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| Type of business | Delaware-registered public-benefit corporation |
|---|---|
Type of site | Crowdfunding |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Founder(s) | Perry Chen Yancey Strickler Charles Adler |
| CEO | Everette Taylor |
| Industry | Financial services Internet |
| Net income | $1.3 million after tax (2019)[1]: 1 |
| Employees | 140 (before May 2020 40% staff reduction)[1]: 1 |
| URL | www |
| Launched | April 28, 2009 |
Kickstarter, PBC 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 February 2023, Kickstarter has received US$7 billion in pledges from 21.7 million backers to fund 233,626 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, board games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects.[5]
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, in which artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work.[7]
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Isaac, Mike (September 21, 2015). "Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit". The New York Times.
- ^ "Kickstarter crowdfunding site officially launches in Canada". The Canadian Press. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ Gannes, Liz (May 29, 2010). "Kickstarter: We Don't Have Anything Against Celebrity Projects". All Things D.
- ^ "Kickstarter Official Stats". Kickstarter. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Walker, Rob (5 August 2011). "The Trivialities and Transcendence of Kickstarter". The New York Times Magazine.
- ^ Garber, Megan (29 June 2013). "Kickstarters of Yore: Mozart, Lady Liberty, Alexander Pope". The Atlantic.