Online crowdfunding platform Kickstarter raised just shy of $100 million in pledges in 2011, and successfully funded nearly 12,000 projects, or 46 percent of those launched. The categories that raised the most funding were film, with $32.5 million in pledges, and music, with $19.8 million pledged.
Kickstarter launched in 2009, and the number of projects funded and dollars pledged has risen steadily since then. The company is the most well-known site in the crowdfunding space, though several niche sites have launched in recent months—including FundaGeek, for tech and research projects, and ProFounder, for small businesses.
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