Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform for creative projects such as movies, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, and photography.
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Industries Card and Board GamesCrowdfundingFinanceFunding PlatformHeadquarters Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Founded Date Jan 2007 Founders Charles Adler, Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Series D Legal Name Kickstarter, PBC
Company Type For Profit
Investor Type Venture Capital Investment Stage Crowdfunding
Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform and community that enables artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators to raise funds for various community projects focused on movies, music, art, theater, games, comics, technology, fashion, food, design, and photography. Individuals who back these projects are offered tangible
rewards and one-of-a-kind experiences in exchange for their pledges. Kickstarter applies a 5% fee on the total amount of the funds raised and their payments processor applies an additional 3–5% fee.