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Kickstarter experiences a 35% drop in live projects News Apr 21st, 2020

Kickstarter experiences a 35% drop in live projects

"We must look more broadly at ways to restructure the business including potential layoffs"

Kickstarter has become one of the first major tech companies in the US to unionise News Feb 19th, 2020

Kickstarter has become one of the first major tech companies in the US to unionise

It has joined forces with the Office and Professional Employees International Union

$1 billion pledged to Kickstarter game campaigns News Apr 18th, 2019

$1 billion pledged to Kickstarter game campaigns

More than 17,000 games projects have received donations

$989 million pledged to games on Kickstarter News Apr 8th, 2019

$989 million pledged to games on Kickstarter

3.2 million people have donated to games across tabletop and video gaming categories

Ico Partners: Successful video game Kickstarters raised $16 million in 2018 News Jan 15th, 2019

Ico Partners: Successful video game Kickstarters raised $16 million in 2018

Dip of eight per cent year-on-year

Swedish esports company G:loot picks up $12 million investment News Jan 12th, 2018

Swedish esports company G:loot picks up $12 million investment

Firm plans to hire new staff and extend its platform to new games

BIP contestant Fightlings gets Kickstarter for physical card game News Oct 23rd, 2017

BIP contestant Fightlings gets Kickstarter for physical card game

Thoughtfish after €10,000 to make game a reality

The slow, steady progress of Zombies, Run! from mobile game to fitness platform Interview Sep 25th, 2017

The slow, steady progress of Zombies, Run! from mobile game to fitness platform

CEO Adrian Hon explains

Patreon secures $60 million funding round to scale team and develop platform News Sep 20th, 2017

Patreon secures $60 million funding round to scale team and develop platform

Outlines five year plan for new features

as Kickstarter to launch in Japan on September 13th News Aug 18th, 2017

Kickstarter to launch in Japan on September 13th

Creators can now launch campaigns locally

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has seen 10,000 games recieve full funding News Mar 27th, 2017

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has seen 10,000 games recieve full funding

$613 million raised in the last 8 years

Crowdfunding platform Fig establishes $500,000 fund to help developers finish their games News Feb 17th, 2017

Crowdfunding platform Fig establishes $500,000 fund to help developers finish their games

Fig Finishing Fund to offer $20,000 to campaigns with 1,000 backers or more

Crowdfunding platform Fig raises $7.84 million to boost number of campaigns News Jan 20th, 2017

Crowdfunding platform Fig raises $7.84 million to boost number of campaigns

Funding platform gets additional funding

Former Crytek employee launches crowdfunding campaign to sue developer for unpaid wages News Dec 15th, 2016

Former Crytek employee launches crowdfunding campaign to sue developer for unpaid wages

Claims no one has been paid for two months

Community-funded startup Janeious on designing games for the high-spending 1% Interview Aug 30th, 2016

Community-funded startup Janeious on designing games for the high-spending 1%

Mark Peterson on the psychology of an affluent mobile gamer

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