Company Growth (employees)
Kickstarter is headquartered in Brooklyn, US
Key People at Kickstarter
Perry Chen
Co-founder and Chairman
Lara Hogan
VP of Engineering
Erica Baker
Director of Engineering
Charles Adler
Founder and Head of Design
Kickstarter Office Locations
Kickstarter has offices in Brooklyn, New York, Los Angeles, London and in 2 other locations
Brooklyn, US (HQ)
58 Kent St
Kickstarter Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Total Funding | $10 m |
Latest funding size | $10 m |
Time since last funding | over 6 years |
Investors | Chris Dixon, Joi Ito, Zach Klein, Caterina Fake, Joshua Stylman, Matt Haughey, Dan Rosensweig, Thrive Capital, Jack Dorsey, Abundance Partners, Union Square Ventures, Chris Sacca, Scott Heiferman, Peter Hershberg, Jared Kushner, Joshua Schachter, Betaworks, Chris Kaskie, Craig Shapiro |
Kickstarter's latest funding round in March 2011 was reported to be $10 m. In total, Kickstarter has raised $10 m
Kickstarter Operating Metrics
Kickstarter's Projects Launched was reported to be 57.5 k in 2016
| Y, 2016 | |
|---|---|
Crowd-sourced Funding | $658.05 m |
Projects Launched | 57.52 k |
Projects Funded | 19.24 k |
Source: www.kickstarter.com
Kickstarter's employees are reported to be approximately 53% female and 47% male.
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Kickstarter News and Updates
March 03, 2017
Kickstarter is teaching the tech world the meaning of gender equity and fair pay
The promises made by crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, it seems, aren’t just bluster. The company, which incorporated as a public benefit corporation in 2015, is legally obliged to look beyond profit and consider the public’s benefit in its decisions.
September 17, 2017
This famed Kickstarter product solves one of life's most random problems
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Running, and even walking, with too many keys in your pocket is the worst. They can poke you, distract you, and even make your pants fall down. The struggle is real.
But you can stop all of thi…
September 14, 2017
Kickstarter addict reflects on backing $16,000 worth of board games, regrets everything
Over the past two-and-a-half years, Reddit user Ranker2 has spent more than $16,000 backing more than 150 board game projects on Kickstarter. It turns out it wasn't worth it.
In a Reddit post titled "An epiphany after 2.5 years backing board games on Kickstarter," Ranker2 wrote about their habit…
September 13, 2017
Meet the Kickstarter campaign that’s merging VR with the big screen
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VR is the hot new tech that everyone is trying to get into these days — Facebook, Microsoft and even Dell are all moving into that space. So far they’re mostly focused on gaming and interactive…
September 13, 2017
Kickstarter opens to crowdfunders in Japan
Kickstarter has opened its proverbial doors to creators in Japan. Though people in Japan have always been able to back Kickstarter campaigns from around the world, those seeking to crowdfund their own projects have had to look elsewhere. Moving forward, the Kickstarter app is available in Japanese, …
September 12, 2017
This Kickstarter project could help audit energy usage in your home
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So you want to help the environment, you want to take control of your energy usage, heck, you might even be your home’s own light switch police — but where do you start? You know cutting back o…