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Company overview

Kickstarter is on a mission to bring creative projects to life. As the leading crowdfunding and launch platform, Kickstarter is home to the world’s largest backer community — 23 million strong and counting. Since 2009, the platform has fueled innovation across 15 categories, helping launch over 275,000 projects and attracting more than $8 billion in pledges from backers. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Kickstarter is committed to equity and transparency, prioritizing the success of independent creators, diverse perspectives, and the strength of a global community that shapes and defines culture.
Founded in 2009
National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center, New York, USA
400 employees (100 in marketing)

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People

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +12.4% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$110M

Last raise

$100M

Series D

Funding history

Jan 2022

Series D · $100M

Mar 2011

Series Unknown · $10M

Jan 2010

Seed

Audience

Monthly website visitors
7.3K
Month over month+99.8%
Quarter over quarter-2.5%
Top sourceDirect (71.4%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank23
Traffic source mix
Direct
71.4%
Social
22.6%
Referral
6%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

107.9K

12-mo growth

+8.5%

Monthly growth

+0.7%

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