Offbeatr

Offbeatr
Web address offbeatr.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site
 Crowd funding
Available in English
Launched August 9, 2012
Current status Closed (February 9, 2016)

Offbeatr is a US website for crowdfunding pornography.[1] It has been described as “Kickstarter for porn”.[2] Project creators post pitches for new projects. Projects may be media, events or objects. The user community gets to vote on projects. If a project gets enough votes, it’s open for funding. If a project meets its goal, then the project creator gets the funds. Users must be 18 years of age or older. Project creators can also sell previously created material. Projects must be based in either United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France, Australia, or New Zealand.[3]

The commonly available platforms by Amazon payment and PayPal do not allow payment for pornography. Offbeatr was launched in August 2012 by the Los Angeles based start-up Extra Lunch Money. As of August 2012 it had a team of five and was self-funded.[4][5]

As of February 14, 2013, over $70,000 in pledges had been funded in seven projects, mostly relating to furry fandom.[6]

The site actually went inactive on February 9, 2016 (following a February 2, 2016 announcement), with a new blog entry announcing the closure.[7]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Roettgers, Janko (2012-08-09). "Here comes Offbeatr, the Kickstarter for porn: Why you should take a look". Gigaom. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ Biggs, John (2012-08-09). "Offbeatr Is A Kickstarter For Your Fantasies". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ Oswaks, Molly (2012-08-14). "New NSFW Crowdfunding Platform Offbeatr Gives Your Naughty Projects a Place to Grow". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ Shweta Sharma (2012-09-16). "Crowdsourced funds lend a helping hand to adult entertainment". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ Andy Boxall (2012-08-10). "Offbeatr: It’s Kickstarter for those who want to give “adult” projects a helping hand". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. ↑ Laurence Parry (December 11, 2012). "Furry porn sweeps Offbeatr; their CEO, project leads explain". Flayrah.
  7. ↑ "The Closing of Offbeatr". February 8, 2016.

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