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Who invested in Kickstarter

2 rounds we have observed, with the 19 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$10Mraised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 2 sources

$10MVenture$75KSeed
Latest round
Seed, $75KJun 2013
Biggest round
$10MVenture · Mar 2011
Investors
19
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20122013
$10MVenture$75KSeed
First round
Venture, $10M
Mar 2011
Biggest round
$10M
Venture · Mar 2011
Between rounds
2.3 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Jun 2013
    Seed$75K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by tech.co

  2. Mar 2011
    Venture$10M19 new

    Reported by mediamemo.allthingsd.com

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Venture2011Seed2013Union Square VenturesBetaworksThrive CapitalJoshua SchachterChris SaccaChris DixonJoi ItoJoshua StylmanJack DorseyPeter Hershberg

Everyone who backed them

Union Square VenturesVC firm1round
BetaworksVC firm1round
Thrive CapitalAccelerator1round
Joshua SchachterVC firm1round
Chris SaccaAngel1round
Chris DixonVC firm1round
Joi ItoAngel1round
Joshua StylmanVC firm1round
Jack DorseyAngel1round
Peter HershbergAngel1round
Abundance PartnersVC firm1round
Caterina FakeVC firm1round
Scott HeifermanAngel1round
Dan RosensweigAngel1round
Craig ShapiroAngel1round
Jared KushnerVC firm1round
Zach KleinAngel1round
Matt HaugheyAngel1round
Chris Kaskieno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 7 firms list Kickstarter as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Collaborative FundVC firmPer its own site
Flori VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Yes VCVC firmPer its own site
2050VC firm2009, per its site
Cyzone Angel FundCorporate VCPer its own site
Startup MentorInvestment firmPer its own site
Vault InnovationVenture studioPer its own site

Quick answers about Kickstarter

Who invested in Kickstarter?

Kickstarter's investors include Union Square Ventures, Betaworks, Thrive Capital, Joshua Schachter and Chris Sacca, and 14 more on record.

How much has Kickstarter raised?

Kickstarter has raised $10M across 2 rounds since 2011.

When did Kickstarter last raise?

Kickstarter's most recent round was a Seed of $75K in Jun 2013.

What was Kickstarter's biggest round?

Kickstarter's largest round on record is $10M (Venture), in Mar 2011.

Who backed Kickstarter first?

Kickstarter's first round on record, in Mar 2011, was backed by Union Square Ventures, Betaworks and Thrive Capital and 16 others.

What stage is Kickstarter at?

Kickstarter's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2013.

Where is Kickstarter based?

Kickstarter is based in the United States.

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In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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