It feels like just yesterday we were reflecting on the biggest moments of 2024. Yet here we are, already a few months into 2025 and hard at work doing what we do best— providing value to our creators and pushing the boundaries of crowdfunding.
Let’s dive into what’s new:
🚀 BackerKit Crowdfunding: Highlight and Track Limited Items
You asked — we delivered! Many creators have requested better tools for managing exclusive or limited-stock add-ons in their campaigns. Now, you can set item limits directly, ensuring that any pledge levels or add-ons containing sold-out items display the remaining inventory and are automatically updated to “Sold Out” when all stock has run out.
This feature is a game-changer for highlighting exclusive rewards, driving urgency by showing backers when a signed copy or special perk is running low and encouraging them to pledge sooner. Plus, it takes the stress out of managing inventory, preventing overselling and giving you peace of mind.
📊 BackerKit Crowdfunding: Know When You’re Ready to Launch with Our Crowdfunding Calculator
“Will my campaign fund?”
This is the biggest question every crowdfunding creator faces before they even launch. Now, we offer a tool that helps you estimate your odds of funding so you know when to launch.
If you’re running a project on BackerKit Crowdfunding, our Funding Estimator helps you set realistic expectations and plan for success. This responsive calculator lets you determine how many project followers you’ll need on your teaser page to hit your funding goal.
Simply enter your funding goal and expected average pledge amount, and the tool will calculate how many potential backers you should aim to engage before launching. By building interest early, you’ll increase your chances of funding quickly and running a more successful campaign.
📦 Pledge Manager: Simplified Shipping
Shipping logistics can be one of the trickiest parts of post-campaign fulfillment, and we heard your feedback loud and clear: While BackerKit’s Pledge Manager shipping tools were powerful, they weren’t always easy to navigate. We’ve revamped our shipping setup to be more intuitive by offering two pathways:
- Whole Order Shipping – Charge backers for the total weight of their entire order, including pledge levels, campaign add-ons, and pledge manager add-ons — all in one streamlined table. This is the simplest and most popular option which covers the majority of creators’ shipping setup needs.
- Stackable Shipping – Set different shipping rates or structures for pledge levels and add-ons, giving you greater flexibility. This is the more advanced option and recommended for specific cases.
With this update, you’ll only see the setup options relevant to your campaign, saving time and reducing complexity.
🎟️ Pledge Manager: Offer Seamless Service through In-App Backer Support Notes
Did you know BackerKit can handle your backers’ support inquiries for you? Our team acts as the first line of response, freeing you up to focus on creating.
To make this even more effective, we’ve introduced In-App Backer Support Notes — a tool where you can provide us with your responses to common backer questions. This ensures we act as a seamless extension of your team, helping backers get accurate answers faster.
🤝 BackerKit Crowdfunding: Launch Your Next Collab with New Collab-Funding Upgrades
Collab-Funding continues to grow: Pintopia 2025 was a massive success with nearly $2M in funds raised by 176 enamel pin and plushie creators. At a 100% funding success rate and 2x growth in funds raised from last year, Pintopia 2025 was our biggest Topia yet and proof that Collab-Funding is is continuing to reshape crowdfunding.
To further this momentum, we’ve launched new Group-Collab admin features to help creators run their own blockbuster events, like Mothership Month by Tuesday Night Games and Purple Planet by Goodman Games.
Here’s what’s new:
- Admins can now filter projects that aren’t funded or haven’t sent updates, making it easier to provide support where it’s needed most.
- A new leaderboard in collections highlights just how powerful group collaborations can be—just look at how many backers in Pintopia 2025 supported 10 or more projects! 😱
⏳ Pledge Manager: Easily Support Kickstarter Late Pledges through BackerKit
Kickstarter recently introduced its Late Pledge feature, similar to BackerKit’s Pre-Order Store launched in 2015. We now support Kickstarter Late Pledges in our Pledge Manager, so you can continue bringing in late backers, upselling add-ons, and charging for shipping and taxes — seamlessly. Learn more about the specifics here.
⭐ More to Come
Keep your eyes peeled for more product updates — we’re constantly improving BackerKit to make crowdfunding easier, more powerful, and more repeatable for creators like you. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of our tools, so keep sharing your thoughts and experiences. Together, we’re building the future of crowdfunding. 💪