We market
crowdfunding
campaigns
Hyperstarter Ltd is a crowdfunding marketing agency and software company. We help creators reach their audience, research influencers and launch their campaigns on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, WeFunder, SeedInvest, Backerkit, StartEngine & Republic.
We are an international startup headquartered in Zhuhai, China and Bristol, United Kingdom. We've worked with the Natwest Entrepreneurial Accelerator, University of Bristol, Invest Bristol+Bath and Outset UK.
The problem with crowdfunding...
Crowdfunding isn't easy.Close to 60% of all reward based projects don't even get funded, whilst it's rare a crowdfunding campaign will reach 6 figures or more.
Lack of pre-launch preparation: Crowdfunding platforms alone cannot help you reach your goal, as collecting and nurturing leads before you launch is ideal. You need to find groups of users who share your passion and vision, and want to support your work.
Poor functioning campaign pages:Pages that don't focus on solving problems or promote the benefits to potential backers. No matter how much traffic is pushed towards a campaign, if the page isn't setup correctly it will not convert as well.
Relying on paid ads: Facebook ads have long been used to promote a project, but cost per leads have risen. Owners should consider spending time focusing on finding organic leads, getting featured on relevant sites and connecting with influencers.
About our products and services
Since 2017, Hyperstarter has been a toolset for growing your crowdfunding project. Our platform is designed for campaign owners to research, analyze and store their crowdfunding data in one place.
We provide data and metrics, as well as offer advice on what you should be doing to market a project better, how to fix a campaign page and show what worked for the biggest crowdfunding projects. As an agency, our dedicated marketing and crowdfunding team are experts in the industry.
Starter Story
“7 Crowdfunding Success Stories”
Lenderkit
“Top 10 Crowdfunding Marketing Agencies”
Sortlist
“Best agencies in Bristol”
Prelaunch
“Spreading the Word through Promotion”
Comix Launch
“New Kickstarter Diagnostic Tool for Crowdfunders”
CrowdCrux
“9 Best Kickstarter Marketing Companies and Agencies”
Product Hunt
“Free tool that identifies problems with your Kickstarter”
Ninja
“7 Best Crowdfunding Marketing Agencies to Turn Ideas Into Reality”
techSPARK
“Analytics tool that's helping startups get funded”
StartUs Magazine
“Hands-On Advice On Improving Kickstarter Campaigns”
Failory
“Interview with a Successful Startup Founder”
The Gadget Flow
“The Gadget Flow Podcast Episode 10 - Giles Dawe”
Meet the team
Giles Dawe Founder
Giles Dawe is the Founder of Hyperstarter and lives in the UK and China. A graduate of UWIC UK and Beaux-arts de Nantes, he lead his own bootstrapped startups ranging from a popular search directory (First Asian Directory accepted as a W3c Member) to a successful gift ideas site. He's helped campaign owners to be featured on BBC News, Verge, TechCrunch, Mashable, The Next Web, and more.
Anna Schwartz Campaign Consultant
Anna Schwartz grew up in China and moved to the US in 2006 to pursue a Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Cornell University. After graduation, she spent four years working as a Traffic Engineer at the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Realizing her passion of technologies was not limited to transportation, she successfully founded her own startup to work with researchers and technical communities around the world.
Hongyin Zeng Company Secretary & Marketing Consultant
Hongyin provides administrative and secretarial support, including diary management, meeting and travel coordination, and acting as a key point of contact for stakeholders. She supports the preparation of briefing materials, correspondence, and internal communications, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.
Ayi Andang Data Analytics
With years of experiences in coding using JavaScript, PHP and Python. He is familiar with various web technologies such as Ajax, JSON, HTML, CSS and data extraction.
Nisha Tejwani Project Manager
Nisha Tejwani was born in India, completed graduation from Calcutta University and finished a Masters Degree in Commerce from Annamalai University. After completing graduation she developed her skills on the internet. Nisha's tasks range from data entry to writing articles on a wide range of interesting subjects for a variety of websites and established blogs.
Our Timeline
Created art in Europe and worked for Government
Founder, Giles Dawe studied painting in the UK and France, then moving into web design - working for the Daily Mail group and Central UK Government.
Relocated to Hong Kong
Later moving to Hong Kong as a full-time artist selling work to the Hong Kong elite.
Established a technology company in China
Later moving to the port city of Zhuhai, he launched (and exited) the gadget website Gifts & Coupons.
Developed Hyperstarter and moved to the UK
Gift owners were asking to list their Kickstarter campaigns. Hyperstarter was designed as a checker, that analyzes campaign pages and offers advice on how to improve them.
Milestone: Sole agency involved on the eFOLDi British Invention of the Year & Virgin Voom Runner-up.
Milestone: Ranked by Crowdcrux as a Top 10 Kickstarter Marketing Agency.
Milestone: Worked on our first Wefunder campaign with Aptera, helped to raise $2+ million.
Milestone: Launched "Version 2" of Hyperstarter, connecting our "hands on" work through an automated model.
Milestone: Worked on 800th campaign, and rated as an official Indiegogo Certified Expert.
Milestone: Worked on 1,000th campaign, and launched our sister site Hypertester.
Milestone: Ranked by Ninja as a Top 7 Crowdfunding Marketing Agency.
Milestone: Awarded Trusted Partner status by Kickstarter.