Top 5 Most Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns

In 2015, Pebble Time hit $1 million on Kickstarter in just 49 minutes, but it wasn’t even the fastest to reach its final towering total. Number five is Exploding Kittens, the card game that raised $8.7 million, powered by a single quirky drawing of a laser-eyed kitten. Number four, Coolest Cooler, bundled a blender and a speaker into an ice chest and melted $13.3 million out of backers, only to face mass shipping delays. Number three, Pebble Time, the smartwatch from the opening, closed with $20.3 million and a tidal wave of 78,471 backers-the highest ever for a gadget at the time. Number two, the multi-function backpack, Peak Design’s Travel Line, zipped up $5.2 million on Kickstarter, but what came after would leave even these stunned. Number one is the fantasy role-playing dream, Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, which summoned $11.3 million from 88,887 backers, breaking the all-time record for any film or television project. So yes, Pebble Time’s blistering start did set records, but Vox Machina’s epic finish set the ultimate one: the highest crowdfunded entertainment project ever.