Offbeatr

{{Short description|Pornography website}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Offbeatr

| logo =File:Offbeatr Logo.png

| location_city = Los Angeles

| location_country = United States

| screenshot =

| url = {{url|http://offbeatr.com/}}

| commercial = Yes

| type = Crowd funding

| language = English

| launch_date = August 9, 2012

| current_status = Closed (February 9, 2016)

}}

Offbeatr was a US website for crowdfunding pornography.{{Cite web| title = Here comes Offbeatr, the Kickstarter for porn: Why you should take a look| last = Roettgers| first = Janko| work = Gigaom| date = 2012-08-09| access-date = 2015-04-23| url = https://gigaom.com/2012/08/09/offbeatr-kickstarter-for-porn/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175322/https://gigaom.com/2012/08/09/offbeatr-kickstarter-for-porn/| archive-date = April 2, 2015| url-status = live}} It has been described as “Kickstarter for porn”.{{Cite web| title = Offbeatr Is A Kickstarter For Your Fantasies| last = Biggs| first = John| work = TechCrunch| date = 2012-08-09| access-date = 2015-04-23| url = https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/09/offbeatr-is-a-kickstarter-for-your-fantasies/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170201125920/https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/09/offbeatr-is-a-kickstarter-for-your-fantasies/| archive-date = February 1, 2017| url-status = live}} Project creators posted pitches for new projects, which could be media, events or objects. The user community voted on projects. If a project got enough votes, it would open for funding. If a project met its goal, then the project creator got the funds. Project creators could also sell previously created material. Projects had to be based in either United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France, Australia, or New Zealand.{{Cite web| title = New NSFW Crowdfunding Platform Offbeatr Gives Your Naughty Projects a Place to Grow| last = Oswaks| first = Molly| work = Gizmodo| date = 2012-08-14| access-date = 2015-04-23| url = https://gizmodo.com/5934809/new-nsfw-crowdfunding-platform-offbeatr-gives-your-naughty-projects-a-place-to-grow| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170324054222/http://gizmodo.com/5934809/new-nsfw-crowdfunding-platform-offbeatr-gives-your-naughty-projects-a-place-to-grow| archive-date = March 24, 2017| url-status = live}}

Offbeatr was launched in August 2012 by the Los Angeles-based start-up Extra Lunch Money. As of August 2012 it had a team of five and was self-funded.{{Cite web| title = Crowdsourced funds lend a helping hand to adult entertainment| author = Shweta Sharma| work = The Sunday Guardian| date = 2012-09-16| access-date = 2015-04-23| url = http://www.sunday-guardian.com/technologic/crowdsourced-funds-lend-a-helping-hand-to-adult-entertainment| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070109/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/technologic/crowdsourced-funds-lend-a-helping-hand-to-adult-entertainment| archive-date = May 18, 2015| url-status = live}}{{Cite web| title = Offbeatr: It's Kickstarter for those who want to give "adult" projects a helping hand| author = Andy Boxall| work = Digital Trends| date = 2012-08-10| access-date = 2015-04-23| url = http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/offbeatr-the-kickstarter-clone-for-those-who-want-to-give-adult-projects-a-helping-hand/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084002/http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/offbeatr-the-kickstarter-clone-for-those-who-want-to-give-adult-projects-a-helping-hand/| archive-date = May 18, 2015| url-status = live}}

As of February 14, 2013, over $70,000 in pledges had been funded in seven projects, mostly relating to furry fandom.{{cite news|title=Furry porn sweeps Offbeatr; their CEO, project leads explain|url=http://www.flayrah.com/4458/furry-porn-sweeps-offbeatr-their-ceo-project-leads-explain|work=Flayrah|author=Laurence Parry|date=December 11, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214014427/http://www.flayrah.com/4458/furry-porn-sweeps-offbeatr-their-ceo-project-leads-explain|archive-date=December 14, 2012|url-status=live}}

The site went inactive on February 9, 2016 (following a February 2, 2016 announcement), with a new blog entry announcing the closure.{{cite news|title=The Closing of Offbeatr|url=http://blog.offbeatr.com/post/138936204927/the-closing-of-offbeatr|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=February 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228105556/http://blog.offbeatr.com/post/138936204927/the-closing-of-offbeatr|archive-date=February 28, 2016|url-status=live}}