Kickstarter
Crowdfunding platform for creative projects, a public benefit corporation in Brooklyn.
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- Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation that runs a crowdfunding platform for creative projects.
- Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler and Charles Adler launched it on 28 April 2009.
- Backers pledge money for rewards or experiences rather than equity.
- As of April 2025 it had received US$8.71 billion in pledges from 24.1 million backers for 277,302 projects.
- Its staff unionised in 2020 as Kickstarter United.
Key facts
- Launched
- 28 April 20091
- Form
- Public benefit corporation, Brooklyn, New York1
- Pledges
- US$8.71 billion from 24.1 million backers for 277,302 projects (as of April 2025)1
- Union
- Kickstarter United, voted in February 20201
People
Founded by
- Perry Chen
- Yancey Strickler
- Charles Adler
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