Kickstarter

“Introducing Pre-Order Availability for Fully-Funded Projects on Kickstarter”

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Once a Kickstarter campaign is complete, you need to turn to a creator’s own page to pre-order the products — that is, until now. Which, of course, it will do for Late Pledges as well. A spokesperson for Kickstarter assures us that Late Pledges is seamlessly integrated within the Kickstarter platform, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for all users. That makes Late Pledges an excellent way to leverage the momentum from successful campaigns. Despite potential challenges, Late Pledges offers substantial benefits to Kickstarter creators.

Frost Giant Embraces Community Capital as VC Gaming Investments Dwindle

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Frost Giant, a venture-backed startup building a real-time strategy (RTS) game called Stormgate, is turning to its community to top up its coffers ahead of the game’s launch this year. The venture capital market for gaming companies has retreated sharply since Frost Giant last raised money (a $25 million Series A back in 2022). Thus far, Frost Giant has picked up $611,421 in reservations for its community fundraise on its Start Engine page. Reg CF offerings are limited to $5 million, so Frost Giant has a hard cap on how much it can raise. We got a similar peek into Substack’s financials when it raised capital from its community last year, and we’ll get a similar influx of data from Frost Giant.

Introducing the Newest Addition to Makera’s Desktop 4-Axis Mill Family: The Carvera Sibling!

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In the depth of the pandemic, 500 or so backers chipped in to make Makera’s Carvera Kickstarter campaign, a fully automatic desktop CNC machine, hit its goal. At CES in Las Vegas, Makera showed off the Carvera Air, its baby brother. With almost the same work space, but less a few of the fancy features of its larger sibling, Makera Air is a (slightly) different beast, even better suited to learning the basics of CNC manufacturing. “Technology is the future,” Erdreich asserted. “And the future needs creators, not just consumers.”Erdreich has a clear vision for Makera and is excited about the company’s direction.