickstarter filed a declaratory judgment suit against ArtistShare in an attempt to invalidate U.S. crowd-funding patent US 7885887, "Methods and apparatuses for financing and marketing a creative work".[144] Kickstarter asked that the patent be invalidated, or, at the very least, that the court find that Kickstarter is not liable for infringement.[145] In February 2012, ArtistShare and Fan Funded responded to Kickstarter's complaint by filing a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. They asserted that patent infringement litigation was never threatened, that "ArtistShare merely approached Kickstarter about licensing their platform, including patent rights", and that "rather than responding to ArtistShare's request for a counter-proposal, Kickstarter filed this lawsuit."[146] The judge ruled that the case could go forward. ArtistShare then responded by filing a counterclaim alleging that Kickstarter was indeed infringing its patent.[147] In June 2015, Kickstarter won its lawsuit, with the judge declaring ArtistShare's patent invalid.[148]
  • On November 21, 2012, 3D Systems filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Formlabs and Kickstarter for infringing its 3D printer patent US 5597520, ”Simultaneous multiple-layer curing in stereolithography.” Formlabs had raised $2.9 million in a Kickstarter campaign to fund its own competitive printer.[149] The company said that Kickstarter caused "irreparable injury and damage" to its business by promoting the Form 1 printer, and taking a 5% cut of pledged funds.[150] A six-month stay was granted by the judge for settlement talks in which Kickstarter did not participate.[151]
  • On January 23, 2015, Alphacap Ventures LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against multiple crowdfunding platforms, including Indiegogo, CircleUp, GoFundMe, Kickstarter, Gust, RocketHub & Innovational Funding, for three patents — US 7848976, US 7908208 and US 8433630.[152] According to Bloomberg, Alphacap Ventures provides strategic, operations, and financial advisory services in the United States along with other financial services.[153] Elsewhere, Alphacap Ventures is described as a patent troll.[154][155]

Data breach

In February 2014, Kickstarter announced a data breach of almost 5.2 million users' data, including email addresses, usernames and salted SHA1 hashes of passwords.[156]

Unionizing efforts

On March 19, 2019, Kickstarter's staff announced plans to unionize as part of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), which would make Kickstarter the only major tech company to have a union.[157][158] Shortly after the announcement, three senior staffers released a memo dissenting against the decision, claiming that it is too extreme and that it would be a "misappropriation of unions for use by privileged workers."[159] According to Kickstarter employees, they wanted to found a union both for enabling collective bargaining for wages and for "giving employees more clout," allowing them to work for goals that they saw in their interest and the public's interest.[24]

In May, Aziz Hasan, then CEO of Kickstarter, announced that the company would require an election for the union rather than voluntarily recognizing it, saying that "our view is that we are better set up to be successful without the framework of a union."[160]

On September 16, the employees filed a complaint against Kickstarter with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after two employees were terminated. According to the workers, they were fired for unionizing, although the company says it was for "performance issues."[161][162] After these allegations, some Kickstarter creators have started a campaign against Kickstarter to let its employees unionize.[163][164]

On September 28, Kickstarter confirmed that it would not recognise the unionisation effort. In a statement addressed to project creators, the CEO stated that unionisation would turn workplace relations "inherently adversarial" and that it "doesn’t reflect who we are as a company." Additionally, the CEO confirmed that Kickstarter stood by its decision to fire the two employees and would be pursuing legal action to fight their claims.[165] The statement immediately resulted in criticism and calls for boycotts from creators who had previously used the platform,[166] while writer Neil Gaiman tweeted that he would be unlikely to post support for or links to new Kickstarter campaigns "as long as they are anti-union."[167]

Kickstarter employees continued to file complaints to the NLRB, which forced Kickstarter to allow its employees a formal vote on unionization. The vote was held on the morning of February 18, 2020, with 46 voting in favor of joining the OPEIU and 37 voting against.[168] The CEO at the time, Aziz Hasan, said after the vote, "We support and respect this decision, and we are proud of the fair and democratic process that got us here."[169] With this, the OPEIU will now work with the union effort, Kickstarter United, to bargain with Kickstarter management for a contract.[170]

As of May 2, 2020, 60% of the workforce was part of the union.[1]

Blockchain

On December 8, 2021, Kickstarter announced a plan to develop a decentralized protocol on blockchain platform Celo to build an open source and blockchain-based crowdfunding infrastructure and then move its own website to that system.[171] The announcement prompted backlash from creators and backers on Twitter, many of whom pledged to abandon Kickstarter if the move went forward.[172][173] On December 15, a week later, Kickstarter responded to the controversy in a blog post that clarified the company's position but did not indicate a change of plans.[173]

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This article is about the crowdfunding site For the motor kickstarter see kick start and starter engine For other uses see Kickstart disambiguation Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation 2 based in Brooklyn New York that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity 3 The company s stated mission is to help bring creative projects to life 4 As of July 2021 Kickstarter has received 6 6 billion in pledges from 21 million backers to fund 222 000 projects such as films music stage shows comics journalism video games board games technology publishing and food related projects 5 Kickstarter PBCScreenshotType of businessDelaware registered public benefit corporationType of siteCrowdfundingHeadquartersBrooklyn New York U S Founder s Perry Chen Yancey Strickler Charles AdlerCEOEverette TaylorIndustryFinancial services InternetNet income 1 3 million after tax 2019 1 1 URLwww wbr kickstarter wbr com wbr aboutLaunchedApril 28 2009 13 years ago 2009 04 28 140 employees before May 2020 40 staff reduction 1 1 People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges 6 This model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage where artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work 7 Contents 1 History 2 Model 2 1 Projects 2 2 Categories 2 3 Guidelines 3 Notable projects and creators 3 1 Top projects by funds raised 3 2 Project cancellations 4 Controversies 4 1 Projects 4 2 Patent disputes 4 3 Data breach 4 4 Unionizing efforts 4 5 Blockchain 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit Visitors at Kickstarter Brooklyn offices in 2013 Kickstarter launched on April 28 2009 8 by Perry Chen Yancey Strickler and Charles Adler The New York Times called Kickstarter the people s NEA 9 Time named it one of the Best Inventions of 2010 10 and Best Websites of 2011 11 Kickstarter reportedly raised 10 million funding from backers including NYC based venture firm Union Square Ventures and angel investors such as Jack Dorsey Zach Klein and Caterina Fake 12 The company is based at 58 Kent Street in Greenpoint Brooklyn housed in part of the former Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory 13 On February 14 2013 Kickstarter released an iOS app called Kickstarter for the iPhone 14 The app was aimed at users who create and back projects and was the first time Kickstarter had an official mobile presence 15 Kickstarter HQ library Brooklyn in 2017 On October 31 2012 Kickstarter opened projects based in the United Kingdom 16 followed by projects based in Canada on September 9 2013 17 Australia and New Zealand on November 13 2013 18 the Netherlands on April 28 2014 Denmark Ireland Norway and Sweden on September 15 2014 19 Germany on April 28 2015 France and Spain on May 19 2015 20 Austria Belgium Italy Luxembourg and Switzerland on June 16 2015 Singapore and Hong Kong on August 30 2016 21 Mexico on November 15 2016 and Japan on September 12 2017 In July 2017 Strickler announced his resignation 22 On April 20 2020 Kickstarter announced that it was likely going to lay off workers due to the coronavirus pandemic causing the number of active projects to be about 35 below what it was at this time last year with no clear sign of rebound 23 The layoff was reported by the union to affect up to 45 of the employees although Kickstarter has yet to report the scale of the layoff as of May 2 2020 The union negotiated a settlement for laid off employees including four months of severance pay and up to six months of continued health benefits for anyone who gets laid off recall rights for a year so that those laid off can return to job openings and a release from noncompete agreements for those who accept severance pay 1 24 In December 2021 Kickstarter announced they would be moving their platform to Blockchain with the aim of making the tools required for creating a crowdfunding site available to anyone 25 Model EditKickstarter is one of a number of crowdfunding platforms for gathering money from the public which circumvents traditional avenues of investment 26 27 Project creators choose a deadline and a minimum funding goal If the goal is not met by the deadline no funds are collected a kind of assurance contract 28 The kickstarter platform is open to backers from anywhere in the world and to creators from many countries including the US UK 29 Canada 30 Australia New Zealand 18 The Netherlands Denmark Ireland Norway Sweden Spain France Germany Austria Italy Belgium Luxembourg Switzerland and Mexico Kickstarter applies a 5 fee on the total amount of the funds raised 31 Their payments processor applies an additional 3 5 fee 32 Unlike many forums for fundraising or investment Kickstarter claims no ownership over the projects and the work they produce The web pages of projects launched on the site are permanently archived and accessible to the public After funding is completed projects and uploaded media cannot be edited or removed from the site 33 There is no guarantee that people who post projects on Kickstarter will deliver on their projects use the money to implement their projects or that the completed projects will meet backers expectations Kickstarter advises backers to use their judgment on supporting a project They also warn project leaders that they could be liable for legal damages from backers for failure to deliver on promises 34 Projects might also fail even after a successful fundraising campaign when creators underestimate the total costs required or technical difficulties to be overcome 35 36 When asked what made Kickstarter different from other crowdfunding platforms co founder Perry Chen said I wonder if people really know what the definition of crowdfunding is Or if there s even an agreed upon definition of what it is We haven t actively supported the use of the term because it can provoke more confusion In our case we focus on a middle ground between patronage and commerce People are offering cool stuff and experiences in exchange for the support of their ideas People are creating these mini economies around their project ideas So you aren t coming to the site to get something for nothing you are trying to create value for the people who support you We focus on creative projects music film technology art design food and publishing and within the category of crowdfunding of the arts we are probably ten times the size of all the others combined 37 Projects Edit On June 21 2012 Kickstarter began publishing statistics on its projects 38 As of December 4 2019 there were 469 286 launched projects 3 524 in progress 39 with a success rate of 37 45 success rate being how many were successfully funded by reaching their set goal clarification needed The total amount pledged was 4 690 286 673 40 The business grew quickly in its early years In 2010 Kickstarter had 3 910 successful projects and 27 638 318 pledged The corresponding figures for 2011 were 11 836 successfully funded projects and 99 344 381 pledged and there were 18 109 successfully funded projects 610 352 pledged in 2012 41 On February 9 2012 Kickstarter hit a number of milestones A dock made for the iPhone designed by Casey Hopkins became the first Kickstarter project to exceed one million dollars in pledges A few hours later a new adventure game project started by computer game developers Double Fine Productions reached the same figure having been launched less than 24 hours earlier and finished with over 3 million pledged 42 This was also the first time Kickstarter raised over a million dollars in pledges in a single day 43 On August 30 2014 the Coolest Cooler an icebox created by Ryan Grepper became the most funded Kickstarter project in history with US 13 28 million in funding breaking the record previously held by the Pebble smartwatch 44 From 2012 to 2013 Wharton professor Ethan Mollick and Jeanne Pi conducted research into what contributes to a project s success or failure on Kickstarter Some key findings from the analysis were that increasing goal size is negatively associated successfully projects that are featured on the Kickstarter homepage have an 89 chance of being successful compared to 30 without and that for an average 10 000 project a 30 day project has a 35 chance of success while a 60 day project has a 29 chance of success all other things being constant 45 The ten largest Kickstarter projects by funds raised are listed below Among successful projects most raise between 1 000 and 9 999 These dollar amounts drop to less than half in the Design Games and Technology categories However the median amount raised for the latter two categories remains in the four figure range There is substantial variation in the success rate of projects falling under different categories Over two thirds of completed dance projects have been successful In contrast fewer than 30 of completed fashion projects have reached their goal Most failing projects fail to achieve 20 of their goals and this trend applies across all categories Indeed over 80 of projects that pass the 20 mark reach their goal 40 Categories Edit Creators categorize their projects into one of 13 categories and 36 subcategories 46 They are Art Comics Dance Design Fashion Film and Video Food Games Music Photography Publishing Technology and Theater Of these categories Film amp Video and Music are the largest categories and have raised the most money These categories along with Games account for over half the money raised 40 Video games and tabletop games alone account for more than 2 out of every 10 spent on Kickstarter 47 Guidelines Edit To maintain its focus as a funding platform for creative projects Kickstarter has outlined three guidelines for all project creators to follow creators can fund projects only projects must fit within one of the site s 13 creative categories and creators must abide by the site s prohibited uses which include charity and awareness campaigns Kickstarter has additional requirements for hardware and product design projects These include 48 49 Banning the use of photorealistic renderings and simulations demonstrating a product Banning projects for genetically modified organisms 50 Limiting awards to single items or a sensible set of items relevant to the project e g multiple light bulbs for a house Requiring a physical prototype Requiring a manufacturing planThe guidelines are designed to reinforce Kickstarter s position that people are backing projects not placing orders for a product To underscore the notion that Kickstarter is a place in which creators and audiences make things together creators across all categories are asked to describe the risks and challenges a project faces in producing it This educates the public about the project goals and encourages contributions to the community 51 Notable projects and creators Edit At 20 3 million the Pebble Time is the second largest successful Kickstarter campaign Several creative works have gone on to receive critical acclaim and accolades after being funded on Kickstarter Others such as the Ouya console have resulted in commercial failure 52 The documentary short Sun Come Up and documentary short Incident in New Baghdad were each nominated for an Academy Award 53 54 contemporary art projects EyeWriter and Hip Hop Word Count were both chosen to exhibit in the Museum of Modern Art in 2011 55 filmmaker Matt Porterfield was selected to screen his film Putty Hill at the Whitney Biennial In 2012 56 author Rob Walker s Hypothetical Futures project exhibited at the 13th International Venice Architecture Biennale 57 musician Amanda Palmer s album Theatre is Evil debuted at No 10 on the Billboard 200 58 designer Scott Wilson won a National Design Award from Smithsonian s Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum following the success of his TikTok LunaTik project 59 the Kickstarter funded GoldieBlox toy gained nationwide distribution in 2013 60 and approximately 10 of the films accepted into the Sundance SXSW and Tribeca Film Festivals are projects funded on Kickstarter 61 62 Numerous well known creators have used Kickstarter to produce their work including musicians Jennifer Paige 63 Paula Cole 64 TLC 65 Amanda McBroom 66 De La Soul 67 Amanda Palmer 68 Daniel Johnston 69 Stuart Murdoch 70 Tom Rush 71 and Disciple 72 filmmakers and actors Kevin Sorbo 73 Alyson Hannigan 74 Zach Braff 75 Bret Easton Ellis 76 Colin Hanks 77 Ed Begley Jr 78 Gary Hustwit 79 Hal Hartley 80 Jennie Livingston 81 Mark Duplass 82 Matthew Modine 83 Paul Schrader 84 Ricki Lake 85 Whoopi Goldberg 86 Chris Stuckmann 87 88 89 Kristen Bell John de Lancie and Zana Briski authors and writers Brandon Sanderson 90 Dan Harmon 91 Kevin Kelly 92 Neal Stephenson 93 Steve Altes 94 and Seth Godin 95 photographers Spencer Tunick 96 Shane Lavalette 97 and Gerd Ludwig 98 game developers Tim Schafer 99 Keiji Inafune Brian Fargo 100 and Rand Miller 101 designer Stefan Sagmeister 102 animator John Kricfalusi comedian Eugene Mirman 103 animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman 104 entrepreneurs Tim Ferriss 105 Samuel Agboola 106 and Craig Mod 107 as well as custom guitar maker Moniker 108 The Glowing Plant project was the first and only synthetic biology campaign on Kickstarter 109 The Oculus Rift began as a 2012 Kickstarter project and became one of the most funded projects at the time The company was then acquired by Facebook two years later for 2 billion 110 Top projects by funds raised Edit See also List of highest funded crowdfunding projects Ten largest successfully completed Kickstarter projects by total funds pledged only closed fundings are listed 111 Rank Total USD Project name Creator Category funded Backers Closing date1 41 754 153 Surprise Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson Dragonsteel Entertainment Publishing 4 175 185 341 2022 03 312 20 338 986 Pebble Time Awesome Smartwatch No Compromises 112 Pebble Technology Product design 4 067 78 471 2015 03 273 13 285 226 Coolest Cooler 21st Century Cooler that s Actually Cooler 113 Ryan Grepper Product design 26 570 62 642 2014 08 304 12 969 608 Frosthaven 114 Cephalofair Games Tabletop games 2 594 83 193 2020 05 015 12 779 843 Pebble 2 Time 2 All New Pebble Core 115 Pebble Technology Product design 1 277 66 673 2016 06 306 12 393 139 Kingdom Death Monster 1 5 116 Kingdom Death Adam Poots Tabletop games 12 393 19 264 2017 01 077 12 179 651 EcoFlow DELTA Pro The Portable Home Battery EcoFlow Hardware 12 180 3 199 2021 09 138 12 143 435 Travel Tripod by Peak Design 117 Peak Design Product design 2 429 27 168 2019 12 139 11 385 449 Critical Role The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special 118 119 Critical Role Productions Film 1 518 88 887 2019 04 1910 10 266 845 Pebble E Paper Watch for iPhone and Android 120 Pebble Technology Product design 10 266 68 929 2012 05 18Top projects by amount of backers Rank Backers Project name Creator Category Total USD Closing date1 219 382 Exploding Kittens Exploding Kittens Tabletop games 8 782 571 Feb 20 20152 185 341 Surprise Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson Dragonsteel Entertainment Publishing 41 754 153 Mar 31 20223 154 926 Fidget Cube Matthew and Mark McLachlan Product design 6 465 690 Oct 20 20164 105 857 Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child Everywhere LeVar Burton amp Reading Rainbow Web 5 408 916 Jul 3 20145 91 585 The Veronica Mars Movie Project Rob Thomas Film 5 702 153 Apr 13 20136 88 887 Critical Role The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special 118 119 Critical Role Productions Film 11 385 449 Apr 19 20197 87 142 Double Fine Adventure Double Fine and 2 Player Productions Film video games 3 336 371 Mar 14 20128 85 581 Bears vs Babies A Card Game Exploding Kittens Tabletop games 3 215 679 Nov 18 20169 83 193 Frosthaven Cephalofair Games Tabletop games 12 969 608 May 1 202010 81 567 Avatar Legends The Roleplaying Game Magpie Games Tabletop games 9 535 317 Sep 2 2021Project cancellations Edit Both Kickstarter and project creators have cancelled projects that appeared to have been fraudulent Questions were raised about the projects in internet communities related to the fields of the projects The concerns raised were apparent copying of graphics from other sources unrealistic performance or price claims and failure of project sponsors to deliver on prior Kickstarter projects A small list of cancelled projects includes Eye3 camera drone helicopter for unrealistic performance promises photos copied from other commercial products and failure of creators to deliver on an earlier Kickstarter project 121 Mythic The Story of Gods and Men adventure game for copying graphics from other games and unrealistic performance promises the creator had raised 4 739 on an 80 000 goal before canceling the project 122 Tech Sync Power System for failing to provide photos of the prototype and sudden departure of project creator 123 Tentacle Bento a card game intended to satirize Japanese school girl tentacle rape comics after being criticized in the online media for having inappropriate content 124 Kobe Red a project for jerky made from Kobe beef was canceled after raising 120 309 The project was allegedly fraudulent 125 iFind claimed to be a battery free item locating tag Critics of the project raised serious doubts about its viability focusing on its claimed EM harvesting capability and the lack of a working prototype Kickstarter suspended funding after 546 852 had been raised 126 The Skarp Laser Razor was cancelled in 2015 by Kickstarter It had raised 4 million in pledges but was cancelled after Kickstarter claimed that Skarp had failed to demonstrate a working prototype 127 Controversies EditProjects Edit Many individual Kickstarter projects caused controversy In May 2011 a New York University film student Matias Shimada raised 1 726 to make a film but plagiarized another film He later apologized to the public 128 129 In 2012 Amanda Palmer raised 1 2 million on Kickstarter She was criticized for asking to have musicians play with her for free on tour after raising such a large sum 130 In April 2013 filmmaker Zach Braff used Kickstarter to fund his film Wish I Was Here and raised 2 million in three days citing the success of Rob Thomas Veronica Mars Kickstarter as his inspiration Braff received criticism for using the site saying his celebrity status would draw attention from other creatives who lack celebrity recognition 131 the same kind of criticism regarding big figures in the gaming industry using Kickstarter One example is Richard Garriott who created a successful 1 million Kickstarter despite his personal fortune 132 Kickstarter disputed these arguments by claiming according to their metrics big name projects attract new visitors who in turn pledge to lesser known projects 133 134 In June 2013 there was controversy over the book Above the Game a guidebook on seducing women Outlets pointed out that the advice in the book seemed to encourage sexual assault 135 136 137 Although Kickstarter received a significant alert they failed to pull the project The site eventually wrote a letter of apology and placed a blanket ban on Seduction guides 138 On November 6 2013 writer director Hal Hartley launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce his upcoming film Ned Rifle seeking a total of 384 000 139 On November 25 Hartley added a 9 000 reward tier offering the film s distribution rights for seven years in the United States and other countries making his Kickstarter campaign the first to propose offering film distribution rights 140 Subsequently Kickstarter notified Hartley selling distribution rights is a form of investment which is forbidden by Kickstarter s terms and conditions forcing Hartley to remove the option 141 In May 2014 Kickstarter blocked fundraising for a film about late term abortion provider Kermit Gosnell Producer Phelim McAleer claimed Kickstarter censored the project because of its graphic content and espousing a liberal agenda 142 In June 2014 the project received approval for fundraising from rival site Indiegogo raising more than 2 3 million 143 Patent disputes Edit On September 30 2011 Kickstarter filed a declaratory judgment suit against ArtistShare in an attempt to invalidate U S crowd funding patent US 7885887 Methods and apparatuses for financing and marketing a creative work 144 Kickstarter asked that the patent be invalidated or at the very least that the court find that Kickstarter is not liable for infringement 145 In February 2012 ArtistShare and Fan Funded responded to Kickstarter s complaint by filing a motion to dismiss the lawsuit They asserted that patent infringement litigation was never threatened that ArtistShare merely approached Kickstarter about licensing their platform including patent rights and that rather than responding to ArtistShare s request for a counter proposal Kickstarter filed this lawsuit 146 The judge ruled that the case could go forward ArtistShare then responded by filing a counterclaim alleging that Kickstarter was indeed infringing its patent 147 In June 2015 Kickstarter won its lawsuit with the judge declaring ArtistShare s patent invalid 148 On November 21 2012 3D Systems filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Formlabs and Kickstarter for infringing its 3D printer patent US 5597520 Simultaneous multiple layer curing in stereolithography Formlabs had raised 2 9 million in a Kickstarter campaign to fund its own competitive printer 149 The company said that Kickstarter caused irreparable injury and damage to its business by promoting the Form 1 printer and taking a 5 cut of pledged funds 150 A six month stay was granted by the judge for settlement talks in which Kickstarter did not participate 151 On January 23 2015 Alphacap Ventures LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against multiple crowdfunding platforms including Indiegogo CircleUp GoFundMe Kickstarter Gust RocketHub amp Innovational Funding for three patents US 7848976 US 7908208 and US 8433630 152 According to Bloomberg Alphacap Ventures provides strategic operations and financial advisory services in the United States along with other financial services 153 Elsewhere Alphacap Ventures is described as a patent troll 154 155 Data breach Edit In February 2014 Kickstarter announced a data breach of almost 5 2 million users data including email addresses usernames and salted SHA1 hashes of passwords 156 Unionizing efforts Edit On March 19 2019 Kickstarter s staff announced plans to unionize as part of the Office and Professional Employees International Union OPEIU which would make Kickstarter the only major tech company to have a union 157 158 Shortly after the announcement three senior staffers released a memo dissenting against the decision claiming that it is too extreme and that it would be a misappropriation of unions for use by privileged workers 159 According to Kickstarter employees they wanted to found a union both for enabling collective bargaining for wages and for giving employees more clout allowing them to work for goals that they saw in their interest and the public s interest 24 In May Aziz Hasan then CEO of Kickstarter announced that the company would require an election for the union rather than voluntarily recognizing it saying that our view is that we are better set up to be successful without the framework of a union 160 On September 16 the employees filed a complaint against Kickstarter with the National Labor Relations Board NLRB after two employees were terminated According to the workers they were fired for unionizing although the company says it was for performance issues 161 162 After these allegations some Kickstarter creators have started a campaign against Kickstarter to let its employees unionize 163 164 On September 28 Kickstarter confirmed that it would not recognise the unionisation effort In a statement addressed to project creators the CEO stated that unionisation would turn workplace relations inherently adversarial and that it doesn t reflect who we are as a company Additionally the CEO confirmed that Kickstarter stood by its decision to fire the two employees and would be pursuing legal action to fight their claims 165 The statement immediately resulted in criticism and calls for boycotts from creators who had previously used the platform 166 while writer Neil Gaiman tweeted that he would be unlikely to post support for or links to new Kickstarter campaigns as long as they are anti union 167 Kickstarter employees continued to file complaints to the NLRB which forced Kickstarter to allow its employees a formal vote on unionization The vote was held on the morning of February 18 2020 with 46 voting in favor of joining the OPEIU and 37 voting against 168 The CEO at the time Aziz Hasan said after the vote We support and respect this decision and we are proud of the fair and democratic process that got us here 169 With this the OPEIU will now work with the union effort Kickstarter United to bargain with Kickstarter management for a contract 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