Kickstarter

Kickstarter, PBC
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Type of businessDelaware-registered public-benefit corporation
Type of site
Crowdfunding
Headquarters
Founder(s)Perry Chen
Yancey Strickler
Charles Adler
CEOEverette Taylor
IndustryFinancial services
Internet
Net income$1.3 million after tax (2019)[1]: 1
Employees140 (before May 2020 40% staff reduction)[1]: 1
URLwww.kickstarter.com/about
LaunchedApril 28, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-28)

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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  2. ^ Isaac, Mike (September 21, 2015). "Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Kickstarter crowdfunding site officially launches in Canada". The Canadian Press. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ^ Gannes, Liz (May 29, 2010). "Kickstarter: We Don't Have Anything Against Celebrity Projects". All Things D.
  5. ^ "Kickstarter Official Stats". Kickstarter. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ Walker, Rob (5 August 2011). "The Trivialities and Transcendence of Kickstarter". The New York Times Magazine.
  7. ^ Garber, Megan (29 June 2013). "Kickstarters of Yore: Mozart, Lady Liberty, Alexander Pope". The Atlantic.