Top 10 crowdfunding projects in history
Crowdfunding has become a popular way for entrepreneurs and innovators to raise funds for their projects. Through online platforms, individuals can pitch their ideas and receive funding from a community of supporters. Crowdfunding has helped launch some of the most successful products and businesses in recent years, from innovative technology to creative art projects. The following projects are the top 10 Crowdfunding projects in history:
Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson
In spring 2022, Brandon Sanderson launched a Kickstarter campaign to announce four secret, brand-new novels: three are set in the Cosmere universe and the other is something completely different. The campaign was Kickstarter’s most successful campaign to date.
Pebble Time, a smartwatch, raised over $20 million on Kickstarter in 2015, becoming one of the most successful crowdfunding projects at the time.
The Coolest Cooler, a multi-functional cooler with various features like a blender and Bluetooth speaker, raised over $13 million on Kickstarter in 2014.
Frosthaven is the story of a small outpost far to the north of the capital city of White Oak, an outpost barely surviving the harsh weather as well as invasions from forces both known and unknown.
Pebble 2, Time 2 + All-New Pebble Core
Following the astonishing success that they achieved back in 2015 they produced two affordable, heart rate-enabled smartwatches and a hackable, 3G wearable for phone-free running with GPS, music, and Amazon Alexa.
A card game called Exploding Kittens is the most backed project on Kickstarter, and raised around $8.7 million on Kickstarter in 2015. The game's quirky theme and simple gameplay attracted a massive audience.
A small handheld device designed to help with fidgeting, the Fidget Cube, raised over $6.4 million on Kickstarter in 2016.
A project to revive the educational television program Reading Rainbow as a digital learning platform raised over $5.4 million on Kickstarter in 2014.
The Veronica Mars Movie Project
"Veronica Mars" star Kristen Bell and its creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise 2 million bucks for a movie version of the teen drama which debuted in 2004. It worked. In less than 24 hours they raised all the money.
A point-and-click adventure game by Double Fine Productions raised over $3.3 million on Kickstarter in 2012, helping to spark interest in video game crowdfunding.
