Our company was born through a crowdfunding campaign, where customers pledged money first. We're very supportive of this business model, both as makers and customers, because it helps small businesses and individuals bring big ideas to life (or scrap them early before wasting resources on something the market doesn't want yet). Kickstarter, the largest crowdfunding platform, has launched 219,098 projects totaling 6.6 billion USD as of April 21, 2022.