Why kickstarter?
$7,595,111,448
total dollars pledged to Kickstarter projects
246,713
Successfully funded projects
7,739,094
Repeat backers, are people who’ve backed 2 or more projects.
Successfully Funded Projects:
Most successfully funded projects raise less than $10,000, but a growing number have reached six, seven, and even eight figures. Currently funding projects that have reached their goals are not included in this chart — only projects whose funding is complete.
However, not all projects achieve funding.
Kickstarter serves as a catalyst for turning innovative concepts into tangible reality. It's where visionaries collaborate with communities to rally together to provide the essential funding.
Thriving projects tend to create a domino effect, first gaining traction with friends and early advocates who, in turn, propagate the concept within their circles, broadcasting their endorsement to the wider Kickstarter community. The reach can spread quite far, in the past, over 22 million individuals hailing from every corner of the globe joined forces to finance Kickstarter projects.
Our further use of Kickstarter is grounded in its status as a Benefit Corporation. In this capacity, they operate as a for-profit enterprise that carries ethical responsibility.
How we chose projects:
We chose projects that align with our foundational pillars, content that breathes those ideals. You can read about them here.
How we Produce and what we offer as producers:
As producers we will help you carry your project from beginning to end. We will handle the logistics including hiring the crew, while you handle the creative. We will make content with you, and market and fundraise with you.
We cannot guarantee a successful fundraising campaign but we will partner with you in the hopes of its success and continual progress. Below you can read more about our guarantees.
what we GUARANTEE
What we guarantee is funding permitted and based on agreements made in individual partnerships.
Script doctoring and workshopping if necessary.
A script breakdown and budget for every script we partner with.
An official Kickstarter launch and campaign to fundraise for the project.
Logistical support and consulting for backers and marketing strategy.
Project promotion on Mermaid platforms, websites, and channels, regardless of funding results.
Funding permitting, we will produce the project including; hiring and recruiting for cast and crew, budget management, on-set management, professional consulting, Production support, Post Production Support, wrapping of Cast, Crew, and Budget.
Festival Submission support
Final marketing consulting
Final distribution consulting
Additional Clauses:
We as a company do not financially back or support projects.
We as a company do not guarantee fundraising success,
We as a company do not guarantee a project with be made to completion
We as a company do not guarantee Festival or Distribution success
We as a company do not guarantee a project will be bought
We as a company do not guarantee legal authority or legal services.
We as a company reserve the right to withdraw from a project if it no longer meets our foundational pillars.