BackerKit’s Creative Summer Starts Now
Summer’s here! There’s nothing like fresh air and long summer days to inspire your creativity with a new Kickstarter campaign. This year, we want to make it eve...
The Creative Fund Launches to Back Every Single Project on Kickstarter
Awesome ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. Thanks to the internet, there are infinite ways for people to pursue their passions on their own terms.
A driv...
Talkin’ Shop With GIR’s Samantha Rose
Talkin' Shop is a quarterly event series bringing together independent creators, makers, and entrepreneurs within the crowdfunding and community patronage space...
BackerKit’s New Community Event Series Talkin’ Shop
After hosting Bond, our first conference that examined how creators make a living through the internet, it's clear that our community wants more events like thi...
Survival Archery Systems’ Doug Shadwell on Building His Niche Community on Kickstarter
Founded in 2014, Survival Archery Systems is considered a premium brand surrounding compact folding bows. Founder and director Doug Shadwell has built a dedicat...
Start Building Your Pre-Campaign Email List Now
It’s never too soon to start building your email list. It’s one of the most important things anyone planning to run a crowdfunding campaign can start doing righ...
Bond Conference Video – Indhira Rojas, Founder of Anxy Magazine
We recently hosted Bond, a conference that explored how independent creators and entrepreneurs can make a living following their passions through crowdfunding a...
Revant Optics’ Jason Bolt on Kickstarter and Sunglasses That’ll Last Forever
Founded in 2010, Revant Optics is a Portland-based team building performance eyewear and replacement lenses. After 8+ years of creating a stellar product and bu...
BackerKit and GDPR
At BackerKit, we’ve always taken our customers’ privacy seriously giving them control of their data. With the forthcoming changes to the EU privacy law going in...
Become an Active Member of the Kickstarter Community
Kickstarter is the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects. It’s a place where you can bring your passions and ideas to life and support others t...
Pepe the Frog Diaries #4: Add-Ons and Pre-Orders
Pepe the Frog Diaries chronicles my experiences using BackerKit after the conclusion of the #SavePepe Kickstarter campaign. Keep in mind, this is not a “how to”...
Skate Like A Girl’s Kristin Ebeling on Crowdfunding and Skateboarding!
Skate Like a Girl is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that operates in three states, serving individuals of all genders in the Bay Area, Portland, and Sea...