Creator Tips
How to validate your idea, build an audience, and use prelaunch data to make smarter decisions before your crowdfunding campaign goes live.
Creator Spotlights
Felicia Day discusses why she returned to The Guild after 20th years, and why she took her idea to Kickstarter.
The days are getting shorter. Your mood ring is getting darker. It can only mean one thing: Witchstarter season is almost here.
Every creative project starts with the same question: How am I going to pay for this?
Everything you need to know before and after supporting your first creative project.
From robotic hands and AI translation to respiratory health and digital scent, these creators are turning ambitious ideas into reality with support from the Kickstarter X Google Next Wave Fund.
New research shows how Kickstarter continues to fuel job creation and long-term economic activity across the creative economy.
Long before a game makes it to Kickstarter, playtesting is how you find out if it's ready.
Applications for the fund open today and will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Pledge Manager
From more flexible fulfillment to greater control over orders, surveys, taxes, and shipping, here’s what we’ve built since launching Kickstarter’s Pledge Manager in May 2025.
Creator Tips
Building a successful e-commerce business after Kickstarter is very possible. Here is the step-by-step approach to how you can successfully navigate the transition from Kickstarter to brick-and-mortar retail.
Games
Tabletop creators who brought their projects to life on Kickstarter took home some of the biggest honors at this year’s ENNIE Awards.
Creator Tips
After losing $100,000 in a distributor deal, I turned to Kickstarter. More than 30 campaigns later, here's what I've learned about building products people want to back.
Creator Tips
Every creative project starts with the same question: How am I going to pay for this?
For Backers
Everything you need to know before and after supporting your first creative project.
Comics
Join Kickstarter at San Diego Comic-Con for conversations with legendary comics creators, practical crowdfunding insights, and a weekend celebrating the stories, creators, and community shaping the future of comics.
Creator Spotlights
The Eisner Awards has bestowed three of their most prestigious nominations to Juni Ba for his Kickstarter-funded graphic novel, The Fables of Erkling Wood.
Comics
Don't let an unexpected printing disruption derail your campaign. Here's how to find a new comic book printer, communicate with backers, and keep your project moving. Also: a special deal for Kickstarter Comics Creators from Mixam Printing.
Creator Tips
“My friends love it!” is something every founder has said at least once. But successful Kickstarter campaigns are built on market validation, not friendly encouragement. Here’s how to test demand before you launch.
Games
SideQuest is proving that successful Kickstarter campaigns can be small, affordable, and easy to deliver.
Partners
This recreation of the most iconic boombox ever made had a loyal following and a product their community had been requesting for years, but it was entering unproven territory. This is where the marketing team at TCF came in.
