For Backers
Superbacker Spotlight: Meet Josh, the Indie Game Curator
From "what do I get?" to "what can I give?"—how one Melbourne-based curator turned backing into an art form.
Kickstarter Staff
Design & Technology
Kickstarter Joins CoCreate Pitch 2025 as Official Crowdfunding Partner
Kickstarter is teaming up with Alibaba.com to support product-based startups through CoCreate Pitch 2025, a global competition awarding $1 million in funding, tools, and visibility.
Product Updates
Kickstarter Pledge Manager Updates: More Power, Flexibility, and Control
New Pledge Manager updates to give creators complete control over shipping, taxes, and post-campaign growth.
Creator Spotlights
Creator Spotlight: Microcosm Publishing's 100th Kickstarter Campaign
With 100 campaigns under their belt, Microcosm Publishing isn't just a repeat creator. They're a Kickstarter Pro.
Open Calls
Heartstrings & Hardbacks 2025: Launch Your Romance Project on Kickstarter
This July, take part in our latest Open Call dedicated to all things love and romance—from sweet meets to spicy encounters.
Design & Technology
EufyMake’s Printer Surges to $46.7 Million — Setting a New Crowdfunding Record
EufyMake’s latest campaign has officially become the most funded crowdfunding campaign ever. Here’s what made it possible.
Forward Funds
Kickstarter and Tubi Present: FilmStream Collective
A new initiative helping independent filmmakers get funded – and streamed
Product Updates
Introducing Pledge Over Time — Now Available to all Creators
Our newest feature gives backers increased payment flexibility and gives creators more ways to convert interest into support, so they can reach higher together.
Newsroom
Touchland’s $880M Milestone: From Kickstarter Campaign to Global Acquisition
With 1,300 backers and a bold idea, Touchland set out to reinvent hand sanitizer. Today? They’ve been acquired for over $800 million.
Games
Mantic Games Is Teaming Up With Kickstarter—Exclusively Through 2026
A new era of tabletop storytelling begins. Every Mantic crowdfunding campaign—now and through 2026—will live on Kickstarter.
The Power of a Strong Start: A Q1 2025 Open Call Recap
From the intimate charm of Make 100 to the genre-defying energy of Zine Quest and the cinematic storytelling of Long Story Short, here’s how Kickstarter creators made waves in Q1—and how you can get involved next.
Product Updates
Now Live: The Kickstarter Tariff Manager — A Smarter Way to Handle U.S. Import Fees
Creators can now use the Tariff Manager—our new in-house tool designed to help you offset unexpected U.S. import costs directly within Kickstarter’s Pledge Manager.
