Startup ecosystem directory

Anker Eufy

Startup or tech company

Consumer electronics maker that has launched many products through crowdfunding.

Anova Culinary

Startup or tech company

Sous-vide cooker brand that grew through Kickstarter and was acquired by Electrolux.

Arduboy

Startup or tech company

Credit-card-sized open-source game console.

Electric skateboard company launched on Kickstarter; it later shut down.

Early truly wireless earbuds that raised millions on Kickstarter.

Cards Against Humanity

Startup or tech company

Party card game that began as a small Kickstarter campaign.

Record-breaking cooler campaign that later failed to deliver to many backers.

Critical Role

Startup or tech company

Web series whose animated show campaign raised over 11 million dollars on Kickstarter.

Game project whose 3.3 million dollar campaign kicked off the crowdfunding boom for games.

Elevation Lab

Startup or tech company

Accessory maker that began with the Elevation Dock on Kickstarter.

Exploding Kittens

Startup or tech company

Card game that became one of the most-backed Kickstarter projects ever.

Beehive that taps honey without opening the hive, a record Indiegogo campaign.

Desktop 3D printer maker from MIT Media Lab that launched on Kickstarter.

Frosthaven

Startup or tech company

Sequel to Gloomhaven that became the most-funded board game on Kickstarter at launch.

Ghost

Startup or tech company

Nonprofit open-source publishing platform for newsletters and blogs, launched on Kickstarter.

Gloomhaven

Startup or tech company

Strategy board game whose Kickstarter campaigns raised millions.

Glowforge

Startup or tech company

3D laser printer that set a crowdfunding pre-order record.

Weighted blanket brand that took off on Kickstarter.

Gumroad

Startup or tech company

Platform for creators to sell digital products directly.

Social home robot from an MIT professor, launched on Indiegogo.

Kano

Startup or tech company

Build-it-yourself computer kits for children.

Miniatures board game whose second campaign raised over 12 million dollars.

Wi-Fi smart light bulb that started on Kickstarter.

Smart lock project that crowdfunded on its own site after Kickstarter declined it.

Mighty No. 9

Startup or tech company

Game by the creator of Mega Man, funded on Kickstarter.

Wearables company whose Shine tracker launched on Indiegogo; acquired by Fossil.

VR headset maker that raised 2.4 million dollars on Kickstarter and was bought by Facebook.

Self-balancing electric board made by Future Motion, launched on Kickstarter.

Android game console that raised 8.6 million dollars before shutting down.

Camera and travel gear company built on a series of Kickstarter campaigns.

Smartwatch maker whose campaigns set Kickstarter records; its assets were sold to Fitbit.

Petcube

Startup or tech company

Pet camera company with Ukrainian founders that began on Kickstarter.

Role-playing game funded on Kickstarter by Obsidian Entertainment.

High-resolution music player backed by Neil Young.

Sequel funded by fans on Kickstarter after more than a decade of waiting.

SmartThings

Startup or tech company

Smart-home platform funded on Kickstarter and acquired by Samsung.

Snapmaker

Startup or tech company

Modular 3D printer and laser engraver brand built on Kickstarter campaigns.

Watch kits for the iPod nano, one of Kickstarter's first million-dollar projects.

Feature film funded by fans on Kickstarter in 2013.