{"id":741,"date":"2023-07-18T14:57:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boardgamewire.com\/?p=741"},"modified":"2023-09-21T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T08:37:48","slug":"kickstarter-rival-backerkit-follows-4bn-gloomhaven-campaign-success-with-official-launch-from-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boardgamewire.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/kickstarter-rival-backerkit-follows-4bn-gloomhaven-campaign-success-with-official-launch-from-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstarter rival BackerKit follows $4m Gloomhaven campaign success with official launch from beta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BackerKit<\/a> has officially launched its bid to take on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, after capping off a year of beta testing with the huge success of Gloomhaven’s Grand Festival on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gloomhaven publisher Cephalofair<\/a> was a high-profile loss for Kickstarter when it revealed it was switching to BackerKit\u2019s newly-announced crowdfunding programme last summer, having previously raised close to $18m over seven years of Kickstarter campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company made the jump in the wake of Kickstarter\u2019s determined push to use blockchain technology for its platform \u2013 a strategy it has since heavily rowed back on in the wake of pushback from creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timing was perfect for BackerKit, which launched its crowdfunding operation 12 months ago after a decade as a Kickstarter pledge manager and back-end services specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cephalofair has raised more than $4.2m for the Gloomhaven’s Grand Festival<\/a>, with about a day and a half of the campaign to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That raise is easily BackerKit\u2019s biggest yet, outdoing the $2.05m raised last year for Restoration Games\u2019 second printing of Return to Dark Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BackerKit has now launched the crowdfunding service out of beta to users in 32 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Company CEO Maxwell Salzberg said many of the platform’s features were the result of observing creators hack gaps in “legacy platforms”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, “We\u2019ve watched creators work around gaps in existing platforms. It\u2019s been a guide for us on our build. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019ve also been careful to build a platform that encourages, and often even insists, that creators involve backers in the creative process.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salzberg added, “We believe in the transformative power of crowdfunding, and its capacity to turn the creative process into a collective effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are excited that backers can play a crucial role in providing feedback, building communities, and ultimately helping people create strong, resilient businesses of all sizes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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