编辑“︁Kickstarter”︁（章节）

==历史==
Kickstarter于2009年4月28日在[[Perry Chen]]、Yancey Strickler和Charles Adler的合作下所创建。<ref name="TechCrunch">{{cite news |url=http://techcrunch.com/2009/04/29/kickstarter-launches-another-social-fundraising-platform/ |title=Kickstarter Launches Another Social Fundraising Platform |date=2009-04-29 |last=Wauters |first=Robin |accessdate=2013-06-22 |archive-date=2020-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030225436/https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/29/kickstarter-launches-another-social-fundraising-platform/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> 《[[纽约时报]]》将Kickstarter称作“人民的{{link-en|国家艺术基金会|National Endowment for the Arts|NEA}}”.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/magazine/the-trivialities-and-transcendence-of-kickstarter.html?pagewanted=all|title=The Trivialities and Transcendence of Kickstarter|last=Walker|first=Rob|date=2011-08-05|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2012-06-20|archive-date=2020-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001185453/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/magazine/the-trivialities-and-transcendence-of-kickstarter.html?pagewanted=all|dead-url=no}}</ref> 《[[时代 (杂志)|时代]]》将其称作“2010年最佳发明”<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030652_2029823,00.html|title=The 50 Best Inventions of 2010|last=Snyder|first=Steven James|date=2010-11-11|work=[[TIME (magazine)|TIME]]|accessdate=2012-06-20|archive-date=2013-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817140240/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2029497_2030652_2029823,00.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>与“2011年最佳网站”。<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2087815_2088176_2088182,00.html|title=The 50 Best Websites of 2011|last=McCracken|first=Harry|date=2011-08-16|work=[[TIME (magazine)|TIME]]|accessdate=2012-06-20|archive-date=2013-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824214448/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2087815_2088176_2088182,00.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>据报导，Kickstarter的支持者募集了包括总部设在纽约的联合广场（Union Square）风险投资公司和[[天使投资者]]所投资资金在内的超过1000万美元的资金，如[[杰克·多西]]、{{link-en|Zach Klein|Zach Klein|Zach Klein}}与{{link-en|Caterina Fake|Caterina Fake|Caterina Fake}}。<ref>{{cite web|last=Kafka|first=Peter|title=Kickstarter Fesses Up: The Crowdsourced Funding Start-Up Has Funding, Too|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110317/kickstarter-fesses-up-the-crowd-sourced-funding-startup-has-funding-too/|work=All Things D|publisher=Dow Jones & Company Inc.|accessdate=2012-02-07|archive-date=2012-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128195241/http://allthingsd.com/20110317/kickstarter-fesses-up-the-crowd-sourced-funding-startup-has-funding-too/|dead-url=no}}</ref>该公司总部设在[[曼哈顿]]的[[下东城]]。<ref>Kickstarter - Team http://www.kickstarter.com/team {{Wayback|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/team |date=20200609155705 }}</ref>

直到2010年11月前，{{link-en|Andy Baio|Andy Baio|Andy Baio}}担任该网站的[[首席技术官|CTO]]，而之后他加入了{{link-en|专家实验室|Expert Labs|专家实验室}}。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waxy.org/2010/11/joining_expert_labs/|title=Joining Expert Labs|accessdate=2010-11-17|work=waxy.org|author=Andy Baio|archive-date=2010-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115202148/http://waxy.org/2010/11/joining_expert_labs/|dead-url=yes}}</ref>Lance·常春藤自网站推出以来都进行着网站的首席开发工作。<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/kickstarter |title=Kickstarter CrunchBase Profile |date=2010-11-30 |last=crunchbase.com |accessdate=2013-06-22 |archive-date=2014-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419063729/http://www.crunchbase.com/company/kickstarter |dead-url=no }}</ref> 在2013年2月14日，Kickstarter推出了名叫Kickstarter for [[iPhone]]的[[iOS]]版[[流動軟體應用程式|行动应用]]。<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kickstarter-for-iphone/id596961532?mt=8|accessdate=2013-02-15|title=Kickstarter for iPhone for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store:|archive-date=2019-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610152242/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kickstarter-for-iphone/id596961532?mt=8|dead-url=no}}</ref>该应用程式的目的是帮助用户建立和备份项目，属于Kickstarter发布的首款官方手机应用程式。<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2013/feb/14/kickstarter-iphone-app|title=Kickstarter? There's now an official iPhone app for that|last=Dredge|first=Stuart|date=2013-01-14|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=2013-02-15|archive-date=2013-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520214551/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2013/feb/14/kickstarter-iphone-app|dead-url=no}}</ref>

2014年，Kickstarter获得[[B Corp]]认证<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/technology/kickstarters-altruistic-vision-profits-as-the-means-not-the-mission.html|title=Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit|last=Isaac|first=Mike|date=2015-09-20|last2=Gelles|first2=David|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=2017-03-17|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2017-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517193112/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/technology/kickstarters-altruistic-vision-profits-as-the-means-not-the-mission.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

2015年9月21日，Kickstarter透过[https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/kickstarter-is-now-a-benefit-corporation 官方部落格] {{Wayback|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/kickstarter-is-now-a-benefit-corporation |date=20201214001257 }}对外宣布从传统盈利企业转型成为{{link-en|Public-Benefit Corporation|Public-benefit corporation#United States}} (PBC) 

2016年8月30日，Kickstarter宣布向[[香港]]和[[新加坡]]的创客开放平台。<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/1942 We’re now open to creators in Hong Kong & Singapore!] {{Wayback|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/1942 |date=20201214001323 }}，官网。</ref>

2020 年 4 月 20 日，Kickstarter 宣布可能会因冠状病毒大流行而裁员，导致活跃项目的数量“比去年同期减少约 35%，而且没有明显的反弹迹象”。工会报告称，裁员影响了多达 45% 的员工，但 Kickstarter 尚未报告截至 2020 年 5 月 2 日的裁员规模。 为被解雇的任何人提供遣散费和最多六个月的持续健康福利，一年的召回权（以便被解雇的人可以重返工作岗位），并为接受遣散费的人解除竞业禁止协议。<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mg21.com/kickstarter.html|title=电影音乐艺术戏剧游戏漫画设计和摄影等创意项目众筹平台：Kickstarter|date=2021-09-06|access-date=2021-09-06|archive-date=2021-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906091023/https://www.mg21.com/kickstarter.html}}</ref>