ShouldIBack is a small, independent startup built by people who love what Kickstarter represents — the idea that anyone with a vision and the courage to share it can bring something real into the world.
Like a lot of you, we've been burned before. We backed campaigns that looked great, raised millions, and then went silent. We've waited years for products that never arrived. And we've watched talented creators struggle to earn trust from backers who were too scarred from past disappointments to take a chance.
So we built ShouldIBack — not to scare people away from Kickstarter, but to make it safer and smarter for everyone involved.
We want every campaign to succeed. Not just the ones with big marketing budgets — but the first-time inventor in a garage, the designer with a decade of craft, the team that genuinely cares about delivery. Our platform tells creators exactly what builds backer trust, so they can fix it before launch.
We want every backer to pledge with confidence. To support products they believe in without wondering if they'll be ghosted. Our AI analyzes the signals that matter — creator history, press coverage, backer sentiment, funding patterns — and gives you a clear, honest picture.
We have no financial relationship with any creator or campaign. No paid placements, no sponsored scores, no affiliate deals with Kickstarter. Every trust score is calculated purely from campaign data. What you see is what the data says — nothing more.
We're a new startup and we're building in public. The product will get better every week. If you have feedback, ideas, or a story about a campaign that went wrong (or wonderfully right) — we genuinely want to hear from you.
A world where great ideas get funded,
every promise gets kept,
and every backer becomes a believer.