8 awesome companies that started out as Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects

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I firmly believe there’s never been a better time to start a business than our current digital age. If you have a good idea, a great product, and a sound marketing strategy that will allow you to reach your desired audience, there are more ways to make it into a full-fledged business than ever before.

One thing making entrepreneurial dreams possible is the advent of crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. These sites allow for the meritocratic nature of the internet to shine in full force, as the best ideas can rise to the top, get funded, and start producing goods for its new consumer base.

Crowdfunding also lets businesses with the know-how to pull off a big project, but lacking the necessary funds to get off the ground, to get money from its customers upfront and deliver later. Simply put, crowdfunding makes it possible for people to start businesses who would’ve otherwise never had the chance.

At Insider Picks we do our best to cover lesser-known brands and up-and-comers in the product space. And many of our favorite companies got off the ground with the help of a crowdfunding campaign.

Below we’ve collected some of our favorite brands that we’ve covered in the past that you might not know started out as crowdfunded success stories. 

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