Here is the story of Kickstarter, the internet invention that provides financial support for brilliant ideas.
You have a very bright idea, but you do not have the capital, what can you do? Is there a way to raise money to bring that bright idea, service or product to life? There is a sourcing method that has become increasingly popular in recent years: Crowdfunding. Kickstarter is one of the pioneers of this business. Here's the Kickstarter story:
Kickstarter was founded on April 28, 2009 by Perry Chen, Charles Adler, and Yancey Strickler. But the original origin story of Kickstarter dates back to 2001. Let's go to the beginning of the story of the startup, which emerged from an ingenious idea that the idea father Perry Chen came up with.
The story began in 2001 in New Orlens, United States. A band wanted to bring a famous DJ to town, but couldn't find the money to bring it. Chen had a brilliant idea to find money. Creating a platform on the Internet and collecting donations from those who support this idea. He took steps to bring his idea to life, but later gave up and turned to the music business. The idea was always there somewhere in his head. Finally, he succumbed to his entrepreneurial spirit and took action.
Moving to New York in 2005, Chen started doing research on startups there. He met Yancey Strickler not long after his move. They started thinking and working on the project together. One year later, Charles Adler joined the team and they started to develop the business seriously. In 2007, the site finally seemed ready. In 2009, they officially established the company. The company was rising at a speed that no one had imagined.
The company, which grew by making various investments until 2012, expanded its operation to include the United Kingdom in October 2012, and then expanded to Canada, New Zealand and Australia in 2013. The real growth came after that.
In February 2013, they launched the Apple application "Kickstarter" for iPhone users on the App Store. The growing company expanded in 2014 to enter the market in Spain as well as other European countries such as Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The company's unique business model has started to attract more and more investors and users. The company was growing uniquely as it enabled entrepreneurs seeking investment to receive investment from the public. In addition, another feature that set the company apart from the others was that it did not claim any ownership of the projects or the work produced there.
Kickstarter has truly become one of the leaders in unconventional investment ventures. This company started out as a startup in its own right and has now grown into a globally recognized public benefit company with a presence in major countries around the world.