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10 Highly Successful Kickstarter Projects in February

There’s no shortage of amazing projects on Kickstarter this month. Not only are these campaigns getting fully funded, they’re getting fully funded FAST!

Most campaigns we’re featuring this month reached their funding goal in several hours, and they all reached their goals within their first day on Kickstarter.

With more resources available to teach creators how to crowdfund their projects than ever, many of them are putting together strong campaigns that draw backers’ attention and convince them to pledges right away.

From board games, design projects, and tech campaigns to an artist’s new EP and a new solution to help your car run better, February has some great Kickstarter campaigns that you shouldn’t miss.

1. Acteon Compression Packing Cubes

Creators: Acteon

Amount Funded: $61K+

Number of Backers: 1K+

Average Pledge per Backer: $59

Duration: February 15 – March 17 (31 days)

Acteon has taken Kickstarter by STORM this month! They reached 300% funding in just two days for their compression packing cubes.

Their uniquely designed packing cubes have two compartments to help you keep your dirty and clean clothes separate. Acteon uses a special compression zipper that lets you save 55% more space. No more struggling to get all your clothes into your suitcase or bag on a trip or weekend getaway.

Super Early Bird backers can still get a single set with one small and one large Acteon Compression Packing Cube for $29.

2. Munchkin Shakespeare

Creators: Steve Jackson Games

Amount Funded: $138K+

Number of Backers: 2.5K+

Average Pledge per Backer: $54

Duration: February 7 – March 10 (32 days)

Munchkin Shakespeare is another Kickstarter campaign that is rocking it this month. They reached their $30K funding goal in just 5 hours and since then they’ve unlocked about ten of their stretch goals. This is Steve Jackson Game’s fifth Kickstarter campaign, and it looks like the team has the process down to a science.

Steve Jackson Games has been producing games, game books, and magazines since the 1980s. Now they are introducing a Shakespeare-themed version of their bestselling game, Munchkin, “the hit card game of monster slaying, punnery, and backstabbing”.

Backers can pledge $20 to pre-order the base game on Kickstarter.

3. Mini Museum 3: The Third Edition

Creators: Hans Fex

Amount Funded: $872K+

Number of Backers: 2.8K+

Average Pledge per Backer: $304

Duration: February 7 – March 9 (30 days)

Backers are going wild over the new Mini Museum project. The third edition of this popular Kickstarter campaign was fully funded, reaching its $200K funding goal in just 5 minutes! Talk about fast funding.

For those of you who haven’t heard of Hans Fex’s previous campaigns, Mini Museum is a handcrafted, limited edition collectible with a unique lineup of specimens each time. The large version contains 29 carefully curated specimens and the small version contains 12. This campaign’s specimens include parts of a megalodon tooth, 10th century Viking ax, Steve Jobs’ turtleneck, and more!

Backers can get the full large version of Mini Museum 3 for $299.

Creators: Flyte

Amount Funded: $174K+

Number of Backers: 300+

Average Pledge per Backer: $443

Duration: February 15 – April 1

No matter how many of these lists I put together, I’m always amazed by the wonderful projects that Kickstarter creators bring to life. This levitating timepiece is no exception. STORY reached its $80K funding goal in under 7 hours!

STORY is a levitating timepiece that lets you visualize time the way that you want. Users can customize its orbit manually or by smartphone to display time in a unique way, choosing to program its orbit to show one minute, one day, or even one year.

Early Bird backers can get their own STORY levitating timepiece, a great conversation piece, for $449.

5. UltraLight Phone Charger: LuminAID Solar Inflatable Lantern

Creators: LuminAID

Amount Funded: $90K+

Number of Backers: 1.3K+

Average Pledge per Backer: $66

Duration: February 7 – March 6 (27 days)

This may be LuminAID’s first Kickstarter campaign but they managed to reach their $15K funding goal for the PackLight Max Phone Charger in just 8 hours!

PackLight Max is a compact 2-in-1 solar light and phone charger that folds to just 1”. This 150-lumen lantern is lightweight and waterproof, perfect for camping, hiking, or any other situation where you need light and power on the go.

Backers can get their own inflatable PackLight Max lantern for $35 on Kickstarter.

Creators: Vaquform, Inc.

Amount Funded: $139K+

Number of Backers: 200+

Average Pledge per Backer: $575

Duration: February 13 – March 13 (30 days)

Vaquform, Inc. reached their $60K funding goal in just under 11 hours for a new device that lets creators go from prototyping to manufacturing right at their desktop!

Vaquform is an easy-to-use digital desktop vacuum former with industrial strength and a 9 x 12” forming area. This powerful vacuum former is an affordable option for makers, designers, and artists who want to create plastic objects with sharp detail.

Backers can get their own Vaquform unit on Kickstarter starting at $599.

Creators: TriboTEX

Amount Funded: $58K+

Number of Backers: 600+

Average Pledge per Backer: $85

Duration: February 6 – March 17

What if I told you that you could boost your vehicle’s gas mileage, increase horsepower, and reverse wear in your engine with 20 ml of nanoparticles? TriboTEX is making this a possibility with their innovative technology and backers are loving it! Their campaign was fully funded in just 12 hours and they aren’t finished yet.

These days, cars just aren’t built to last. They undergo so much wear and tear that eventually it costs us too much to fix them and they end up in landfills. Think it’s time for you to go out and buy a new ride? Wrong! This team has been working with grants from the National Science Foundation to bring us a solution using tiny nanoparticles that can improve your engine’s functioning in just 15 minutes.

Want to extend your car’s life? TriboTEX is available now on Kickstarter starting at $50.

8. MiiXR | Can your sports bottle, shaker or blender do this?!

Creators: PROMiXX™

Amount Funded: $67K+

Number of Backers: 1.1K+

Average Pledge per Backer: $59

Duration: February 6 – March 9

Reaching their full $30K funding goal in just 14 hours, PROMiXX is rocking Kickstarter with their new device that is the future of supplement mixing.

MiiXR is a new portable and rechargeable 3-in-1 device that mixes nutritional shakes in under 5 seconds, doubles as a sports drinking bottle, and can even charge your phone while you work out! Just because this device was designed for fitness enthusiasts doesn’t mean that it can’t be used for other things either, it can even be used to blend other things, like mix drinks or beat your eggs for a killer breakfast with less hassle and cleanup than an ordinary blender or shaker.

Backers can get their own MiiXR for as little as $22, so affordable!

Creators: mary

Amount Funded: $47K+

Number of Backers: 1k+

Average Pledge per Backer: $46

Duration: February 6 – March 7 (30 days)

Five years after launching her first Kickstarter crowdfunded EP, Petal, Mary Lambert is back on the platform and ready to do it again. Fans are excited, seeing as her campaign reached its $20K funding goal in its first 8 hours!

This time Lambert is funding Bold, a tour and “uplifting EP about being unabashedly fat, gay, bipolar, and doing whatever you damn well please.” In a society where labels are rampant and usually cause for judgment and negativity, Lambert is spreading the message that we should be unashamed about who we are. Forget what everyone else thinks.

Backers can buy the EP on Kickstarter for $15.

10. LOVE – The World’s First Intelligent Turntable

Creators: LOVE Turntable

Amount Funded: $590K+

Number of Backers: 1.7K+

Average Pledge per Backer: $341

Duration: February 1 – March 8 (35 days)

Music lovers are all over the new LOVE Turntable, which blew past its $50K funding goal on the first day of funding. This turntable is great for playing vinyl records because it keeps the traditional vinyl sound that listeners love, but with some new smart features.

LOVE is a turntable that is app controlled, so you can skip and repeat tracks, change the volume, and more all from your smartphone. LOVE comes with two different base sizes and has a built-in scanner that automatically scans your vinyl to determine the record size.

Backers can pre-order their own LOVE Turntable on Kickstarter starting at $329.

Conclusion

Have I mentioned that Kickstarter is amazing yet? There are so many cool campaigns getting fully funded this month, with weeks left to go! Mini Museum 3 is well on its way to reaching the $1 million-dollar mark, how cool is that?

If you like any of these projects, head over now to show them your support before it’s too late!

Want to learn how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign like these creators have? Check out our founder Salvador Briggman’s new book, Kickstarter Launch Formula: The Crowdfunding Handbook for Startups, Filmmakers, and Independent Creators.

What is your favorite project on this list?

About Author

Krystine Therriault is a journalist, blogger, and the community manager for CrowdCrux. She loves learning about new trending projects and dissecting them to bring new tips and information to creators.