Kickstarter has launched the Kickstarter Culture Fund, a $1 million fund supporting independent creators working across music, art, fashion, film and music.
The fund is the first to be financed entirely by Kickstarter and is open to creators around the world.
Through the fund, Kickstarter will provide direct financial contributions to live campaigns from independent creators using its platform, helping them build momentum during the critical period when they are working to build support.
Creators doing work within the fund's four core categories can apply for the fund when their Kickstarter campaign is live or when they have a project page in draft.
Everette Taylor, CEO at Kickstarter, said: "Creators across all industries – especially artists, musicians, filmmakers, and designers – are facing increasing challenges finding the resources and support they need to bring their ideas to life. The Kickstarter Culture Fund is our commitment to addressing that problem because when fewer ideas have the opportunity to break through, culture, the economy and society all suffer. By putting resources directly behind creators, we're helping more ambitious ideas find the support they need to become reality. This is just the beginning."
By putting resources directly behind creators, we're helping more ambitious ideas find the support they need to become reality
Everette Taylor
Courtney Brown Warren, Kickstarter's chief marketing officer, added: "The Kickstarter Culture Fund is a meaningful expansion of the ways we have historically supported creators on their journey. This time, we're reaching into our own pockets to provide additional resources to creators at a critical moment when it feels harder than ever to bring a creative idea to life. We believe every creator deserves the opportunity to share their ideas with the world, and the Culture Fund gives us another way to help make that possible."
Kickstarter will expand the impact of the Culture Fund through partnerships with organisations that share its commitment to supporting independent creators.
The first partner under the Culture Fund umbrella is Creative Scotland, the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland.
Creative Scotland will be expanding its 2023 Kickstarter fund to provide renewed support for Scotland-based creators. The Creative Scotland Forward Fund will contribute £67,500 directly to eligible Kickstarter campaigns across film, comics, music, radio and podcasts, games, publishing and design.
To be eligible, creators must be based in Scotland and have a live Kickstarter campaign in one of the fund's eligible categories. Projects must demonstrate a clear connection to Scotland, with primary creative activity and beneficiaries based in the country.
Additional partners will launch dedicated funding initiatives under the Kickstarter Culture Fund umbrella in the coming months.
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