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We published a fascinating conversation I had with Max Salzberg, founder and CEO of BackerKit This Y Combinator team couldn't raise money post-demo day. Instead of folding, they doubled down on serving their customers. Fast forward 13+ years - they're now generating $20M+ in annual revenue 💪 What BackerKit does: They started as the behind-the-scenes heroes helping crowdfunding creators actually deliver on their promises (we've all heard horror stories of backers never getting their rewards). Now they've evolved into a full-stack platform with major wins like a $26 million campaign last year with acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson. Check out my full conversation with Max on the Inside Startup Investing podcast:

In this week’s Kingscrowd newsletter, we discuss… 🎬 Chart of the Week by Chris Martin: Film crowdfunding’s 10x (edit: we said 9x in the newsletter, but it's more!) climb (2019 → 2025 YTD) -2019: 21 raises, $7.36M, ~15,100 investors. -2025 YTD: 29 successful (of 63 attempts), $75.9M, ~63,200 investors. Takeaway: dollars grew ~10× while investor headcount grew only ~4× → bigger checks and larger-format campaigns are here. 🎙 Kingscrowd Podcast Investment Crowdfunding Week (Sep 29–Oct 2): 40+ pitches, platform firesides, tokenized securities, late-stage access. Deal spotlight: Watrfall (Ron Perlman) on Republic — how film deals actually pay, diligence red flags (rights, distribution, team), and where creator & sports royalties are headed. 🗓 Upcoming Investment Crowdfunding Week – Registration is open for our biggest event of the year Sept 4, 12pm ET – Kingscrowd Capital investor convo with EndoSound (advanced endoscopy, clinic-friendly economics). 💸 Pitch Review: Windlift Autonomous tethered drones that generate power at altitude and double as ISR platforms. ~$24M in mostly DoD contract revenue to date; big upside if it converts prototypes into recurring defense + commercial deployments. Read/watch/listen to it all in our latest: https://lnkd.in/gQdAARBz