
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.
Newsroom
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
A new era of tabletop storytelling begins. Every Mantic crowdfunding campaign—now and through 2026—will live on Kickstarter.
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
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.
Creator Tips
Learn how to increase your likelihood of being featured on Kickstarter’s channel and earn a coveted Projects We Love badge.
For Backers
As global tariffs shift, your backing helps independent creators adapt and keep innovating—one project at a time.
Join a growing movement of bite-sized brilliance this May as Kickstarter invites game creators to launch compact, creative, and wildly fun micro games.
The Creative Download
The definitive industry report on the trends shaping creativity, innovation and creative crowdfunding—told through the numbers, projects, and people that made 2024 a record-breaking year on Kickstarter.
Film
From Kickstarter to SXSW: Two Indie Films Take Center Stage
Case Studies
Filmmaker Winnie Cheung’s Kickstarter-funded short film defied the odds, premiering at SXSW’s 2025 Midnight Short Competition presented by Vimeo.
Product Updates
Take control of your reward strategy and create exclusive rewards for loyal backers.
Newsroom
A new online video curriculum designed to make crowdfunding more accessible and help creators launch successful campaigns with expert-backed insights.