Will backing UK projects be similar to backing US projects? If you are pledging from outside the UK, you will see the approximate conversion rate to US dollars before you complete your pledge. What currency will UK projects be listed in?Īll UK projects will be listed in pounds sterling. Yes! Just like every other project on Kickstarter, backers can pledge to UK-based projects from all around the world. UK-based projects will be listed alongside all the other Kickstarter projects.Ĭan people outside the UK pledge to UK projects? Will there be a UK-specific Kickstarter site? Beginning October 31, they can launch and share their projects with the world. We thought the three-week gap would give everyone plenty of time to build and tweak their projects before launching.
So UK creators can start building their Kickstarter projects as early as today, and launch them beginning October 31? Let's run through the basics on how things will work. When we're ready for projects to launch on October 31, we'll send an email letting them know that they can hit the launch button whenever they're ready. Beginning today, people in the UK can get started building their projects by clicking on the "Start a new project" button on the Start page and selecting the UK as their country. Hooray!īeginning October 31, people in the United Kingdom will be able to launch their projects on Kickstarter. Today we're very excited to announce that that day has finally arrived. In July we tweeted that Kickstarter would open up to UK-based projects for the first time this autumn.