Kickstarter

Here's How Many Kickstarter Projects End Up Failing

Crowdfunding company sheds light on how many backers fail to receive promised rewards

By Victor Luckerson December 7, 2015

Voyo Controller Brings Smart Features To Your Old Car

Voyo's car accessory lets you keep tabs on your vehicle directly from your smartphone

By Lisa Eadicicco October 28, 2015

Finally, a Tool for Taking the Perfect Puppy Selfie

Pooch Selfie, for dog lovers everywhere

By Ben Geier / Fortune September 29, 2015

Man Asks Kickstarter for $20,000, Gets Over $9 Million

The campaign is one of the most successful in Kickstarter history

By Rishi Iyengar September 4, 2015

This Gadget Brings GPS Navigation to Your Bike

No need to check your smartphone for directions

By Michal Addady / Fortune August 26, 2015

These Architects Are Fundraising to Build a Real-Life Lord of the Rings City

They just need a couple of billion to do it

By Melissa Locker August 13, 2015

Watch Amy Schumer's Reaction to Jennifer Lawrence Saying Her Name

Speechless

By Amanda Michelle Steiner / Entertainment Weekly July 10, 2015

Why We Need More Than a Standoff in Ukraine

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute July 7, 2015

Shenmue 3 Kickstarter Campaign Hits $2 Million Goal

"I wanted to make it with the fans,” said developer Yu Suzuki

By David Stout June 16, 2015

Inventor Raises $120,000 for a Zombie-fighting Tool on Kickstarter

The invention has a few practical uses too

By Chris Matthews / Fortune June 5, 2015

These High-Tech Earbuds Have an Unexpected Trick

They enable audience members to control their listening environment

By Ben Kaye / Consequence of Sound June 4, 2015

This Is the Most Pointless Kickstarter Project Yet

Surely this is unnecessary

By Ben Geier June 3, 2015

Startup Founders Get their Rightful Place: On a Deck of Cards

Can you guess which late tech titan is the king of spades?

By Kia Kokalitcheva/Fortune May 27, 2015

Hate Your Phone? This Kickstarter is for You

This new phone is perfect for when you mostly want to disconnect

By Ben Geier/Fortune May 19, 2015

Here's What You Could Do With a $9 Computer

C.H.I.P. is raising money on Kickstarter right now

By John Patrick Pullen May 14, 2015

David Hasselhoff's New Video Is a Perfectly Ridiculous 80s Throwback

The surprise ode to '80s action flicks is a must watch

By Melissa Locker April 17, 2015

The Most Successful Kickstarter Campaigns of All Time

From smartwatches to exploding kittens

By Ben Taylor / FindTheBest April 8, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 7

1. It’s time to give up the uniquely American institution of the network anchorman. By Frank Rich in New York magazine 2. On Billie Holiday’s 100th birthday, her “spiritual endowment” endures. By Wynton Marsalis in...

By The Aspen Institute April 7, 2015

Detroit Man Who Walked 21 Miles to Work Each Day to Finally Be Bought Car

A kickstarted campaign has, so far, raised $130,000

By Kevin McSpadden February 3, 2015

9 Tips for Launching a Successful Kickstarter Campaign

Determine your fulfillment beforehand

By Levo League January 16, 2015

Kickstarter Passed Half a Billion Dollars in Pledges in 2014

More than 3.3 million people pledged $529 million total

By Victor Luckerson January 5, 2015

Julian Assange Is Crowdfunding a Life-Size Statue of Himself Because Of Course He Is

The WikiLeaks founder wants to get his face out of the Ecuadorian embassy

By Sam Frizell December 12, 2014

Blood-Sucking Video Game Pulled From Kickstarter

The game would have extracted blood when you lose a point

By Charlotte Alter November 24, 2014

Joan Didion Documentary Reaches Funding Goal Within One Day

“We’re making it because no one else, incredibly, has”

By Eliza Berman October 23, 2014

Man Who Hates Nickelback Starts Campaign to Make Sure Band Doesn't Play in London

‘Don’t Let Nickel Back’ is the name of the London campaign.

By Melissa Locker October 6, 2014

Good News: Pillars of Eternity Makers Just Delayed the Game

The crowdfunded roleplaying game that generated over $4 million gets a minor bump from late 2014 to early 2015.

By Matt Peckham October 3, 2014

Neal Stephenson Sheathes Crowdfunded Swordfighting Game for Good

Speculative fiction writer Neal Stephenson's ambitious history-minded swordfighting simulation will go no further than crowdfunded prototype, says the author.

By Matt Peckham September 19, 2014

For $40,000 Run The Jewels 2 Will Be Remixed With Cat Sounds

"Meow the Jewels"

By Melissa Locker September 17, 2014

Three Ways Smartwatch Upstarts Can Survive the Apple-anche

The little guys who were on their way up the mountain now have to fight for air

By Liz Wiseman September 10, 2014

This Smart Cooler is Now the Most Successful Kickstarter Project Ever

Ice bucket meets challenge

By Nolan Feeney August 31, 2014

You Can Unlock This High-Tech Padlock With Your Phone

We're almost to the point, technologically, where you won't have to remember a single thing. This newfangled padlock -- called Noke -- has no keys, keyhole or combination for you to remember, instead relying on...

By Doug Aamoth August 20, 2014

Women Out-Raise Men on Crowdfunding Sites

Call it the funding gap instead of the pay gap

By Tessa Berenson August 14, 2014

Here's an Update on Potato-Salad Kickstarter Guy

The guy who raised over $55,000 to make potato salad is throwing a festival and donating money to fight homelessness in Ohio

By Maya Rhodan August 13, 2014

More Than 4 Million People Visited the Potato Salad Kickstarter

Forget Oculus Rift and the Reading Rainbow reboot—a bowl of potato salad was better able to hold the attention of the Internet this summer. Crowdfunding site Kickstarter today revealed a bevy of stats related to...

By Victor Luckerson August 5, 2014

Hero Builds a Genius Machine That Can Fill 100 Water Balloons in a Minute

The Kickstarter campaign to fund it has already earned more than $100,000

By Samantha Grossman July 24, 2014

The Hottest New Exercise Equipment Is a Giant Hamster Wheel...for Cats

A Kickstarter for this project has already raised more than $120,000

By Samantha Grossman July 22, 2014

How YouTube Stars Can Actually Make a Living

Patreon offers a new approach to crowdfunding

By Victor Luckerson July 21, 2014

This Concept For a Breaking Bad Sequel Is Spectacularly, Gloriously Insane

Naturally, it's a half-million dollar Kickstarter, and would star Val Kilmer and Slash. Shut up and take my money

By Eric Dodds July 17, 2014

That Jibo Robot Does the Same Stuff as Your Phone, but People Are Freaking Out Anyway

Jibo promises to be a lovable robot assistant, but it's unclear why you'd actually need one.

By Jared Newman July 16, 2014

Internet Raises Over $11,500 For Some Guy to Make Potato Salad

And the money keeps coming in

By Charlotte Alter July 7, 2014

YouTube Is About to Change Drastically

YouTube is introducing a new way for its legion of video creators to make money on the site. The Google division announced Thursday at Vidcon that it is launching a crowdfunding system called Fan Funding...

By Victor Luckerson June 27, 2014

Seth MacFarlane's Donating Up To $1M to the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter

The "Family Guy" and "Ted" creator has pledged up to $1 million to help make a web version of the classic kids show

By Megan Gibson June 27, 2014

Shovel Knight May Be the 8-bit Homage We've Been Waiting For

The music in Shovel Knight's launch trailer sounds nothing like the music in the game. I can personally vouch for this. The trailer (above) is all dour, thrash-y, melodically minor guitars and calf-murdering double-bass drumming....

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