We simply completed an unbelievable multi-million greenback fairness spherical, and we are able to’t assist however look again at our humble beginnings.

With hundreds becoming a member of our increase, it’s wonderful to assume this all began with us – Rosanna and Max – simply two folks writing out BackerKit’s goal assertion which stays our goal at this time:

Our focus has at all times been on the formidable, lifelong creator.

First with our Pledge Supervisor after which via our end-to-end Crowdfunding platform, we’ve constructed and grown BackerKit by working instantly with creators to resolve crowdfunding’s hairiest issues so artists and makers can give attention to what they do greatest – creating superior issues.

BackerKit has helped hundreds of individuals grow to be creators and enabling them to create over and over.

The creator financial system increase has led to extra alternative for creators at this time, with extra methods to create and extra channels to succeed in and construct audiences in comparison with when crowdfunding started.

However the circumstances have by no means been extra unpredictable.

• Rising prices of manufacturing
• Elevated competitors for consideration
• Speedy shifts in tech, commerce, and the legal guidelines that govern them

It’s useful to do not forget that crowdfunding was born to derisk. By producing solely profitable, audience-backed concepts, crowdfunding could be among the many most resilient and environment friendly methods to make and promote merchandise.

That mentioned, crowdfunding has developed into rather more than the “safer selection” of bringing concepts to market.

It’s matured right into a sustainable, repeatable approach to launch your boldest concepts first to the followers who love you most. Put merely:

Meaning each venture – the primary or the fiftieth – is knowledgeable operation.

Which is why at this time’s skilled creator wants a professional platform.

Saying BackerKit goals to be the premium selection in crowdfunding is considerably odd – as a result of the information exhibits it already is.

• 64% of initiatives that use BackerKit are launched by repeat creators
• Over half (55%) of the High 100 creators have used BackerKit

What does it imply to go professional?

We discovered that creators who benefitted essentially the most from their campaigns and have been in a position to hold creating past their first venture approached crowdfunding with a particular mindset:

Creators who go professional and keep professional are dedicated to:

• Go far. They’re considering past one venture. They’re constructing a artistic profession, model, or enterprise.
• Go deep. They know their followers intimately, work their craft obsessively, they usually deepen relationships with each via every marketing campaign.
• Go collectively. They consider within the energy of neighborhood – each with their followers and fellow creators

Professional is a mindset shift – a brand new perspective to match the foremost shift we’re seeing in crowdfunding, the creator financial system, and the web as an entire:

One constructed on the algorithmic-based, traffic-dependent platforms of the previous. And one other constructed for the passion-led, member-driven communities of at this time.

Now that 51% of all on-line visitors is bot visitors, the web has grow to be much less human, much less trusted.

And creators have felt the consequences. Betting on website visitors to fund a venture isn’t the profitable technique it was once.

However persons are combating again and reclaiming digital areas, constructing corners of member-based communities full of followers and fellow creators alike.

We consider crowdfunding can lead on this subsequent period of community-driven, creator-led areas – and BackerKit is the main platform to energy it.

We’re already years forward in constructing in direction of this new actuality – investing closely in additional methods creators can acquire, collect, and develop their audiences and take management of their artistic future like a professional.

BackerKit is the one end-to-end crowdfunding platform that provides each the skilled tech stack and skilled collaborative community creators want at this time to go far, go deep, and go collectively.

Listed below are simply a number of the professional choices you’ll discover solely on BackerKit and accessible to all creators at no further value – plus a peek at what we’re constructing subsequent.

Pledge Supervisor Professional

We constructed the primary and set the usual. Trusted by high creators, our pledge supervisor is the professional providing out there which others nonetheless attempt to replicate at this time.

• Not too long ago launched: When world tariff will increase have been introduced, we have been the primary to reply. The BackerKit Tariff Supervisor helps creators handle and mitigate the monetary affect tariff shifts can have on their campaigns, companies, and backers.
• What’s subsequent: Making pledge administration setup circulate even simpler and extra intuitive, and the repeat creator expertise ever extra seamless.

Viewers Intelligence

For constructing a passion-led and member-driven neighborhood, BackerKit gives unmatched perception into the individuals who propel you ahead – your followers. We bridge pledge efficiency with viewers insights in and throughout campaigns so each venture comes prepared with the backer viewers and intelligence you’ve earned.

• Already in beta: BackerKit will monitor your full fan-cycle, charting your backers’ journey from comply with to pledge and again into the subsequent venture. You’ll know who your superfans are and methods to construct lifetime worth and loyalty at scale.

Fandom Engine

BackerKit was constructed to drive peak fandom with each venture. Flip your marketing campaign into an expertise your followers can’t-miss and received’t neglect with instruments tuned to ignite engagement throughout each stage like livestream launch occasions, every day trivia challenges, follower-exclusive content material drops, and a lot extra.

• Not too long ago launched: Pre-Launch Reservation lets backers reserve unique pledge phrases or rewards earlier than a marketing campaign even launches, permitting you to develop and activate your most engaged followers and enhance their chance to pledge whenever you launch.

Collab-Funding

Our fastest-growing providing, Collab-Funding permits you to meet and crew up with fellow creators to launch greater and higher campaigns. Our million-dollar Group-Collabs and Topia occasions show crowdfunding is usually a crew sport that brings creators and their audiences collectively to lift the tide of enjoyable and funding for all.

In some ways, a glance in direction of the longer term is a journey again to our roots in crowdfunding – the assumption that to go far we should go collectively.

Neighborhood was, is, and can stay our greatest energy for the challenges and untapped alternative forward.

As a result of artistic folks – geared up with the correct instruments and the assist of a neighborhood – will be empowered to do what they love, eternally.

That’s our goal and the longer term we’re constructing in direction of.

And due to your assist, we are able to’t wait to do what we love and create this future with you.

— Rosanna and Maxwell

Our Imaginative and prescient for the Way forward for Crowdfunding: Introducing the BackerKit Professional Platform was initially revealed on Aug 14, 2025.