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89Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
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Kickstarter is a global, crowdfunding platform for creative projects. It helps creative projects find funding for diversified projects. It helps artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators make their ideas a reality. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.
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Latest Kickstarter News
Nov 29, 2022
Geeky Gadgets 9:34 am Following on from the previous unveiling of the new Pimax Portal handheld game console earlier this month. Its creators, Pima 8K VR have this week launched a new Kickstarter campaign for the console which has already raised over $300,000 thanks to over 460 backers, with still 46 days to go. The handheld console features a 4K QLED mini LED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. A modular design and a 10,000 mAh battery as well as support for 5G and WiFi 6 wireless connectivity. Specially priced early bird pledges are now available for the radical project from roughly $299 or £249 (depending on current exchange rates). “Portal is a high-powered android-based all-in-one gaming device that can easily switch modes between Standalone VR PCVR, Mobile gaming, PC gaming, living room entertainment, Etc, to fit different occasions.” Handheld games console If the Pimax Portal crowd funding campaign successfully raises its required pledge goal and manufacturing progresses smoothly, worldwide shipping is expected to take place sometime around January 2023. To learn more about the Pimax Portal handheld games console project view the promotional video below. “With 32 Physical Buttons, the Player can achieve the maximum number of key combinations. 8 Virtual buttons, bring you the ultimate full-screen handheld experience. Optimize Key mapping, which Allows you freely download these configurations directly from our server to our host. Feathering Linear analogue trigger buttons can be adjusted steplessly, and feedback feels much better and more natural than other handhelds. Linear motors on both sides of the handle bring you the best in-game feedback.” “Through the 4 cameras on the body plus the main camera and 6DOF precise positioning, Portal can also bring a millimeter-level AR experience to the handheld for the first time. Portal uses an HDR algorithm that allows the headset to take full advantage of its high contrast ratio hardware and accurate color space to be the best VR headset for video editors, graphic artists, engineers, and gamers alike.” For a complete list of all available backing options, stretch goals, extra media and technical specifications for the handheld games console, jump over to the official Pimax Portal crowd funding campaign page by following the link below.
Kickstarter Investments
1,214 Investments
Kickstarter has made 1,214 investments. Their latest investment was in Black Sands Entertainment as part of their Crowdfunding - IV on November 11, 2022.
Kickstarter Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/8/2022 | Crowdfunding - IV | Black Sands Entertainment | $0.13M | No | 1 | |
10/20/2022 | Crowdfunding | Casiris Vision | $0.32M | Yes | 1 | |
9/29/2022 | Angel | WorldRoo Learning App | $0.02M | Yes | 1 | |
9/28/2022 | Crowdfunding | |||||
9/8/2022 | Crowdfunding - III |
Date | 11/8/2022 | 10/20/2022 | 9/29/2022 | 9/28/2022 | 9/8/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Crowdfunding - IV | Crowdfunding | Angel | Crowdfunding | Crowdfunding - III |
Company | Black Sands Entertainment | Casiris Vision | WorldRoo Learning App | ||
Amount | $0.13M | $0.32M | $0.02M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kickstarter Portfolio Exits
89 Portfolio Exits
Kickstarter has 89 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was SquareOff on October 03, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/3/2022 | Corporate Majority | 10 | |||
7/26/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
7/8/2022 | Corporate Majority | 14 | |||
Date | 10/3/2022 | 7/26/2022 | 7/8/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Corporate Majority | Acquired | Corporate Majority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 10 | 2 | 14 |
Kickstarter Acquisitions
2 Acquisitions
Kickstarter acquired 2 companies. Their latest acquisition was Huzza on February 01, 2017.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/1/2017 | Seed / Angel | $0.55M | Acquired | 2 | ||
3/17/2016 | Series B |
Date | 2/1/2017 | 3/17/2016 |
|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Seed / Angel | Series B |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Total Funding | $0.55M | |
Note | Acquired | |
Sources | 2 |
Kickstarter Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Kickstarter has 10 strategic partners and customers. Kickstarter recently partnered with Social Art Network on June 6, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/19/2019 | Partner | United Kingdom | To continue to support this work , Kickstarter has partnered with the collective Social Art Network to mentor 10 artists as they prepare to launch social practice projects this fall . | 1 | |
9/11/2018 | Partner | United States | In an attempt to standardize a measure for a 3D printer 's abilities , Kickstarter and Autodesk have collaborated to create an open-source 3D printing quality test . | 1 | |
12/14/2017 | Partner | United States | 1 | ||
8/15/2016 | Partner | ||||
7/29/2016 | Partner |
Date | 6/19/2019 | 9/11/2018 | 12/14/2017 | 8/15/2016 | 7/29/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United Kingdom | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | To continue to support this work , Kickstarter has partnered with the collective Social Art Network to mentor 10 artists as they prepare to launch social practice projects this fall . | In an attempt to standardize a measure for a 3D printer 's abilities , Kickstarter and Autodesk have collaborated to create an open-source 3D printing quality test . | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kickstarter Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Kickstarter has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel | ||
Service Provider | ||
|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | ||
Provider Type | Counsel | |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Kickstarter Team
7 Team Members
Kickstarter has 7 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Charles Adler | Freeman, Source ID, and Agency.com | Founder | Current |
Name | Charles Adler | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Freeman, Source ID, and Agency.com | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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