Top Five Most Funded Kickstarter Projects

Top Five Most Funded Kickstarter Projects

Kickstarter has become a unique tool for anyone who is looking to create something but may not have the funding or backing to bring that idea to life. The creator shares his or her idea on this social media platform and then normal everyday people are able to donate any amount of money they see fit to help the idea become reality. Sometimes the creator offers rewards depending on the amount of money pledged like t-shirts all the way to a promise to deliver the product to the person donating when and if the product comes out. The ideas I am going to highlight are the rare occurrences when an idea goes viral. They get so much backing that the donations go well beyond what is expected from the creators and as a result full blown companies are created in the process. These are the Top Five Most Funded Kickstarter Projects.

5.) Exploding Kittens (2015)

Goal: $10,000    Pledged: $3,665,494

Exploding Kittens is a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette.  Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and loses the game.  The deck is made up of cards that let you avoid exploding by peeking at cards before you draw, forcing your opponent to draw multiple cards, or shuffling the deck.

The game gets more and more intense with each card you draw because fewer cards left in the deck means a greater chance of drawing the kitten and exploding in a fiery ball of feline hyperbole.

The game was created by Elan Lee (Xbox, ARGs), Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal), and Shane Small (Xbox, Marvel).  We think this game combines all the things we're best at creating, and and put together this Kickstarter campaign because we can't build this without you.

So if you're into card games or laser beams or weaponized enchiladas, please help us make this game a reality.  We think you'll love it as much as we do. (Source)

4.) Reading Rainbow (2014)

Goal: $1,000,000    Pledged: $5,408,916

Reading Rainbow’s digital collection already contains hundreds of books and video field trips… but with your help, we’ll be able to make the Reading Rainbow library available on more of the devices modern kids use to consume content. Now that we've met our initial goal of $1,000,000, we will be able to launch a new version of Reading Rainbow on the single most-used digital platform: the web. And now that we've reached our stretch goal of$5,000,000, we'll also be able to bring the service to mobile phones, Android, game consoles like XBOX and PlayStation, and set-top boxes like AppleTV and ROKU. (Source)

3.) OUYA Video Game Console (2012)

Goal: $950,000    Pledged:$8,596,474

OUYA is a new game console for the TV, powered by Android.

We've packed this little box full of power. Developers will have access to OUYA's open design so they can produce their games for the living room, taking advantage of everything the TV has to offer.


Best of all, OUYA's world-class controller, console, and interface come in one beautiful, inexpensive package. All the games on it will be free, at least to try. (Source)

2.) Pebble: E-Paper Watch (2012)

Goal: $100,000    Pledged: $10,266,845

Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century. It's infinitely customizable, with beautiful downloadable watchfaces and useful internet-connected apps. Pebble connects to iPhone and Android smartphones using Bluetooth, alerting you with a silent vibration to incoming calls, emails and messages. While designing Pebble, we strove to create a minimalist yet fashionable product that seamlessly blends into everyday life. (Source)

1.) Coolest Cooler (2014)

Goal: $50,00    Pledged: $13,285,226

Regular coolers are boring, break easily and are a hassle to haul around just to carry the ice. The COOLEST cooler is 60 quarts of AWESOME packed with so much fun you'll look for excuses to get outside more often.

Maybe you want to use the built-in ice crushing blender to whip up some margaritas or smoothies on your next boat trip or tailgate?


Maybe you just want to always have music on hand with the waterproof bluetooth speaker or want to recharge your electronics with the built in USB charger? (Source)

These are just a few of the ideas that are pulling in millions and millions of dollars every year. What's your idea? See if it's worthy by putting it up on Kickstarter and maybe you can get your dream funded.

-Demo