# Kickstarter (crowdfunding): investor

Canonical ID: `f86fab23-9a7f-40bb-9755-207a2ded2be2`

Crowdfunding platform that enabled Oculus VR to raise $2.4 million from 9,522 backers in 2012, validating consumer demand for VR headsets.

- **Type:** Venture capital

## Portfolio (1)

- [Oculus VR](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/oculus-vr.md) Seed · 2012-09-01 · $2M (reported) · _lead_

## Invests alongside (1)

Other investors that participated in the same funding rounds as Kickstarter (crowdfunding).

- [Kickstarter backers](https://registry.deploy.report/investors/kickstarter-backers.md) · 1 shared round: [Oculus VR Seed](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/oculus-vr.md#funding-rounds)

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_Labs


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