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Kickstarter

North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn

Description

Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform for creative projects such as movies, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, and photography.

Investor Profile

Kickstarter has backed more than 25 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 9 rounds, about 36% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Product Crowdfunding, Pre Seed, Grant rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, Japan.
  • Strong thematic focus on Consumer Electronics, Fashion, Software.

Stage Focus

  • Product Crowdfunding (56%)
  • Pre Seed (28%)
  • Grant (4%)
  • Equity Crowdfunding (4%)
  • Seed (4%)
  • Series Unknown (4%)

Country Focus

  • United States (56%)
  • United Kingdom (12%)
  • Japan (8%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Croatia (4%)
  • Australia (4%)
  • France (4%)
  • Belgium (4%)
  • Lithuania (4%)

Industry Focus

  • Consumer Electronics
  • Fashion
  • Software
  • E-commerce
  • Wireless
  • Wearables
  • Manufacturing
  • Financial Services
  • Internet
  • Lifestyle
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Kickstarter frequently co-invest with?

CAMPFIRE
Asia, Kanagawa, Japan, Shibuya
Co-Investments: 1
M
Europe, Slaskie, Poland, Tychy
Co-Investments: 1
Audrey Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Indiegogo
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Kickstarter often collaborate with?

MM
North America, Texas, United States, Houston
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Kickstarter?

Naked Root

Lebanon, Connecticut, United States

Naked Root generates technology that makes it simple to grow plants.

Environmental ConsultingManufacturing
Product CrowdfundingMay 16, 2023
Amount Raised: $55,245
Uptime Industries

New York, New York, United States

Creators of LLM in a Box and computeblade.com

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerDeveloper APIsGenerative AINatural Language Processing
Product CrowdfundingApr 20, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,300,000
The Very Good Bra

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Very Good Bra is a clothing company that specialises in wire-free bras in the right sizes and natural fabrics.

FashionLingerieRetail
GrantApr 19, 2023
Amount Raised: $20,000
CMON

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

A community rating site where anyone could submit pictures of miniatures to be voted on by their peers.

CommunitiesE-CommerceInternetOnline GamesSocial Media
Product CrowdfundingApr 12, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,004,867
Boona

Seattle, Washington, United States

Boona is a retail shopping technology company for health products.

Home Improvement
Pre SeedApr 23, 2022
Amount Raised: $525,000
Blip Energy

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Blip is making energy equity accessible by building a new category of affordable energy storage to add millions of homes to the smart grid.

BatteryClean EnergyElectrical DistributionEnergyEnergy ManagementEnergy StoragePower GridRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chain Management
Product CrowdfundingNov 15, 2021
Amount Raised: $100,000
SwapWear

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

An ecosystem of swappable art panels and jackets.

ArtConsumer GoodsE-CommerceFashion
Product CrowdfundingMar 19, 2021
Amount Raised: $50,684
ERA Timepieces

New York, New York, United States

ERA Timepieces makes tourbillon watches and other luxury-grade products.

E-CommerceFashionLifestyleManufacturing
Product CrowdfundingJun 2, 2020
Amount Raised: $55,000
MIRET

Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia

MIRET produces sustainable footwear by combining the strongest natural fiber.

ConsultingFashionGreen Consumer GoodsSustainability
Product CrowdfundingMar 3, 2020
Amount Raised: $68,210
ERA Timepieces

New York, New York, United States

ERA Timepieces makes tourbillon watches and other luxury-grade products.

E-CommerceFashionLifestyleManufacturing
Product CrowdfundingDec 11, 2019
Amount Raised: $125,000