BackerKit

BackerKit was founded in 2012 by Maxwell Salzberg and Rosanna Yau as a pledge management, payment processing, shipping, audience engagement, and pre-order tool for Kickstarter campaigns.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2024-02-21 |title=Brandon Sanderson, credited with the biggest Kickstarter of all time, brings his next project to Backerkit |url=https://www.polygon.com/24079383/backerkit-2024-goals-brandon-sanderson |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Geron |first=Tomio |title=Crowdfunding A Focus At Y Combinator Demo Day |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/03/26/crowdfunding-a-focus-at-y-combinator/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}} In 2018, Backerkit established The Creative Fund, with the goal of donating one dollar to a wide range of projects on Kickstarter.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-11 |title=BackerKit's The Creative Fund will give $1 to every Kickstarter campaign |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/backerkits-the-creative-fund-will-give-1-to-every-kickstarter-campaign/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}

In 2022, BackerKit announced its own crowdfunding marketplace in response to criticisms within the tabletop role-playing game industry against Kickstarter's investment in Blockchain.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chase |date=2022-12-12 |title=BackerKit discusses challenging the 'big green K' as it moves from crowdfunding tool to competitor |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/backerkit/interview/backerkit-talks-redefining-crowdfunding-future-small-creators |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chase |date=2022-06-14 |title=Backerkit launches its own crowdfunding platform with nearly 40 planned projects |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/crowdfunding/news/backerkit-crowdfunding-announcement |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}} The first major crowdfunding campaign on BackerKit was for Gloomhaven's Grand Festival, which raised over $5 million.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2022-06-15 |title=Gloomhaven leaves Kickstarter over blockchain push |url=https://www.polygon.com/23167962/gloomhaven-backerkit-crowdfunding-launch-blockchain |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2023-07-18 |title=Kickstarter rival Backerkit exits beta on the heels of a successful Gloomhaven campaign |url=https://www.polygon.com/23794845/backerkit-exits-beta-kickstarter-crowdfunding-board-game-announcement |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}} Other early successes included Return to Dark Tower ($2 million){{Cite web |last=Theel |first=Charlie |date=2022-06-23 |title=Return to Dark Tower is a fascinating and expensive sequel to the cult classic board game |url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23171216/return-to-dark-tower-kickstarter-board-game-review |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}} and Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate ($1.2 million).

In 2024, the premium edition of Brandon Sanderson's novel Words of Radiance raised $16 million on BackerKit, breaking the platform's record.{{Cite web |last=Nawotka |first=Ed |title=Brandon Sanderson Raises $16 Million, Breaking Records Again |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94538-brandon-sanderson-raises-16-million-breaking-records-again.html |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2024-02-21 |title=Brandon Sanderson, credited with the biggest Kickstarter of all time, brings his next project to Backerkit |url=https://www.polygon.com/24079383/backerkit-2024-goals-brandon-sanderson |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}

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