编辑“︁Patreon”︁（章节）

==歷史==
{{le|傑克·康特|Jack Conte}}於2013年5月在尋求以他受歡迎的[[YouTube]]影片中維持生活，所以創辦了Patreon<ref name="pbs">{{cite news | url=http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/09/donation-patron-services-help-fans-support-their-favorite-authors/ | title=Donation, Patron Services Help Fans Support Their Favorite Authors | publisher=PBS | date=2013-09-09 | accessdate=2014-03-01 | author=Levitz, Dena | archive-date=2015-05-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518171456/http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2013/09/donation-patron-services-help-fans-support-their-favorite-authors/ | dead-url=no }}</ref>。他和山姆·任（{{lang|en|Sam Yam}}）一同開發了一個可以讓贊助者在創作者每創作一件作品，便自動贊助創作者的平台。2013年8月，該公司從一群[[創業投資|創業投資者]]和[[天使投資者]]取得210萬美元資金<ref name="wired">{{cite news | url=http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/big-idea-patreon/ | title=The Next Big Thing You Missed: ‘Eternal Kickstarter’ Reinvents Indie Art | publisher=Wired | date=2013-10-22 | accessdate=2014-03-01 | author=Tate, Ryan | archive-date=2014-03-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330184916/http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/big-idea-patreon | dead-url=no }}</ref><ref name="time">{{cite news | url=http://business.time.com/2013/12/04/business/slide/top-10-exciting-startups/ | title=Top 10 Exciting Startups | publisher=Time | date=2013-12-04 | accessdate=2014-03-01 | author=Luckerson, Victor | archive-date=2014-03-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301040044/http://business.time.com/2013/12/04/business/slide/top-10-exciting-startups/ | dead-url=no }}</ref>。2014年6月，公司在一輪A系列投資中取得1500萬元資金<ref name="series A">{{cite web | url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/23/patreon-raises-15-million-series-a-revamps-site-to-showcase-artist-content/ | title=Patreon Raises $15 Million Series A, Revamps Site To Focus More On Content | publisher=TechCrunch | date=2014-06-23 | accessdate=2014-08-26 | author=Buhr, Sarah | archive-date=2016-02-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215092610/http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/23/patreon-raises-15-million-series-a-revamps-site-to-showcase-artist-content/ | dead-url=no }}</ref>。

在公司的首18個月，多達125,000名「贊助人」在Patreon註冊<ref>{{Cite web|title = Amanda Palmer races to $13,000 per release in Patreon crowdfunding|url = http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/04/amanda-palmer-patreon-crowdfunding-backers|website = the Guardian|accessdate = 2015-06-11|first = Stuart|last = Dredge|archive-date = 2015-06-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150609094524/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/04/amanda-palmer-patreon-crowdfunding-backers|dead-url = no}}</ref>。2014年末，該網站宣佈贊助人每月向創作者贊助超過100萬美元<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=1070951|title = Creators on Patreon Receive Over 1,000,000 per Month From Patrons|date = 2014-10-10|accessdate = 2015-06-12|website = |publisher = |last = |first = |archive-date = 2015-04-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150404133954/https://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=1070951|dead-url = no}}</ref>。

2015年3月，由於由[[葛林兄弟]]創辦、和Patreon相似的平台[[葛林兄弟|Subbable]]使用的[[亞馬遜公司]]支付系統關閉，所以在此機會下Patreon收購了Subbable。因此，原來使用Subbable的創作者，例如[[CGP Grey]]、{{le|德斯坦·桑德林|Destin Sandlin}}的「Smarter Every Day」YouTube頻道及葛林兄弟的[[Crash Course]]和{{le|SciShow|SciShow}}頻道都改用Patreon<ref>{{cite web|title=Patreon Acquires Subbable, Aligning the YouTube Stars|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexpham/2015/03/16/patreon-acquires-subbable-aligning-youtube-stars/|website=Forbes|accessdate=2015-03-17|archive-date=2016-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127023454/http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexpham/2015/03/16/patreon-acquires-subbable-aligning-youtube-stars/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。

2015年10月，網站被[[黑客]]入侵，約15GB的個人資料和軟件源碼被公開<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hunt|first1=Troy|title=Pwned websites - Patreon|url=https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Patreon|website=Have I been pwned?|accessdate=2015-10-07|archive-date=2015-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003211856/https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Patreon|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goodin|first1=Dan|title=Gigabytes of user data from hack of Patreon donations site dumped online|url=http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/gigabytes-of-user-data-from-hack-of-patreon-donations-site-dumped-online/|website=ars technica|accessdate=2015-10-07|date=2015-10-02|archive-date=2015-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008042932/http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/gigabytes-of-user-data-from-hack-of-patreon-donations-site-dumped-online/|dead-url=no}}</ref>。