History

A Brief History of Kickstarter

It is crazy to think that Kickstarter is a half-decade old. More interesting is that it started with an idea

Milestones:

  • 2002 – Perry Chen came up with the idea for Kickstarter.
  • 2009 – Kickstarter launches
  • 2010 – Grew to 10 employees (from 5)
  • 2011 – Hit 1 million backers
  • 2011 – By the end of the year had 34 employees
  • 2012 – Office became 3 floors of a building
  • 2012 – By the end of the year had 54 employees
  • 2013 – First million dollar project funded (with several following)
  • 2013 – By the end of the year had 70 employees
  • 2014 – Moved office into a home in Brooklyn
  • 2014 – By the end of the year had 103 employees