List of highest-funded crowdfunding projects
This is an incomplete list of the highest-funded crowdfunding projects.
Over 10 million
5–10 million
1–5 million
| Rank | Project | Category | Platform | Campaign end date | Campaign target | Amount raised | Notes | References |
| 69 | Filippo Loreti | Watch | Kickstarter, Independent | 29 Dec 2016 | $20k | €4,809,548 | Mechanical watch. Became the most crowdfunded timepiece in history with the first campaign raising 926'960 EUR. The second Kickstarter campaign beat the record again, raising 4,809,548 EUR. | |
| 70 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter, Independent | 13 May 2016 | $4.5M | $4,782,227 | Fantasy role-playing video game. Succeeded Project Eternity as the highest funded Kickstarter video game. It raised $4,188,927 on Kickstarter. Including private backers, the project's developers said they had enough to reach their goal of $4.5M. InXile's second Kickstarter project, after Wasteland 2 in April 2012. | |
| 71 | Synereo | Blockchain | BnktotheFuture, independent | 18 Oct. 2016 | $4,701,421 | Decentralized computation and hosting platform, allowing Web-Application to exist without centralized servers. Synereo raised over $4.7M, selling AMPs, the organization's native cryptocurrency, as well as shares of Synereo LTD. | ||
| 72 | G-RO | Other | Indiegogo, Kickstarter | $125,000 | $4,573,569 | Carry-on smart luggage with a built-in tablet stand, charging station, two USB ports, a 23,000 mAh battery pack, a location tracker and a wireless proximity tracker. In the first day of the funding campaign, G-RO raised $360,000 in pledges, nearly three times its initial $125,000 goal. | ||
| 73 | Neo | Blockchain | Ethereum | Sep, 2016 | $4,500,000 | The Chinese Ethereum as it is commonly known. | ||
| 74 | Super Troopers 2 | Movie | Indiegogo | $2M | $4,445,180 | Sequel to the 2002 movie Super Troopers. | ||
| 75 | ' | Video Game | Fig | Feb 24, 2017 | $1.1M | $4,407,598 | Sequel to Pillars of Eternity. | - |
| 76 | ZrCoin | Blockchain | WAVES, Independent | Ongoing | $3.5M | $4.2M | Funds earned from the ZrCoin crowdsale will be used to a fund zirconium dioxide plant in Russia | |
| 77 | Return to Dark Tower | Board game | Kickstarter | $850K | $4,054,744 | Fantasy cooperative board game and the sequel to Dark Tower. The project raised over $4M. | ||
| 78 | Mighty No. 9 | Video game | Kickstarter | $900K | $4,046,579 | Sci-fi action/platform video game. Including private backers, the project raised over $4M. | ||
| 79 | Pillars of Eternity | Video game | Kickstarter, Independent | $1.1M | $3,986,929 | Fantasy role-playing video game. Succeeded Double Fine Adventure as the highest funded Kickstarter video game. Was succeeded by Torment: Tides of Numenera in April 2013. Including private backers, the project raised over $4.5M. | ||
| 80 | Psychonauts 2 | Video Game | Fig | Jan 12, 2016 | $3.3M | $3,829,024 | Sequel to Psychonauts | |
| 81 | Micro Drone 3.0 | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | August 16, 2015 | $75k | $3,576,22 | small size Drone featuring a Camera, live streaming video and micro gimbal. Extreme Fliers is founded by Vernon Kerswell, a London-based robotics startup. | |
| 82 | Reaper Miniatures Bones | Board game | Kickstarter | $30K | $3,429,235 | Miniature figures by Reaper Miniatures with various miniature lines: Dark Heaven Legends, Pathfinder, Warlord, Legendary Encounters, Chronoscope, Savage Worlds, Bones, Legon of Justice, Master Series, Collect, Combat Assault Vehicle, Robot Supply Depot, The Boneyard | ||
| 83 | The Micro | 3D printing | Kickstarter | $50K | $3,401,361 | Consumer 3D printer supporting PLA or ABS, as well as proprietary Micro filament spools or standard 1.75 mm filament spools. | ||
| 84 | The Dash | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $260K | $3,390,551 | |||
| 85 | Double Fine Adventure | Video game | Kickstarter | $400K | $3,336,371 | Point-and-click adventure game by Tim Schafer, designer of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. Accompanied by a 2 Player Productions documentary. 87,142 backers, the most backers until surpassed by the Veronica Mars Movie Project in April 2013. Highest funded Kickstarter project until surpassed by the Pebble smartwatch in April 2012. Highest funded Kickstarter video game until surpassed by Project Eternity in October 2012. Credited with bringing in 60,000 first time backers on the Kickstarter platform, increasing the viability of crowdfunding in video games. | ||
| 86 | Conan | Board game | Kickstarter | $80K | $3,327,757 | Miniatures board game based on the works of Robert E. Howard, in which players take on the roles of Conan the Barbarian and his heroic companions. | ||
| 87 | Reaper Miniatures Bones II | Board game | Kickstarter | $30K | $3,169,610 | Continue expanding the Reaper's Bones line by Reaper Miniatures that was previously funded on. | ||
| 88 | Project CARS | Video game | World of Mass Development | $3.1M | $3,142,808 | Racing simulation video game by Slightly Mad Studios due to be released in November 2014. Note that Slightly Mad Studios themselves also contributed $2,072,400 to the overall funding for the game, amount raised is the total of public funding only. | ||
| 89 | Wasteland 3 | Video Game | Fig | Nov 3, 2016 | $2.75M | $3,121,716 | Next iteration in the Wasteland franchise. | |
| 90 | Wish I Was Here | Movie | Kickstarter | $2M | $3,105,473 | Comedy drama film directed by Zach Braff and co-written with Adam J. Braff. Opening in Theaters 18 July 2014. | ||
| 91 | Battletech | Video game | Kickstarter, BackerKit | early 2016 | $250K | $2,996,286.08 | A turn-based strategy video game by Harebrained Schemes set in the Battletech universe. Total includes $2,785,537.13 raised on Kickstarter and $130,898.95 raised in BackerKit as of December 19, 2015. The Kickstarter campaign ended on November 3, 2015. | |
| 92 | FORM 1 | 3D printing | Kickstarter | $100K | $2,945,885 | Stereolithography 3D printer created by Formlabs. High-resolution printing with plastic resin that creates layers as thin as 25 microns. Shipping began in May 2013. | ||
| 93 | Wasteland 2 | Video game | Kickstarter | $900K | $2,933,252 | Role-playing video game. Sequel to 1988's Wasteland, by members of the original team. | ||
| 94 | Axent Wear Cat Ear Headphones | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $250K | $2,930,781 | external cat ear speakers and LED lights. | ||
| 95 | Växande hyresbestånd i centrala lägen | Other | Tessin | 2016-08-01 | $2,835,482 | Real estate | ||
| 96 | Opal Nugget Ice Maker | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | Aug 27, 2015 | $150K | $2,778,019 | Opal is an icemaker | |
| 97 | The Vegetarian Butcher Plant-Based Plant | Food | NPEX | October 27, 2015 | €1M | €2,499,500 | On October 4 a campaign was started to raise money for the Vegetarian Butcher plant-based plant in Breda. Bonds were issued at a value of €500 each. €2.5 M bonds were sold in three weeks. | |
| 98 | SCiO: Your Sixth Sense | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $200K | $2,762,571 | A tiny spectrometer that allows one to receive instant relevant information about the chemical make-up of food, medicine, and plants, sent directly to one's smartphone. | ||
| 99 | Parcel Genie | Other | Angels Den | $1M | $2,600,000 | Parcel Genie raised enough funds to create a new gift delivery service, allowing customers to send gifts to family and friends without having to enter their address. The recipient receives a notification and arranges for the gift to be delivered to whatever address they enter. | ||
| 100 | Stone Groundbreaking Collaborations | Food | Indiegogo | $1M | $2,532,211 | Stone Brewing Co. will open a brewery in Berlin, Germany and partially fund expansion by pre-selling beer from the Berlin brewery. The beer will be collaborations with other established breweries, released between late 2015 and 2017, and only available from the pre-sale. | ||
| 101 | Jolla Tablet | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $380K | $2,506,418 | Tablet powered with the MeeGo-based Linux Sailfish OS. It hit the goal for 380k in 2h15min. It reached the $1 million milestone by selling 4,467 tablets in less than 37 hours. | ||
| 102 | Homestuck Adventure Game | Video game | Kickstarter | $700K | $2,485,506 | Adventure game based on the Homestuck webcomic. Succeeded The Order of the Stick as the highest funded comic-related Kickstarter project. | ||
| 103 | Lazer Team | Movie | Indiegogo | $650K | $2,480,334 | Rooster Teeth, the company behind Red vs. Blue, Achievement Hunter, and RWBY, in their first feature-length movie tell the story of an extraterrestrial intelligence project that received a one-time signal from outer space. This is a live action sci-fi comedy that takes place decades later in the aftermath of that event. Lazer Team is the highest successfully funded film project on Indiegogo. | ||
| 104 | Oculus Rift | Video game | Kickstarter | $250K | $2,437,429 | Virtual reality head-mounted display designed for gaming. The campaign video featured support from Michael Abrash, Mark Bolas, John Carmack, Cliff Bleszinski, David Helgason, Jack McCauley, Gabe Newell, Chris Roberts and Tim Sweeney. Development units began shipping in March 2013. Sold to Facebook for $2 billion in March 2014. | ||
| 105 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter, independent | Ongoing | $300K | $2,413,756 | Open-world sandbox medieval RPG video game from Warhorse Studios lead designer Dan Vavra, writer and director of '. | |
| 106 | 3Doodler | 3D printing | Kickstarter | $30K | $2,344,134 | 3D printing pen developed by Peter Dilworth and Maxwell Bogue of WobbleWorks LLC. | ||
| 107 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter | $300K | $2,278,255 | MMO fantasy trading card game. | ||
| 108 | Snapmaker: The All-Metal 3D Printer | 3D printing | Kickstarter | $50K | $2,277,182 | A desktop 3D printer developed by Snapmaker. | ||
| 109 | PlexiDrone Camera Drone | Camera Gear | Indiegogo | $100K | $2,269,158 | Ultra-Portable camera drone. Snap-together in 1 Minute. Capture Stunning Aerial Film & Photos with Ease! | ||
| 110 | ' | Movie | Indiegogo | $2.1M | $2,241,043 | Film about abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell who was convicted of 3 counts of first degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter and is currently serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. | ||
| 111 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter | $50K | $2,235,545 | Remaster of the 2013 Wii U game by PlatinumGames and Hideki Kamiya. | ||
| 112 | Camelot Unchained' | Video game | Kickstarter | $2M | $2,232,933 | Realm versus realm MMORPG. The success of the Kickstarter allowed City State Entertainment to secure an additional $3M of private funding. | ||
| 113 | Planetary Annihilation | Video game | Kickstarter | $900K | $2,229,344 | Real-time strategy video game by members of the Total Annihilation team. | ||
| 114 | Solar Roadways | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $1M | $2,200,961 | Solar panels | ||
| 115 | LUMI by ROLI | Music Hardware | Kickstarter | Jul 18, 2019 | £100,000 | £1,629,000 | illuminated keyboard and app. | |
| 116 | Bluesmart Inc. | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $50K | $2,121,650 | Bluesmart Inc. created the world's first smart, connected carry-on luggage featuring location tracking, remote lock and battery charger. | ||
| 117 | Strongholds and Streaming | Board game | Kickstarter | $50k | $2,121,465 | Hardcover rule book "Strongholds and Followers" for Dungeon and Dragons 5th edition, and to fund for live streaming Matthew Colville's DnD campaign on Twitch. | ||
| 118 | Soylent | Food | Tilt.com | $100K | $2,100,000 | The success of the campaign allowed the team to secure an additional $1.5M of private funding. | ||
| 119 | CHIP - The World's First 9 Dollar Computer | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $50K | $2,071,927 | A computer with a 1 GHz processor, 512MB RAM, and 4GB onboard storage. It was successfully funded in its first 6 hours. It is the size of a payment card. | ||
| 120 | ' | Board game | Kickstarter | $35K | $2,049,721 | Cooperative board game. | ||
| 121 | Curing Batten Disease | Other | Experiment.com | $1M | $1,972,706 | Scientific research project to find a cure for CLN6-specific rare genetic disease, also called Batten disease, which has no cure. | ||
| 122 | Canary home security | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $1M | $1,961,464 | Canary is a device with smart sensors to keep homes secure — controlled through mobile devices. | ||
| 123 | Greek Bailout Fund | Other | Indiegogo | €1,600,000,000 | Campaign to fund the bailout charge for the Greek financial crisis. | |||
| 124 | Blue Mountain State: The Movie | Movie | Kickstarter | $1.5M | $1,911,827 | Feature length comedy based on the spike TV series | ||
| 125 | Shadowrun Returns | Video game | Kickstarter | $400K | $1,836,447 | Single-player tactical role-playing game in the Shadowrun universe, not to be confused with Shadowrun Online. | ||
| 126 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter, Independent | £1.25M | £1,578,316 | Space trading and combat simulator from Frontier Developments, fourth game in the Elite series. | - | |
| 127 | Scythe | Board game | Kickstarter | Nov 6, 2015 | $33K | $1,810,295 | Scythe is a board game for 1-5 competitors by Jamey Stegmaier | |
| 128 | Oomi | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | June 19, 2015 | $50K | $1,767,042 | Provides home security, entertainment enhancement, and ambiance control. The first smart home to incorporate NFC-based technology to simplify the device pairing process. | |
| 129 | Crowfall | Video Game | Kickstarter | March 26, 2015 | $800k | $1,766,204 | Throne War PC MMO from ArtCraft Entertainment, Inc. | |
| 130 | TrackR bravo | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | August 8, 2014 | $30K | $1,739,149 | Tracking device for organization. | |
| 131 | Hyphen Wireless Earbuds | Wireless Hardware | Indiegogo | Feb 1, 2019 | $20K | $1,730,395 | wireless stereo with integrated wireless charging. | |
| 132 | Ashes of Creation | Game | Intrepid Studios | $750k | $1,730,395 | Upcoming MMORPG Ashes of Creation hit its goal of 750 thousand dollars in less than 12h | ||
| 133 | Rebel | Watch | LIV Swiss watches | $30k | $1,703,914 | The Most Rebellious Swiss Automatic Watch Ever - LIV Watches Raised 470K in just 48 hours. | ||
| 134 | Battletech | Board game | Kickstarter | $30K | $1,696,024 | Clan Invasion box set produced by Catalyst Game Labs. | ||
| 135 | Scanadu Scout | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $100K | $1,664,375 | The first Medical Tricorder. | ||
| 136 | Design | Kickstarter | July 6th, 2018 | $50K | $1,641,316 | Scribit is a write & erase robot that allows you to draw any content sourced from the web - and update it in real time. | ||
| 137 | Panono | Computing hardware | Companisto | $100K | €1,618,945 | |||
| 138 | BLOCKS | Smartwatch | Kickstarter | Nov 19th, 2015 | $250K | $1,613,874 | Modular smartwatch | |
| 138 | Warmachine: Tactics | Video game | Kickstarter | $550K | $1,578,950 | Fantasy turn-based tactics video game set in the Warmachine universe. | ||
| 139 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter | $850K | $1,538,425 | Adventure game, third game in The Longest Journey series. | ||
| 140 | LOVE ARMY FOR SOMALIA | Other | GoFundMe | Ongoing | $1,000,000 | $1,524,510 | A charitable fundraiser partnering with Turkish Airlines to send aid to disadvantaged Somalian citizens. | |
| 141 | Kano | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,522,160 | Mass manufacture a DIY computer kit | ||
| 142 | ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $1M | $1,505,366 | Launching and maintaining a publicly accessible Space Telescope. Partly funded by agreeing to take picture of funders' personal image from space with any background except for the sun. Launch is scheduled in 2015 | ||
| 143 | Kreyos | Smartwatch | Indiegogo | $100K | $1,504,616 | Smartwatch with voice and gesture control | ||
| 144 | Freygeist | Computing hardware | Companisto | $500K | €1,500,000 | 12 kg light E-Bike | ||
| 145 | Mass Fidelity | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $48K | $1,489,071 | A compact portable wireless speaker with claimed ‘better than stereo’ sound. | ||
| 146 | Elevation Dock | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $75K | $1,464,706 | Elevation Dock: The Best Dock For iPhone | ||
| 147 | 2017 Women's March on Washington | Social movement | Bonfire | Sep 16, 2018 | $1M | $1,431,485 | The money raised from this t-shirt fundraiser helped support the 2017 Women's March that was held on January 21, 2017. | |
| 148 | Noob, le jeu vidéo ! | Video game | Ulule | €90K | €1,246,153 | Fantasy role-playing video game based on the French web series Noob, created by Fabien Fournier. | ||
| 149 | Road Hard | Movie | FundAnything | $1M | $1,445,889 | American comedy-drama film co-written, produced, starring and directed by Adam Carolla and co-written with Kevin Hench. It is a comedy about the lives of aging road comics. Adam has since confirmed through a press conference that the film will co-star David Alan Grier, Illeana Douglas, Diane Farr, and Larry Miller. | ||
| 150 | BIBLIOTHECA | Other | Kickstarter | $37K | $1,440,435 | A typography and publishing project by Adam Lewis Greene, the Bible published in four volumes, using a modified American Standard Version and published without chapter or verse numbers. | ||
| 151 | The Buccaneer | 3D printing | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,438,765 | Consumer 3D Printer created by Pirate3D | ||
| 152 | The Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint | Movie | Kickstarter | $1.25M | $1,418,910 | Independent romantic horror comedy directed by Spike Lee | . | |
| 153 | Tabletop Season 3 - With Wil Wheaton! | Movie | Indiegogo | $500K | $1,414,154 | Season 3 of Tabletop starring Wil Wheaton | ||
| 154 | Petzval Portrait Lens | Other | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,396,149 | Lomography recreation of the Petzval camera lens for modern cameras. Shipped to backers in the first half of 2014. | ||
| 155 | Tesla Museum | Other | Indiegogo | $850K | $1,370,461 | Buy Nikola Tesla's old laboratory, known as the Wardenclyffe Tower, for turning it into a museum. Property purchased on. | ||
| 156 | Million Dollars, But... The Game | Board game | Kickstarter | $10K | $1,353,024 | Card game version of the popular show produced by Rooster Teeth. | ||
| 157 | System Shock | Video game | Kickstarter | $900K | $1,350,700 | A complete remake of the genre defining classic computer game from 1994 | ||
| 158 | LimeSDR | Wireless hardware | Crowd Supply | $500k | $1,343,742 | Software defined radio board for 2G, 3G 4G, 5G cellular / various IoT / WiFi / generic wireless systems between 100 kHz and 3.8 GHz. Backed by EE and Ubuntu. Crowd Supply's first $1m crowd fund. | ||
| 159 | Ravean | Other | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,330,293 | Heated jacket | ||
| 160 | Obduction | Video game | Kickstarter | $1.1M | $1,321,306 | Adventure game from the creators of Myst and Riven | ||
| 161 | LIFX | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,314,542 | WiFi enabled, multi-color, energy efficient LED light bulb controlled with an iPhone or Android. | ||
| 162 | Airtame | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $160K | $1,260,148 | Wireless HDMI screen-sharing on a TV, Projector or Monitor, compatible with almost all operating systems and computers. | ||
| 163 | Muv-Luv | Video game | Kickstarter | $250K | $1,255,444 | English localization of Muv-Luv visual novel trilogy, consisting of Muv-Luv and its sequel Muv-Luv Alternative. | ||
| 164 | The Order of the Stick | Other | Kickstarter | $57.75K | $1,254,120 | Reprint Rich Burlew's out-of-print "The Order of the Stick" comic books to reach new readers | ||
| 165 | Lima | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $69K | $1,229,074 | An OpenWRT Linux-based hardware adapter for unifying USB-connected storage as Network-attached storage. | ||
| 166 | Massive Chalice | Video game | Kickstarter | $725K | $1,229,015 | Fantasy turn-based tactics video game. Double Fine Productions' second Kickstarter campaign, after Double Fine Adventure in March 2012. | ||
| 167 | LIX | 3D printing | Kickstarter | £30K | £731,690 | LIX is a 3D Printing Pen. | ||
| 168 | SmartThings | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $250K | $1,209,423 | |||
| 169 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,204,726 | Harebrained Schemes' next Single-player tactical role-playing game in the Shadowrun universe. Developed with an improved version of the Shadowrun Returns engine. | ||
| 170 | Theatre Is Evil | Other | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,192,793 | Allows Amanda Palmer to create a new record, art book, and tour. | ||
| 171 | Luna Sleep | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $100K | $1,190,672 | "Smart" bed cover that allows for bed cooling/heating and IFTTT integrations to other integrated Internet of Things products. | ||
| 172 | Robot Dragonfly | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | $110K | $1,140,975 | Palm-sized UAV designed for aerial photography, advanced gaming, R&D and security. | ||
| 173 | Range 15 | Movie | Indiegogo | Jun 26, 2015 | $325K | $1,123,585 | Military movie. | |
| 174 | LIV Swiss Watches | Watches | Feb 19 2016 | $40,000 | $1,119,029 | At the time this campaign ended the LIV GX1-A was the most funded Swiss timepiece in crowdfunding HISTORY. | ||
| 175 | Turris Omnia | Computing hardware | Indiegogo | Ongoing | $100K | $1,116,258 | just a router. | |
| 176 | Pulse | Camera Accessory | Kickstarter | Dec 11th, 2015 | $50K | $1,110,820 | Remote camera trigger which allows DSLR cameras to be controlled via a smartphone. Campaign funded between November and December 2015. | |
| 177 | Omni | Video game | Kickstarter | $150K | $1,109,351 | Omnidirectional treadmill-like device for use with virtual reality head-mounted displays such as the Oculus Rift. | ||
| 178 | ' | Video game | Kickstarter BackerKit | 13 May 2016 | $700K / Pre-order on BackerKit | $1,095,143.40 | A survival horror multiplayer video game in which 8 people play: 1 plays Jason Voorhees while the rest play counselors at Camp Crystal Lake trying to survive | |
| 179 | RigidBot | 3D printing | Kickstarter | $31.5K | $1,092,098 | A customizable 3D printer. | ||
| 180 | Pathfinder Online | Video game | Kickstarter | $1M | $1,091,194 | Sandbox style MMORPG in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game universe. Second successful Kickstarter campaign for the game, contributing towards the full version. | ||
| 181 | Kyl21 | Food | Companisto | €250K | €940,650 | Molecular ice cream | ||
| 182 | THE 10-YEAR HOODIE | Other | Kickstarter | $50K | $1,053,830 | A unisex sweatshirt guaranteed for a decade | ||
| 183 | Restore the Shore | Other | Indiegogo | $1.25M | $1,047,827 | As part of the effort to help rebuild Seaside Heights, New Jersey - the heart of the Jersey Shore, which was devastated by Hurricane Sandy | ||
| 184 | CST-01 | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $200K | $1,026,292 | A 0.80mm thin flexible wristwatch with an E Ink display housed in a single piece of stainless steel. | ||
| 185 | Structure Sensor | Computing hardware | Kickstarter | $100K | $1,290,439 | Created by Occipital, a Structured light 3D scanner for iPad and other mobile devices that captures objects, people and rooms in 3D for augmented reality games, 3D scanning and indoor mapping. | ||
| 186 | Minds.com'' | Open source social networking service | Equity Crowdfunding | $1M | $1,035,095 | Broke the regulation crowdfunding record for fastest to raise $1 million |