14) OUYAĪnother early Kickstarter success, this video games console launched in 2012 and gained the support of over 63,000 people. Later on, in 2017, the app was renamed as “LeVar Burton Kids Skybrary”, after Burton lost the original rights to Reading Rainbow. They raised $5,408,916 – a record at the time. The beloved kids’ show from the 1980’s Reading Rainbow, launched a campaign to raise money for creating a virtual field trip app for kids. This was an early success story on Kickstarter when it was launched in 2014. The company was sold to Fitbit in 2016 for $23 million, and the design of the Pebble watch was abandoned, while 60% of the staff were laid off. The original Kickstarter project exceeded its goal of $100,000 to reach $10,266,845 – by far the most funded project on Kickstarter at the time. This e-ink display was a big selling point, and they refined the design of later generations of the device. The device combined the functionality of all the subsequent smartwatches, such as notifications and fitness tracking, with the energy efficiency of an e-reader display. 12) Pebble E-Paper WatchĪs the original commercial smartwatch, Pebble launched in 2012 with its first device. The support from the fanbase meant that they surpassed the goal of $750,000, to reach $11,385,449 – a bonus of $10 million. The massive success of this live-streamed series led to a Kickstarter project being launched to turn the original show into an animated series.

It ended in 2017 after 115 episodes and concluded its long story, which often featured guest voice actors. This weekly live stream of a tabletop role-playing game has a large, loyal fanbase – something that was key to its wild success. 11) Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special A testament to the role of creativity in the Kickstarter process. The amazing video on their campaign page grabs the visitors attention without saying a single word and engages the viewer right through to the end. But after an innovative campaign featuring unique and engaging video-making and storytelling, they raised $317,424 in a mere 35 days. Launched in 2012, this Kickstarter aimed at creating a new kind of wallet, had an initial goal of $20,000. They were so successful that Apple decided to sell them in their own stores as official Apple periphery products. His product line has expanded to other Apple stands, such as the Apple Watch stand. His project reached around 12,521 backers, raising $1,464,706 – blasting past the original goal of $75,000. 9) Elevation DockĮlevation Lab was set up almost a decade ago by designer Casey Hopkins, with the goal of creating beautiful iPhone docks. There are still a few successful Kickstarter campaigns that we want to show you. 8) Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5Īs a veteran crowdfunder, Adam Poots – creator of previous Kickstarter project The Foresaker – launched his second attempt at crowdfunding in 2009 with this iPhone app.Īt the time it was the second-highest funded project on Kickstarter after Exploding Kittens, having raised $2,049,721 from around 5,410 backers. I recommend you to check out this crowdfunding success guide from Udemy that is jam-packed with useful info.

But is that enough for you to actually have success with your crowdfunding campaign? Obviously, no. Seeing others have success is giving you a motivational boost. It’s your time for success on Kickstarter

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