List of highest-funded crowdfunding projects
Rank Project Category Platform Campaign end date Campaign target Amount raised Notes
47 Exploding Kittens Board game Kickstarter Feb 19 , 2015 $ 10K $ 8,782,571 Card game featuring exploding kittens , designed by Elan Lee , Matthew Inman , and Shane Small . The project hit its primary goal in only 8 minutes , exceeded $ 100,000 ( 10x its goal ) in less than one hour , $ 1,000,000 ( 100x its goal ) in less than 8 hours , and $ 2,000,000 ( 200x its goal ) in just over 24 hours . By January 28 , 2015 , it passed 107,000 backers , making it the most backed Kickstarter to date
48 Golem Blockchain Ethereum , Independent Nov 11 , 2016 $ 8.6M $ 8,600,000 Distributed , open sourced , supercomputer built on the Ethereum network . Made up of a global sharing economy network of computers that 'rent ' out their computing power . Project hit its goal in 29 minutes
49 Ouya Video game Kickstarter Aug 9 , 2012 $ 950K $ 8,596,474 Android -based video game console . Industrial design by Yves Béhar . Highest funded video game project entirely funded on Kickstarter . Development units began shipping in March 2013 . Officially released in June 2013
50 Gut Weißenhaus Other Companisto Mar 27 , 2015 $ 2M $ 8,148,450 Real estate
51 Snapmaker 2.0 : Modular 3-in-1 3D Printers 3D Printing Kickstarter Jun 6 , 2019 $ 10K $ 7,850,866 Snapmaker 2.0 is a modular 3-in-1 3D printer , which has 3D printing , laser engraving , cutting , and CNC carving function . The project reached its funding goal in less than 1 minute . It also became the fastest ever project to raise $ 1m on Kickstarter , at just 7 minutes . It eventually raised over 7.8M USD , making it the most funded Technology project in Kickstarter history
52 Shenmue III Video game Kickstarter , Independent Sep 1 , 2018 $ 2M $ 7,063,329 $ 6,333,295 was raised on Kickstarter , making Shenmue III the highest-funded video game project in Kickstarter history
53 FirstBlood Crowdsale Software Ethereum Sep 26 , 2016 $ 5,500,000 $ 6,267,767.32 FirstBlood is the first decentralized app , built on top of Ethereum , that allows eSports enthusiasts to compete in their favorite games through a decentralized , automated platform . The FirstBlood Token ( 1SŦ ) , sold during its crowdsale , is a utility token that can be used on FirstBlood 's decentralized software . The campaign raised over $ 5 million in less than five minutes
54 Pono Music Computing hardware Kickstarter Apr 15 , 2014 $ 800K $ 6,225,354 Digital music player using the FLAC audio file format under development by musician Neil Young and his company Pono Music
55 Mayday PAC Other Independent Jul 4 , 2014 $ 6M $ 6,132,554 Super PAC founded by Lawrence Lessig with the purpose of pushing for a United States Congress dedicated to reforming campaign finance laws by 2016 . The crowdfunding round took place in two cycles . The first $ 1M goal was started on May 1 , and was reached on May 13 , and the second , $ 5M goal was started on June 4 and was reached on July 4 , at 9:30 pm EST - 9 hours short of the deadline of 6 am , July 5 , EST ( or midnight in Hawaii . ) After the crowdfunding deadline , Mayday PAC raised an additional $ 4M from large donors . As of May 22 , 2016 , Mayday PAC is the largest crowdfunding campaign for non-profit purposes
56 Lucyd Blockchain , Wearables Ethereum Feb 28 , 2019 $ 6m $ 6,100,000 Community-driven augmented reality project . Has since launched an eshop for advanced eyewear . Developing blockchain apps for augmented reality
57 Fidget Cube Other Kickstarter Oct 19 , 2016 $ 15K $ 6,038,945 A desk toy designed to help users focus
58 Veronica Mars Movie Kickstarter Apr 13 , 2013 $ 2M $ 5,702,153 Feature-length film continuation of the Veronica Mars television series
59 Lisk Software Bitcoin , Independent Mar 21 , 2016 - $ 5,700,000 Lisk is a crypto-currency and decentralized application platform . As a crypto-currency it provides a decentralized payment system and digital money network . The Lisk decentralized application platform allows the deployment , distribution and monetisation of decentralized applications and custom blockchains ( sidechains ) onto the Lisk blockchain
60 Bloodstained : Ritual of the Night Video game Kickstarter Jun 12 , 2015 $ 500,000 $ 5,545,991 Metroidvania video game , by former Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi . Succeeded Torment : Tides of Numenera as the highest funded Kickstarter video game , was succeeded by Shenmue III in July 2015
61 DigixDAO Crowdsale Blockchain Ethereum Mar 30 , 2016 $ 500K $ 5,500,000 DigixDAO crowdsale offered DGD tokens . The sale concluded in a mere 12 hours as the maximum was reached
62 The Grid Software Independent Ongoing $ 70K $ 5,489,376 Website builder that uses Artificial intelligence algorithms to design and build websites based on content
63 Project Bring Back Reading Rainbow for Every Child , Everywhere Movie Kickstarter Jul 2 , 2014 $ 1M $ 5,408,916 Make the iPad version of Reading Rainbow available on the web , other mobile devices , game consoles , and set-top boxes . In addition , create a classroom version and provide subscriptions for up to 7,500 disadvantaged classrooms for free
64 Chronicles of Elyria Video Game Kickstarter , Independent Mar 24 , 2020 $ 900k $ 6,192,308 MMORPG survival game
65 Augur Blockchain Ethereum , Independent October 1 , 2015 none $ 5,133,000 An open-source , decentralized prediction market built using Blockchain technology
66 Restore King Chapel Now . Every Day & Dollar Counts Other Indiegogo May 22 , 2015 $ 8M $ 5,048,213 Restore Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel , the only religious building named after Dr. King located at Morehouse College
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This is an incomplete list of the highest-funded crowdfunding projects (including projects which failed to achieve funding).