What is Kickstarter?
Kickstarter was founded in New York, USA in April 2009. It is a crowdfunding website platform designed to raise funds for companies with creative plans.
What are the countries and regions where Kickstarter has launched crowdfunding?
United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore and Hong Kong.
What types of projects are there on Kickstarter?
Kickstarter crowdfunding projects are divided into 15 categories: art, comics, crafts, dance, design, fashion, video, food, games, news, music, photography, publishing, technology and theater.
Kickstarter Platform Fees
Of all the funds raised, Kickstarter will charge 5% as a service fee, and another 3%-5% of third-party payment fees will be borne by the project initiator.
Successful Kickstarter Campaigns
In 2012, the crowdfunding project initiated by Amanda Palmer raised more than 1 million US dollars, which is currently the number one fundraising case in the music category on the platform.
In 2012, Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton launched a project on Kickstarter, hoping to make it playable on iPad and Kindle Fire through mobile apps. The final total financing amount was 5.4 times the target amount, reaching US$5,408,916.
In 2013, Rob Thomas, the creator of "Veronica Mars," put the project on Kickstarter to raise funds for the film version, and as of April 12, a total of $5,702,153 was raised.
In 2015, De La Soul, a legendary hip-hop trio, decided to release an album again after 11 years away from the music scene. Through a creative crowdfunding plan and generous rewards, they raised $600,000, solving the problems of album production, promotion and sales in one fell swoop.
In November 2015, American musician David Teie launched a project called "Cat Music" on Kickstarter, aiming to create music that cats appreciate and like. The project received support from more than 10,000 users and raised more than $240,000 in funds. The project originally planned to raise $20,000.
