{"id":17674,"date":"2020-05-20T22:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T05:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/?p=17674"},"modified":"2020-05-26T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T21:34:21","slug":"crowdfunding-insights-may-11-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/crowdfunding-insights-may-11-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowdfunding Insights: May 11 &#8211; 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We head into our <\/span><b>seventh week<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of crowdfunding pledges tracking above better than the average amount of pledges raised, with the total amount pledged trending upwards since we\u2019ve started tracking the beginning of April. We covered <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/coronavirus-crowdfunding?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how coronavirus is affecting the crowdfunding space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and how now is still a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/launch-crowdfunding-coronavirus?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good time to launch your campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and with how this past week has gone, it appears that creators are not slowing down.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17683\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17683\" class=\"wp-image-17683 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-april21-may19-1024x465.png\" alt=\"Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-april21-may19\" width=\"1024\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-april21-may19-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-april21-may19-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-april21-may19-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-april21-may19-1536x697.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-april21-may19.png 1593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The red line in the graph shows the total number of pledges raised across all project categories. The dotted \u201cGoal\u201d line is the average funds raised in 2019. Between each large red spike, there are small dips below the goal line which is typical for pledges to dip as we head into the weekend, and pick back up during the weekday.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few things we\u2019ve noticed this week:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first time we\u2019ve seen the total amount pledged hover above the goal line over the weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cFood\u201d category, which is typically small, saw a large spike last Thursday, May 14 which was largely due to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/ottowildegrillers\/ottos-g32-the-first-smart-and-modular-gas-grill?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otto&#8217;s G32 \u2013 the first smart and modular gas grill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cTechnology\u201d category is on an upward trend since the beginning of April.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-may11-19-1024x465.png\" alt=\"Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-may11-19\" width=\"1024\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-may11-19-1024x465.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-may11-19-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-may11-19-768x348.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-may11-19-1536x697.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-all-may11-19.png 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some highlights of the top new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kickstarter<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project categories that launched this past week and are currently trending from Monday, May 11 &#8211; Sunday May 17:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/trending\/games?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tabletop Games<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/1162110258\/hel-the-last-saga?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-HEL.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-Kickstarter-HEL\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-HEL.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-HEL-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1162110258\/hel-the-last-saga?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>HEL: The Last Saga by Mythic Games<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/1162110258\/hel-the-last-saga?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $1,776,417<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/horribleguild\/railroad-ink-challenge?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>Railroad Ink Challenge by Horrible Guild<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/horribleguild\/railroad-ink-challenge?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $647,965<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/hitpointpress\/the-deck-of-many-animated-spells-tarot-and-more-for-5e?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>The Deck of Many Animated Spells, Tarot and More for 5e by Hit Point Press<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/hitpointpress\/the-deck-of-many-animated-spells-tarot-and-more-for-5e?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $874,578<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/trending\/design?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/rotoq360\/roto-q-360-the-non-electric-rotisserie-cooking-machine?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-ROTO.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-Kickstarter-ROTO\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-ROTO.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-ROTO-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/820477\/redirect_to_platform?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>ROTO-Q 360 : The Non-Electric Rotisserie Cooking Machine by ROTO-Q 360<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/rotoq360\/roto-q-360-the-non-electric-rotisserie-cooking-machine?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $436,228<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/zerofuckscoin\/fuck-covid-19-i-survived-coronavirus-2020-coin?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>Fuck COVID-19 :: I Survived Coronavirus 2020 Coin! by Zero Fucks Given<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/zerofuckscoin\/fuck-covid-19-i-survived-coronavirus-2020-coin?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $126,695<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mavok\/the-mavok-rechargeable-edc-flashlight?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>Mini Monster Rechargeable EDC Flashlight by The Mavok<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/mavok\/the-mavok-rechargeable-edc-flashlight?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $123,320<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/trending\/technology?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/ecoflow\/ecoflow-r600?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17679 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-EcoFlowR600.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-Kickstarter-EcoFlowR600\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-EcoFlowR600.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Coronavirus-Kickstarter-EcoFlowR600-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ecoflow\/ecoflow-r600?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>EcoFlow R600 &#8211; Modular Portable Power Station by EcoFlow<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/ecoflow\/ecoflow-r600?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $2,080,248<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/aimicat\/aimicat-the-automatic-kitty-litter-cleaning-companion?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>Aimicat, The Automatic Kitty Litter Cleaning Companion by Aimicat<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/aimicat\/aimicat-the-automatic-kitty-litter-cleaning-companion?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $644,858<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/109296963\/maonocaster-a-portable-all-in-one-podcast-production-studio?ref=backertracker&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=backerkit\"><b>MAONOCASTER: A Portable All-In-One Podcast Production Studio by MAONOCASTER<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/projects\/109296963\/maonocaster-a-portable-all-in-one-podcast-production-studio?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker Prediction: Trending to raise $609,037<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>Will there be an 8 week streak of rising pledges? Stay tuned for next week\u2026<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, download the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/backertracker-by-backerki\/pcofmmebhpfobffnkfiebdfnjgckiglm?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrome Extension<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/backertracker-by-backerkit\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firefox Add-on<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep updated on how projects are doing on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/backertracker?utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackerTracker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Are you launching your campaign soon?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/contact?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=blog-backertracker&amp;utm_campaign=may_21_2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact our crowdfunding experts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you have any questions before your launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During these uncertain times, a lot of people are asking us how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting crowdfunding. Leveraging our strong crowdfunding connections and unique data insights, we\u2019re able to track crowdfunding trends like no other. We will share all of our findings directly to the community as they develop.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a tip or see a pattern we&#8217;re seeing? Please reach out at <a href=\"mailto:community@backerkit.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">community@backerkit.com<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until next time, take care of yourself and each other.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We head into our seventh week of crowdfunding pledges tracking above better than the average amount of pledges raised, with the total amount pledged trending upwards since we\u2019ve started tracking the beginning of April. 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