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Kickstarter, Inc.

Private Company Ticker Symbol™: (KICKINP)
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Business Summary

Kickstarter, Inc. is a privately-held, venture capital backed crowdfunding platform that allows managers to create kickstarter accounts to pool small donations towards their projects., including startup companies, as well as creative projects such as films and books. Kickstarter revenues are derived from percentage transaction fees on a project's funding.

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Overview & Corporate Organization

Basic Information

Company Tags:VC Backed
Fiscal Year End:12/31
1YR Revenue Growth Rate:View %
City:New York
State/Province:New York
Country:United States
Website:www.kickstarter.com

Corporate Organization

Founders:
Charles Adler
Perry Chen
Yancey Strickler

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Industry Codes

PICS™:600™, 9001™
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Income Statement20122011
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Employee Figures20122011
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*Kickstarter, Inc. fiscal year end: 12/31
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Mar. 2011ViewSeedVenture Capital
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedAngel / Individual
Mar. 2011ViewSeedVenture Capital
Mar. 2011ViewSeedCorporate
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Kickstarter Revenue Model:

Kickstarter receives a 5% fee from projects that reach their full funding goals. As credit card companies take a 2-3% cut from all credit card donations, Kickstarter estimates that its typical fees received from a fully funded project range from 3-5%.

Kickstarter June 2012 Statistics:

  • Over $250 million total has been pledged to Kickstarter projects
  • Over $215 million has been pledged to successful projects
  • Seven projects have raised more than $1 million
  • Over 7,000 projects (13 percent) have never received a single pledge
  • 60,786 projects in total have been launched on Kickstarter
  • Over 4,000 projects are live as of June 2012

Kickstarter Works With Bestselling Author Seth Godin

In 2012, Seth Godin, the best-selling business author known for titles like "Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable," decided to presell via Kickstarter his new books before the works actually hit the shelves. The program could make Kickstarter a key… Continue Reading →

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