How Kickstarter Turned Into the Venture Capitalist's Best Friend
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It turns out that people who are good at raising money through crowdfunding campaigns are also pretty good at raising money from venture capitalists.
Hardware projects that have raised at least $100,000 through Kickstarter or Indiegogo have gone on to raise $321 million from venture capitalists, according to a report published on Monday by research firm CB Insights. About 9 percent of the 443 projects that reach the $100,000 threshold on the crowdfunding platforms have raised venture capital, too.