Published by Leonardo Calcagno
Last night, with the Oscar glitter still falling, Kickstarter quietly hit a major milestone: The crowd-funding platform surpassed $1 billion in all-time pledges. Ina celebratory blog post, Kickstarter claims more than $500 million was pledged in the last 12 months alone, thanks to the generous open pocketbooks of more than 5.7 million backers. Article continues at fastcompany.com