Press Release
His combination of product and marketing chops, innate leadership skills, and deep connection with culture and creators shows that Everette will not only honor our mission, but lead Kickstarter to new heights.
Projects We Love
The creators of the film "Songs for a Sloth" used Kickstarter to forge a creative dialogue with their backers. It resulted in a new album based on song ideas from people who supported the film.
Newsroom
This month, we discussed the future of crowdfunding as an ecosystem and the work we're doing to develop important new tools for creators.
Games
There’s no question that games are at the very heart of what we do at Kickstarter. Since our launch in 2009, Kickstarter has become the home for the largest, most engaged games community in the crowdfunding industry, with nearly $2B pledged to 70,000 projects in our Games category
Policy
Hello, Kickstarter Community. My name is Elana, and I’m Kickstarter’s VP of Product and Design. Today I’m writing to tell you about a new feature we’ve launched that builds on other recent improvements we’ve made to the platform as part of our commitment to keep
Open Calls
Hi everyone, my name is Meredith, and I’m a member of Kickstarter’s Outreach team. For the last four years, I’ve run our Music department as well as Magic & Divination, a community devoted to supporting creators making projects that directly or thematically deal with magic, witchcraft, and
Community Advisory Council
Earlier this month, I was honored to host the inaugural meeting of Kickstarter’s Community Advisory Council with members Ivan Askwith, Annette Azan, Ellia Bisker, Stefanie Black, Kat Calamia, Jose Cardona, Thomas Negovan, Tony Patrick, Philip Reed, George Rohac, Philomena Schwab, and Philip Winter. It was an inspiring conversation full
Product Updates
Hello from Kickstarter’s Product team! I’m happy to let you know about two updates we’ve launched to make Kickstarter better for both creators and backers. Pinned Comments First is the ability to pin comments. Up until now, creators were able to pin their project update posts to
Community Advisory Council
Hi, I’m Kimm and I lead the team at Kickstarter that works directly with creators and backers to help them have a successful experience on our platform. I’m thrilled to share that after reviewing hundreds of applications from creators representing thousands of projects brought to life on Kickstarter,
Newsroom
I’m excited to let you know about a fix we’ve deployed to improve the experience of backing Limited rewards on Kickstarter. This update will reduce frustration for creators who offer rewards in a Limited tier, and will make it easier and clearer for backers who want to back
Newsroom
Back in 2015, Kickstarter reincorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation. We did this so we could break away from a system that prioritizes profits above everything else, and so we could stay focused on our mission: to help bring creative projects to life. Progress toward our mission is what’s
Newsroom
Hey, Kickstarter community. I’m happy to share some new product updates with you. In the same vein as our recent announcement about the changes we’ve made to comment moderation, we’re posting this update to give you insight into the work we’re doing as part of our
