Kickstarter’s new Tariff Manager is now available to campaign creators
Kickstarter's new Pledge Manager, featuring tools that "simplify logistics and fulfillment" after funds have been successfully raised, is now available to all creators. It was first announced last February as part of a sneak peek at Kickstarter's 2025 Product Roadmap. Initially only available through the platform's beta program, the Pledge Manager includes Kickstarter's new Tariff […]
Kickstarter's new Pledge Manager, featuring tools that "simplify logistics and fulfillment" after funds have been successfully raised, is now available to all creators. It was first announced last February as part of a sneak peek at Kickstarter's 2025 Product Roadmap. Initially only available through the platform's beta program, the Pledge Manager includes Kickstarter's new Tariff Manager that was revealed last month. It's designed to make it easier for creators to add surcharges to cover additional costs resulting from President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, while showing backers why they're being asked to pay more.
Since its launch in early 2009, Kickstarter has helped creators raise over $8 billion dollars with over 278,000 projects being successfully funded. However, once a project has raised the money it needs, Kickstarter's involvement is typically over, leaving creators to handle several other steps, including fulfillment, all on their own.
"When creators launch a campaign, it's just an idea," Kickstarter CTO Mahesh Guruswamy tells The Verge. "They still have to manufacture it, they still have to produce it, they still have to ship it, they have to collect taxes for i …
