| Brandon Sanderson's Record-Breaking Kickstarter Is the Exception, Not the Rule
Gizmodo (Fri Apr 15) |
| On the 10th anniversary of smart watch maker Pebble's Kickstarter launch, its founder says Pebble failed as it trie…
Techmeme (Tue Apr 12) |
| Kickstarter will now hide reported comments pending review by @aliya_amn
TechCrunch (Mon Apr 11) |
| Brandon Sanderson's record-breaking Kickstarter campaign ends with $41.7 million
Engadget (Fri Apr 01) |
| As 'Zine Month' Wraps Up, Game Designers Ponder a Future With (or Without) Kickstarter
Gizmodo (Wed Mar 09) |
| Brandon Sanderson's secret novels break Pebble's Kickstarter crowdfunding record
Engadget (Fri Mar 04) |
| Brandon Sanderson’s surprise fantasy novels surpass Pebble watch to become the most successful Kickstarter ever…
The Verge (Fri Mar 04) |
| AZIO Launches Its New Mechanical Cascade Keyboard On Kickstarter
Forbes Tech (Thu Mar 03) |
| Kickstarter responds to backlash over its decentralized crowdfunding platform
Engadget (Thu Feb 17) |
| Kickstarter Is Putting Kickstarter on the Blockchain
Gizmodo (Thu Dec 09) |
| Kickstarter says it’s switching to crowdfunding via the blockchain
The Verge (Thu Dec 09) |
| Kickstarter plans to move its crowdfunding platform to the blockchain by @lucasmtny
TechCrunch (Wed Dec 08) |
| Kickstarter aims to create a new blockchain-based protocol and transition its crowdfunding site to it in 2022; it w…
Techmeme (Wed Dec 08) |
| The Avatar Legends roleplaying game has raised over $5 million on Kickstarter by @robowieland
Forbes Tech (Fri Aug 13) |
| Pro tips from the team behind Kickstarter's most funded app by @alex_ruzh
TechCrunch (Fri Jul 23) |
| Kelly Sue DeConnick on Her Relationship With Tarot, and a Magical New Kickstarter
Gizmodo (Tue Jun 01) |
| MST3K's latest kickstarter is funding a new streaming platform
Engadget (Wed Apr 07) |
| Chris Metzen Describes Creating Auroboros, Warchief’s First Kickstarter Tabletop Game
Forbes Tech (Tue Mar 23) |
| Kickstarter cautionary tale 'Unsung Story' hits Steam early access tomorrow
Engadget (Wed Dec 16) |
| Find out why this innovative lighter raised over $300k on Kickstarter
FutureShift (Mon Nov 23) |
| This Kickstarter-funded wearable neckband camera is on sale
FutureShift (Wed Nov 18) |
| Kickstarter replies to complaints from seven years ago
BBC News Technology (Fri Nov 13) |
| Kickstarter expands to creators in Poland, Greece, and Slovenia
The Verge (Wed Oct 07) |
| Kickstarter expands to creators in Poland, Greece, and Slovenia
The Verge (Tue Oct 06) |
| Kickstarter will let creators include bonus "add-on" rewards for their campaigns
The Verge (Wed Sep 23) |
| Kickstarter will let creators include bonus "add-on" rewards for their campaigns
The Verge (Tue Sep 22) |
| A Kickstarter campaign has raised more than $321,000 to produce a NASA-designed perfume that smells like space.
USA TODAY Tech (Mon Jul 06) |
| Endlesss, the iOS music making app from Tim Exile, takes to Kickstarter for desktop version by @sohear
TechCrunch (Wed Jun 03) |
| A behind-the-scenes account of how Kickstarter workers came together to become the first white-collar technology wo…
Techmeme (Sat May 30) |
| Kickstarter’s CEO on why he doesn’t think the company will only do crowdfunding forever
The Verge (Sat May 30) |
| Interview with Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan on the future of crowdfunding and how the pandemic has impacted the numbe…
Techmeme (Sat May 30) |
| Kickstarter’s CEO on why he doesn’t think the company will only do crowdfunding forever
The Verge (Fri May 29) |
| Kickstarter employees formed a union not so much to deal with pay issues, but to give workers more say over what th…
WIRED (Thu May 28) |
| By paving the way and showing what it takes to unionize white-collar tech workers, Kickstarter employees hope they’…
WIRED (Wed May 27) |
| Kickstarter loses nearly 40 percent of its workforce after layoffs and buyouts
The Verge (Thu May 14) |
| Filing: Kickstarter laid off 25 employees, or ~18% of its workforce; the company says 30 staff members took volunta…
Techmeme (Wed May 13) |
| Kickstarter loses nearly 40 percent of its workforce after layoffs and buyouts
The Verge (Wed May 13) |
| How Frosthaven raised $12.9M and became the biggest game in Kickstarter history
CNET News (Wed May 13) |
| The Morning After: Kickstarter and COVID-19
Engadget (Mon May 04) |
| Kickstarter may cut up to 45 percent of its workforce
Engadget (Sat May 02) |
| Kickstarter prepares to shed 'up to 45-percent' of staff.
Gizmodo (Sat May 02) |
| Kickstarter reaches agreement with its union on four months of severance pay, up to six months of healthcare covera…
Techmeme (Sat May 02) |
| Kickstarter union reaches agreement with management for laid-off workers
The Verge (Sat May 02) |
| Kickstarter darling PicoBrew may soon go out of business
Engadget (Fri May 01) |
| Gloomhaven sequel Frosthaven launches on Kickstarter
CNET News (Tue Mar 31) |
| In case you’ve ever wanted a cybernetic lynx skull Bluetooth speaker, there’s a Kickstarter for that…
The Verge (Tue Mar 24) |
| In case you’ve ever wanted a cybernetic lynx skull Bluetooth speaker, there’s a Kickstarter for that…
The Verge (Mon Mar 23) |
| Kickstarter creators can extend live project deadlines by seven days
The Verge (Thu Mar 19) |
| Doug Monahan raised nearly $800,000 on Kickstarter and Indiegogo for his iBackpack idea, a backpack that was suppos…
The Verge (Wed Mar 04) |
| Kickstarter staff votes to unionize, paving the way for other tech workers by @MattRyanPerez
Forbes Tech (Tue Feb 18) |
| Kickstarter has successfully unionized
Gizmodo (Tue Feb 18) |
| Kickstarter employees vote to unionize
Engadget (Tue Feb 18) |
| Kickstarter has successfully unionized
Gizmodo (Tue Feb 18) |
| Kickstarter employees vote to unionize in historic first for tech
Mashable (Tue Feb 18) |
| Kickstarter employees vote to unionize
The Verge (Tue Feb 18) |
| Kickstarter workers vote to unionize by @bheater
TechCrunch (Tue Feb 18) |
| Kickstarter employees vote 46-37 to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union, the fi…
Techmeme (Tue Feb 18) |
| The latest Marvel card game was designed specifically to blow up on Kickstarter
The Verge (Sun Feb 16) |
| The latest Marvel card game was designed specifically to blow up on Kickstarter
The Verge (Wed Feb 12) |
| The latest Marvel card game was designed specifically to blow up on Kickstarter
The Verge (Tue Feb 11) |
| 'The Wonderful 101' remaster smashes Kickstarter goal in hours
Engadget (Tue Feb 04) |
| Platinum Games launches Kickstarter for 'The Wonderful 101,' immediately hits funding goal by @MattRyanPerez
Forbes Tech (Tue Feb 04) |
| There’s a robot cat you can back on Kickstarter
The Verge (Fri Dec 27) |
| There’s a robot cat you can back on Kickstarter
The Verge (Thu Dec 26) |
| Thousands of 'Coolest' Kickstarter backers will only receive $20
Engadget (Tue Dec 10) |
| Thousands of 'Coolest' Kickstarter backers will only receive $20
Engadget (Tue Dec 10) |
| Artiphon launches a Kickstarter campaign for its new musical device Orba by @anthonyha
TechCrunch (Mon Nov 25) |
| Kickstarter wants projects to be more transparent about their budget
Engadget (Tue Nov 19) |
| Kickstarter wants creators to actually think about their budget ahead of launch
The Verge (Tue Nov 19) |
| Facebook ad scam tricks users with images and video of Kickstarter
FutureShift (Fri Nov 15) |
| Facebook ad scam tricks users with images and video of Kickstarter
Mashable (Fri Nov 15) |
| Atari VCS’s former architect returns to Kickstarter with new boardgame tablet
The Verge (Tue Oct 15) |
| Brydge sues Kickstarter for selling iPad keyboard it claims is a clone
The Verge (Thu Oct 10) |
| Kickstarter darling EcoFlow Delta battery generator is not what it seems
TechCrunch (Sun Sep 29) |
| Kickstarter darling EcoFlow Delta battery generator is not what it seems by @mjburnsy
TechCrunch (Sun Sep 29) |
| In an email to staff, Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan denies retaliating against employees for union organizing, but say…
Techmeme (Fri Sep 27) |
| Kickstarter approves campaign for a monster-shaped, gender-inclusive sex toy
Mashable (Wed Sep 25) |
| Kickstarter approves campaign for a monster-shaped, gender-inclusive sex toy
Mashable (Tue Sep 24) |
| Kickstarter approves campaign for a monster-shaped, gender-inclusive sex
Mashable (Tue Sep 24) |
| Cute Little Fuckers gets Kickstarter’s seal of approval for sex toy project by @meganrosedickey
TechCrunch (Tue Sep 24) |
| Kickstarter faces union backlash after firing two organizers
The Verge (Sun Sep 15) |
| Kickstarter accused of union-busting after firing two employees
Engadget (Fri Sep 13) |
| How incidents like banning an "Always Punch Nazis" comic at Kickstarter led to a unionization push by employees who…
Techmeme (Fri Sep 13) |
| Kickstarter's sleazy union-busting campaign is playing all the hits
Gizmodo (Thu Sep 12) |
| Kickstarter faces union backlash after firing two organizers
The Verge (Thu Sep 12) |
| Kickstarter's sleazy union-busting campaign is playing all the hits
Gizmodo (Thu Sep 12) |
| Kickstarter has fired two union organizers in eight days; sources: both were fired for what management said were pe…
Techmeme (Thu Sep 12) |
| The union campaign at Kickstarter is heating up
HuffPost Tech (Thu Sep 12) |
| Firewood: the original Kickstarter
By @thePatByrnes with @collectcartoons
WIRED (Fri Sep 06) |
| In 2012, Oculus raised more than $2 million on Kickstarter to make the virtual realty Oculus Rift headset a reality…
WIRED (Wed Aug 14) |
| Much of the scheme was uncovered on the “Shitty Kickstarter” subreddit, which found evidence that one promotional v…
The Verge (Tue Aug 13) |
| This Kickstarter keyboard combines 1970s tech with magnets to make every key pressure-sensitive…
The Verge (Sun Aug 11) |
| This Kickstarter keyboard combines 1970s tech with magnets to make every key pressure-sensitive…
The Verge (Sun Aug 04) |
| This Kickstarter keyboard combines 1970s tech with magnets to make every key pressure-sensitive…
The Verge (Fri Aug 02) |
| This Kickstarter keyboard combines 1970s tech with magnets to make every key pressure-sensitive…
The Verge (Thu Aug 01) |
| Kickstarter game teaches players how to identify fake news
Engadget (Fri Jul 26) |
| Elk, a blockchain dev board for decentralized IoT, launches on Kickstarter by @riptari
TechCrunch (Thu Jul 25) |
| A product based on Mark Zuckerberg's 'sleep box' invention has raised $100,000 on Kickstarter
Tech Insider (Wed Jul 17) |
| Kickstarter has fewer video game projects, and that's a good thing
Engadget (Mon Jul 15) |
| This Kickstarter-funded travel tripod collapses down to the size of a water bottle — it also weighs less than 4 pou…
Tech Insider (Tue Jun 25) |
| Kickstarter asks people to stop claiming their projects are “the world’s best”
The Verge (Sun Jun 16) |
| Paris-based video game developer Novaquark, which had raised $11.4M on Kickstarter in 2018 for its Dual Universe MM…
Techmeme (Sun Jun 16) |
| Kickstarter and XOXO have shut down their subscription platform before it launched
The Verge (Sat Jun 15) |
| This $35 smart outlet from Kickstarter can be customized for Wi-Fi control, USB charging, night lights, and more
Tech Insider (Fri Jun 14) |
| Now on Kickstarter, Tech DIY uses sewing to teach kids how to build electronics by…
TechCrunch (Fri Jun 14) |
| Creators need to stop exaggerating about their projects, Kickstarter
CNET News (Thu Jun 13) |
| Kickstarter announces new recommendations and rules to discourage creators from using exaggerated claims about a pr…
Techmeme (Thu Jun 13) |
| Kickstarter issues new transparency guidelines for projects by @bheater
TechCrunch (Thu Jun 13) |
| Kickstarter asks people to stop claiming their projects are “the world’s best”
The Verge (Thu Jun 13) |
| Some Shenmue III Kickstarter backers want refunds because it’s an Epic Games Store exclusive
The Verge (Mon Jun 10) |
| Jim Cummings, writer, director and star of Thunder Road, shares his top tips on using Kickstarter and Facebook adve…
CNET News (Mon May 27) |
| Recode Daily: Crowdpac was a Kickstarter for political candidates. Now it’s out of business.
Recode (Wed May 22) |
| The Kickstarter for politics wanted to change how political fundraising worked. Now it’s dead.
Recode (Tue May 21) |
| Kickstarter CEO says management won't voluntarily recognize employee union
Gizmodo (Thu May 16) |
| In email to staff, Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan says management will not voluntarily recognize its employee union Kic…
Techmeme (Wed May 15) |
| Kickstarter will not voluntarily recognize its employee union
The Verge (Wed May 15) |
| From Eric the robot to Dorothy’s slippers: 10 years of Kickstarter
Guardian Tech (Sat May 04) |
| The crowdfunding platform Kickstarter celebrates its 10th birthday this month.
Without it, we wouldn’t have Cards…
WIRED (Tue Apr 30) |
| Failed crowdfunded gadgets are forcing Kickstarter and Indiegogo to
The Verge (Sat Apr 20) |
| Kickstarter says game projects on the site have brought $1B+ in donations to creators since 2009, with $236M going…
Techmeme (Wed Apr 17) |
| Failed crowdfunded gadgets are forcing Kickstarter and Indiegogo to
The Verge (Tue Apr 16) |
| Leaked memo shows Kickstarter senior staffers are pushing back against colleagues' union efforts…
Gizmodo (Fri Mar 22) |
| Leaked memo shows Kickstarter senior staffers are pushing back against colleagues' union efforts…
Gizmodo (Thu Mar 21) |
| Kickstarter’s CEO, Perry Chen, is resigning
The Verge (Tue Mar 19) |
| Kickstarter CEO Perry Chen steps down by @bheater
TechCrunch (Tue Mar 19) |
| Kickstarter CEO and co-founder Perry Chen steps down but will remain chairman of the board; Head of Design and Prod…
Techmeme (Tue Mar 19) |
| Kickstarter employees plan to unionize
Gizmodo (Tue Mar 19) |
| The charming Tombot puppy on Kickstarter is meant to be a low-maintenance companion
CNET News (Tue Mar 19) |
| Kickstarter’s staff is unionizing
The Verge (Tue Mar 19) |
| Kickstarter staff announce their intention to unionize, potentially becoming the first major US tech company with u…
Techmeme (Tue Mar 19) |
| Kickstarter to remove that rat from the ending of "The Departed" whacked by DMCA takedown
Gizmodo (Tue Feb 26) |
| Kickstarter takes down campaign to digitally remove the rat from The Departed due to IP dispute…
The Verge (Mon Feb 25) |
| GIF And Video-Powered Robot Peeqo Can Be Yours Thanks To Kickstarter:
Forbes Tech (Sun Feb 24) |
| GIF And Video-Powered Robot Peeqo Can Be Yours Thanks To Kickstarter:
Forbes Tech (Wed Feb 20) |
| Sphero hits Kickstarter with new RVR robotics platform by @bheater
TechCrunch (Tue Feb 19) |
| A Kickstarter idea to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a $35-million nonprofit. Scientists still don't…
Gizmodo (Fri Feb 08) |
| My other life as a Kickstarter scammer
Engadget (Thu Jan 31) |
| Kickstarter is almost 10 years old and the crowdfunding world has changed dramatically. The company will talk about…
Engadget (Wed Jan 09) |
| The Kickstarter backed company is debuting a solar cooker that can handle making meals after
CNET News (Sun Jan 06) |
| One Kickstarter campaign allegedly had $100,000 stolen, but still shipped its keyboards
The Verge (Sat Dec 22) |
| Will you lose out if you back a venture on Kickstarter?
Guardian Tech (Sat Dec 15) |
| Jarvish's smart motorbike helmets hit Kickstarter with deep discounts
Engadget (Wed Nov 28) |
| Kickstarter wants creators to be more environmentally friendly
Engadget (Tue Nov 27) |
| Self-flying camera drone Hover 2 hits Kickstarter by @bheater
TechCrunch (Wed Nov 14) |
| Kickstarter hands Drip crowdfunding platform over to XOXO founders
Engadget (Thu Oct 25) |
| Two years after acquiring Drip, Kickstarter is handing control of the platform to Andy Baio and XOXO co-founder And…
Techmeme (Wed Oct 24) |
| Two years after acquiring Drip, Kickstarter is forming a separate company for the indie music crowdfunding platform…
Techmeme (Wed Oct 24) |
| The team behind XOXO is taking over Kickstarter’s Drip crowdfunding community by…
TechCrunch (Wed Oct 24) |
| Kickstarter to end Drip, fund new platform with XOXO festival creators
The Verge (Wed Oct 24) |
| The history of The Thing is about to get deeper thanks to a new Kickstarter
Gizmodo (Tue Oct 23) |
