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Kickstarter

Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

CrowdfundingSeedHealth CareIdentity ManagementCard And Board Games

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque4196days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$200KRounds led0 of 9Sole investor9 roundsMostly inUnited States, 71%
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Kickstarter highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Crowdfunding and Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $200K

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Health CareIdentity ManagementCard And Board Games
Based in
Work From Anywhere, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2015

    3 rounds

  2. May
    Blue FreedomCrowdfunding$200KSole investor
  3. Apr
    Podo LabsCrowdfunding · US$427KSole investor
  4. Apr
    Descendent StudiosSeed · US$600KSole investor
  5. 2014

    3 rounds

  6. Dec
    Run An EmpireSeed · GB$100KSole investor
  7. Dec
    MinutCrowdfunding$238KSole investor
  8. Feb
    AvegantCrowdfunding · US$1.5MSole investor
  9. 2013

    3 rounds

  10. Aug
    FabuleCrowdfunding · CA · theglobeandmail.com$150KSole investor
  11. Jun
    LeadwerksSeed · US · kickstarter.com$30KSole investor
  12. Apr
    PressgramCrowdfunding · US · kickstarter.com$57KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Quick answers about Kickstarter

What does Kickstarter invest in?

Kickstarter invests most often at Crowdfunding and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care, Identity Management and Card And Board Games.

How active is Kickstarter?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015.

How big are Kickstarter's cheques?

The median round it joins is $200K.

Does Kickstarter lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Kickstarter invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%), the United Kingdom (14%) and Canada (14%).

Is Kickstarter investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015.

What kind of investor is Kickstarter?

Kickstarter is a VC firm based in Work From Anywhere, United States.

When was Kickstarter founded?

Kickstarter was founded in 2007.

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