WE LAUNCHED

THE CREATIVE INDEPENDENT…

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THE YEAR IN KICKSTARTER:

2016

YOU HELPED KEEP 11,500 CYCLISTS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON SAFE

Emily Brooke Blaze Lazerlight 782 Backers

BUILT FLUORESCENT MOUNTAINS IN THE DESERT

Art Production Fund/Nevada Museum of Art Ugo Rondinone: Seven Magic Mountains 258 Backers

De La Soul De La Soul …and the Anonymous Nobody 11,169 Backers

AND PUSHED DE LA SOUL’S FIRST ALBUM IN 12 YEARS TO #1 ON THE RAP CHARTS

Creative Time Doomocracy: A Haunted House with Pedro Reyes & Creative Time 398 Backers

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YOU TURNED OUR POLITICAL NIGHTMARES INTO A HAUNTED HOUSE

AND YOU REPLACED EVERY AD IN A LONDON TUBE STATION WITH CATS

Glimpse The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (C.A.T.S.) 683 Backers

AND YOU REPLACED EVERY AD IN A LONDON TUBE STATION…

IT WAS A YEAR FOR TRANSFORMATION

AND A HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY INTO A HEART- WARMING VIDEO GAME

Ryan Green & Josh Larson That Dragon, Cancer 3,687 Backers

Meow Wolf Meow Wolf Art Complex ft. The House of Eternal Return 880 Backers

YOU CHANGED A BOWLING ALLEY INTO IMMERSIVE ART

SMOG INTO JEWELRY

Daan Roosegaarde The Smog Free Project 1,557 Backers

IT WAS A BIG YEAR FOR REACHING OUT

MEXICO

SINGAPORE

KICKSTARTER LAUNCHED IN:

HONG KONG

AND THE LONDON DESIGN MUSEUM ADDED SIX KICKSTARTER PROJECTS TO THEIR PERMANENT COLLECTION

A NEW WAY FOR CREATORS TO SHARE THEIR PROCESS AND PROGRESS WITH THE WORLD

WE LAUNCHED KICKSTARTER LIVE

AND WE LAUNCHED KICKSTARTER LIVE

FUNDING FOR FASHION, FOOD AND PUBLISHING PROJECTS EACH SURPASSED:

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Liberty & Justice UNIFORM: World's Softest Tee 1,360 Backers

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The Sioux Chef™ THE SIOUX CHEF: A Native American Restaurant 2,358 Backers

Designers & Books The Bolted Book Facsimile: An Exact Copy of Depero Futurista 1,315 Backers

KICKSTARTER FILMS AT TRIBECA

19

Madera Latino by Brian Lynch

4

and the Anonymous Nobody… by De La Soul

GRAMMY NOMINEES

God Don’t Never Change by Blind Willie Johnson

401 Days by J.Views

Conserve Dorothy's Slippers

RUBY SLIPPERS FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ PRESERVED FOR POSTERITY

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AND

Elon Musk Reveals His Plan for Colonizing Mars

EXPEDITION TO MARS? READY WHEN YOU ARE, ELON.

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FUN

EXHILARATING

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BEAUTIFUL

ECCENTRIC

VIBRANT

FAIR

INSPIRING

ANIMATED

YOU HELPED MAKE THE WORLD MORE

COLORFUL

WEIRD

INTERESTING

SO TO YOU BRAVE CREATORS

YOU GENEROUS BACKERS

THANK

YOU

LET’S KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT

2017

HERE’S

TO

https://kickstarter.com/year/2016/

TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE YEAR IN KICKSTARTER 2016

YOUR PROJECTS

HAD CREATIVE IMPACT

HAD POLITICAL IMPACT

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THIS YEAR YIELDED A LOT OF IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS

THE YEAR IN KICKSTARTER: 2016

Emily Brooke Blaze Lazerlight 782 Backers

Art Production Fund/Nevada Museum of Art Seven Magic Mountains 258 Backers

De La Soul De La Soul …and the Anonymous Nobody 11,169 Backers

AND PUSHED DE LA SOUL’S FIRST ALBUM IN 12 YEARS TO #1 ON THE RAP CHARTS

YOU TURNED OUR POLITICAL NIGHTMARES INTO A HAUNTED HOUSE

Creative Time Doomocracy 398 Backers

Glimpse The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (C.A.T.S.) 683 Backers

AND YOU REPLACED EVERY AD IN A LONDON TUBE STATION WITH CATS

IT WAS A YEAR FOR TRANSFORMATION

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Meow Wolf Meow Wolf Art Complex 880 Backers

YOU CHANGED A BOWLING ALLEY INTO IMMERSIVE ART

Daan Roosegaarde The Smog Free Project 1,557 Backers

Ryan Green & Josh Larson That Dragon, Cancer 3,687 Backers

AND A HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY INTO A HEARTWARMING VIDEO GAME

IT WAS A BIG YEAR FOR REACHING OUT

AND THE LONDON DESIGN MUSEUM ADDED SIX KICKSTARTER PROJECTS TO THEIR PERMANENT COLLECTION

JIM HOSKING PHILIP GLASS IAN MACKAYE BJÖRK SHIRLEY MANSON MELISSA BRODER RYAN HEFFINGTON ANOHNI DAVID BYRNE CYNTHIA DAIGNAULT MATTHEW BARNEY SANDRA BERNHARD JOANNA EBENSTEIN LEIOMY MALDONADO EILEEN MYLES KIM DREW PEDRO REYES ALEX ROSS PERRY BRET EASTON ELLIS POLLY STENHAM ADAM FITZGERALD CHLOË SEVIGNY ROXANE GAY KELLEY DEAL ANN MAGNUSON MORGAN PARKER ARI MARCOPOULOS JANA HUNTER SAMUEL DELANY CHRISTOPHER SHINN MATT BERNINGER CECILIA DEAN SHANTELL MARTIN MYKKI BLANCO STEVIE NICKS SHEPARD FAIREY LAURIE ANDERSON ADAM J. KURTZ DEANTONI PARKS RAGNAR KJARTANSSON BRIT BENNETT JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND VERNON CHATMAN AMY ROSE SPIEGEL EDMUND WHITE MYCHAL DENZEL SMITH MIRA GONZALEZ JACKIE BEAT

EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE FROM:

WE LAUNCHED KICKSTARTER LIVE

THIS YEAR YIELDED A LOT OF IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS

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FUNDING FOR FASHION, FOOD AND PUBLISHING PROJECTS EACH SURPASSED:

Designers & Books The Bolted Book Facsimile 1,315 Backers

The Sioux Chef™ THE SIOUX CHEF 2,358 Backers

401 Days by J.Views

and the Anonymous Nobody… by De La Soul

Madera Latino by Brian Lynch

God Don’t Never Change by Blind Willie Johnson

RUBY SLIPPERS FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ PRESERVED FOR POSTERITY

EXPEDITION TO MARS? READY WHEN YOU ARE, ELON.

YOU HELPED MAKE THE WORLD MORE

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SO TO YOU BRAVE CREATORS

YOU GENEROUS BACKERS

https://kickstarter.com/year/2016/

OF TIME MAGAZINE’S BEST INVENTIONS OF THE YEAR

Wynd Technologies, Inc. Wynd 3,456 Backers

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Hello Sense 19.349 Backers

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Simon Morris Flyte 2,085 Backers

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Hello Sense: Know More. Sleep Better. 19.349 Backers

Simon Morris Flyte : Levitating Light 2,085 Backers

Wynd Technologies, Inc. Wynd - The smartest air purifier for your personal space 3,456 Backers

Based on a study by the University of Pennsylvania

JOBS CREATED

299,994

299,995

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299,998

299,999

300,000

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Based on a study by the University of Pennsylvania

A

BIG

YEAR

YOU MADE

2016

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MYKKI BLANCO STEVIE NICKS SHEPARD FAIREY DAVID BYRNE ADAM J. KURTZ DEANTONI PARKS RAGNAR KJARTANSSON BRIT BENNETT JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND VERNON CHATMAN AMY ROSE SPIEGEL EDMUND WHITE MYCHAL DENZEL SMITH MIRA GONZALEZ JACKIE BEAT AMBER TAMBLYN

ALEX ROSS PERRY BRET EASTON ELLIS POLLY STENHAM ADAM FITZGERALD CHLOË SEVIGNY ROXANE GAY KELLEY DEAL ANN MAGNUSON MORGAN PARKER ARI MARCOPOULOS JANA HUNTER SAMUEL DELANY CHRISTOPHER SHINN MATT BERNINGER CECILIA DEAN SHANTELL MARTIN