4 highest-funded Kickstarter projects

The Pebble smartwatch is the most funded project of all-time on Kickstarter. It’s the world’s first successful smartwatch.

4 highest-funded Kickstarter projects
Pebble, an e-paper watch for iPhone and Android
Goal: $100,000 Raised: $10,266,845

The Pebble smartwatch is the most funded project of all-time on Kickstarter. It’s the world’s first successful smartwatch. You can pair your iPhone or Android phone to the watch via Bluetooth. From there, the water-resistant watch lets you receive phone call and text message notifications.







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Ouya, a new kind of video game console
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Goal : $9,50,000 Raised: $8,596,474

The Ouya promises an open source, Android-powered game console. For $99, you get Ouya’s world-class controller, console and interface. All the games offered on Ouya are free — at least to try. Ouya also has a beautiful, simplistic design, courtesy of Yves Behar.

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Pono, where your soul rediscovers music
Goal : $800,000 Raised: $6,225,354

The Pono is a prism-shaped device promising high-quality audio. The Pono music player was founded by musician Neil Young, and smashed its $800,000 goal within a day of being announced back in April. The music player retails for $399 and contains 128GB of memory, storing between 1,000 and 2,000 high-resolution songs











The Veronica Mars movie
Goal : $2,00,000 Raised: $5,702,153

Veronica Mars, the American TV series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas and starring Kirsten Bell, was cancelled in 2007 after a successful run. Thomas wrote a script for a feature-length film, but Warner Bros. decided not to fund the project. In March 2013, Bell and Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign for the film, and within 10 hours, they reached their $2 million funding goal.

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