Joshua Rothhaas

What is Kickstarter? We’re the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Learn more!

Chicago, IL

Joshua Rothhaas joined Kickstarter on April 29, 2009

MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone by Jay Silver

Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? Alligator clip the Internet to your world and start inventing the future.
- Open Hardware
- Santa Cruz, CA
- 985% funded $246,413 pledged
- 5,341 backers
Funded!
A Show with Ze Frank by Ze Frank

In 2006 I created a show called "The Show with Ze Frank." With your help I'd like to start a new show. Same, same... but different.
- Webseries
- Los Angeles, CA
- 293% funded $146,752 pledged
- 3,900 backers
- Funded Mar 09, 2012
Funded!
Skallops: Build Big! by Michael Woods

Skallops are laser-cut clips that attach to regular playing cards in dozens of ways, letting you build anything that you can imagine.
- Product Design
- Menlo Park, CA
- 902% funded $65,904 pledged
- 1,028 backers
- Funded Feb 01, 2012
Eric Billig FACTORY by Eric Billig

We create beautiful, durable, and affordable custom home furnishings using the greenest options available.
- Product Design
- Austin, TX
Funding Unsuccessful (12/14/2011)
Funded!
Glif - iPhone 4 Tripod Mount & Stand by Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt

Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone to a standard tripod, and acting as a kickstand to prop it up.
- Product Design
- New York, NY
- 1,374% funded $137,417 pledged
- 5,273 backers
- Funded Nov 02, 2010
Funded!
MFA in Cinematography Thesis by Karen Abad

I'm trying to complete my MFA Thesis in Cinematography. Help me raise money to fund my 5 thesis films on S16mm, 16mm, 35mm, and HD.
- Short Film
- San Francisco, CA
- 107% funded $5,355 pledged
- 96 backers
- Funded May 23, 2010
Funded!
Tree To Tablet by Caroline Martin

Paper is wasteful, I want my art to go digital with a Wacom Intuous tablet.
- Painting
- Greensboro, NC
- 154% funded $309 pledged
- 11 backers
- Funded Mar 29, 2010
Funded!
Dear Mr. Watterson - a cinematic exploration of Calvin & Hobbes by Joel Schroeder

Dear Mr. Watterson is a documentary film that will celebrate and explore the art and impact of Calvin & Hobbes, created by Bill Watterson.
- Documentary
- Los Angeles, CA
- 204% funded $24,548 pledged
- 359 backers
- Funded Mar 15, 2010
Funded!
Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis by Andy Baio

What would the pioneers of jazz sound like on a Nintendo Entertainment System? Coltrane on a C-64? Mingus on Amiga? For years...
- Jazz
- Portland, OR
- 432% funded $8,647 pledged
- 419 backers
- Funded Aug 01, 2009

Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects.

At this very second, thousands of people are checking out projects on Kickstarter. They're rallying around their friends' ideas, backing projects from people they've long admired, and discovering things that make them laugh and smile.

Every project is independently crafted, put to all-or-nothing funding,
and supported by friends, fans, and the public in return for rewards.

Have 60 seconds?
We'll explain it all
Independently crafted.

The filmmakers, musicians, artists, and designers you see on Kickstarter have complete control and responsibility over their own projects. They spend weeks building their own project pages, shooting their own videos, and brainstorming
what to offer as rewards.

Rewards are things like a copy of what’s being made, a limited edition, or a custom experience related to the project. This isn’t Best Buy – rewards aren’t shrink-wrapped and ready to ship. Once the project is funded, the journey to bring them to life begins.

Previous Next
All-or-nothing funding.

Every project creator sets their project's funding goal and deadline. If the project succeeds in reaching its funding goal all backers’ credit cards are charged when time expires. If the project falls short no one is charged.

Since our launch in April 2009, more than 20,000 creative projects
have been successfully funded by awesome people from around the world.

But Kickstarter is about much more than money...

Previous Next
The big picture.
- $200 million pledged to projects
- 1.8 million people have backed a project
- 20,000 projects successfully funded
People come to Kickstarter to build community around their projects. It’s inspiring to be supported by people you know, and amazing to connect with strangers who are discovering your ideas for the first time.

The feedback, press, and love that can come with
a Kickstarter project are just as valuable as the money raised. Ask anyone who’s done it before. There’s nothing like it.

Previous Thanks! All done.

The Year in Ideas 2009

Best Websites of 2011
Best Inventions of 2010

Kickstarter

Joshua Rothhaas

Websites

MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone by Jay Silver

A Show with Ze Frank by Ze Frank

Skallops: Build Big! by Michael Woods

Eric Billig FACTORY by Eric Billig

Glif - iPhone 4 Tripod Mount & Stand by Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt

MFA in Cinematography Thesis by Karen Abad

Tree To Tablet by Caroline Martin

Dear Mr. Watterson - a cinematic exploration of Calvin & Hobbes by Joel Schroeder

Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis by Andy Baio

Browse Categories

Kickstarter's weekly newsletter

Kickstarter on Facebook

Connect with Kickstarter

Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects.

Independently crafted.

All-or-nothing funding.

The big picture.