Over $175 million pledged with Kickstarter in just three years

Kickstarter, a crowd funding website where individuals pitch their ideas to the masses and ask for funding, just celebrated its three year anniversary. The site opened on April 28, 2009...

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Grim Dawn is a recent KickStarter project that needs your support. Check it out, a great ARPG like Diablo by the creators of Titan Quest!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crateentertainment/grim-dawn/

I wonder how many people have started kickstarter projects and run off with the money.

@ikesmasher

I've backed 19 projects and only one (pen and paper rpg) seems shaky about not delivering. Three of them have completed and produce real product, majority are pc games due out sometime next year.

I do realize when I help fund I'm investing (vs purchasing) in something that could vanish (scam) or project could collapse after funding.