Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign Dataset – 629,147 Projects (as of May 2025)

Unlock insights from over 629,000 Kickstarter projects, scraped and curated in May 2025. This comprehensive dataset includes detailed metadata for each campaign—ranging from funding status and category to creator info, launch dates, backer count, location, and more.

Perfect for:

✅ Data scientists looking to build predictive models
✅ Entrepreneurs doing product validation
✅ Researchers analyzing crowdfunding trends
✅ Developers building dashboards, tools, or APIs
✅ Marketers benchmarking success across industries

Whether you're exploring what makes a project go viral or training a machine learning model to predict funding success—this dataset gives you the foundation.

📊 Dataset Features

• ✅ 629,147 Kickstarter projects
• ✅ Updated: May 2025
• ✅ Format: CSV
• ✅ Size: ~380MB
• ✅ Encoding: UTF-8

Includes 40+ fields such as:

📁 Full column list available in a Kickstarter Projects_May 2025 - SAMPLE.csv file.

📦 What You’ll Get

• ✅ Full dataset in .csv format
• ✅ Column dictionary (README.md)
• ✅ Sample of 1,000 rows for preview
• ✅ Lifetime access + free updates
• ✅ License: Personal & commercial use allowed

🎯 Who Is This For?

• Entrepreneurs validating product-market fit
• Analysts building dashboards or research reports
• Developers training LLMs or launching SaaS tools
• Journalists and academic researchers
• VCs and startup accelerators

💸 Pricing

Full data + redistribution rights $149

📌 FAQ

Q: Is this official Kickstarter data?
A: No, this dataset was independently collected using public data for research and analytical purposes. It is not affiliated with Kickstarter Inc.

Q: Can I use it for commercial purposes?
A: Yes, as long as it complies with Kickstarter’s terms of service. See license included.

Q: Can I get a sample?
A: Yes! A 1,000-row sample is included so you can preview the format and content.

Q: Will I get updates?
A: Yes, any future updates will be emailed to buyers for free.