Kickstarter
| 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 |
| Employees | 140 (before May 2020 40% staff reduction): 1 |
| URL | www |
| Launched | April 28, 2009 |
Kickstarter, PBC is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York City, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of April 2025, Kickstarter has received US$8.71 billion in pledges from 24.1 million backers to fund 277,302 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, board games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects.
People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges. This model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage, in which artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work.