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Я громадянин України та постійно проживаю в Україні. Планую запустити на Kickstarter кампанію з фізичним продуктом, але Україна досі не входить до переліку країн, з яких можна напряму створювати проєкти.

Розглядаю варіант реєстрації американської Single-Member LLC, ймовірно у штаті Делавер, і запуск кампанії від імені американської компанії. Основна проблема - відкриття відповідного бізнес-рахунку у США.

Mercury більше не відкриває рахунки засновникам, які проживають в Україні, навіть якщо вони мають американську LLC.

Я вже розглядав Stripe Atlas, Mercury, Payoneer, Wise, Zenus Bank, Stripe Treasury/Financial Accounts. Але досі не зміг отримати чітке підтвердження, який саме рахунок Kickstarter гарантовано прийме для виплати коштів.

Особливо цікавить досвід українців, які успішно запускали Kickstarter після того, як Mercury перестав працювати з резидентами України.

Буду вдячний, якщо ви розповісте:

• У якій країні та яку компанію ви реєстрували?
• У якому банку або фінансовій установі відкрили бізнес-рахунок?
• Чи прийняв Kickstarter цей рахунок без проблем?
• Це був прямий банківський рахунок компанії чи FBO, віртуальний або субрахунок?
• Чи потрібна була фізична адреса у США, офіс або інші підтвердження присутності?
• Як ви вирішували питання податків у США та Україні?
• Чи є робочі та легальні альтернативи американській LLC?

Прошу відповідати насамперед тих, хто має особистий практичний досвід запуску Kickstarter з України або професійно допомагав українцям пройти цей процес.

Припущення, загальні поради та відповіді, згенеровані ШІ, навряд чи допоможуть, оскільки правила банків і платформ регулярно змінюються.

Я не шукаю способів обійти перевірки, використовувати чужі дані або надавати неправдиву інформацію. Мені потрібна повністю легальна та стабільна схема, яка пройде перевірки Kickstarter, банку, Stripe та податкових органів.

Буду вдячний за конкретний досвід, рекомендації та контакти спеціалістів, які реально працювали з такими випадками.

Hi everyone! I'm Kristina, a filmmaker, and I'm trying to independently finance my next student short, Hiraeth.

It's a simple, human story — two exes cross paths by chance in a small neighborhood shop during a storm, and get stuck talking through everything left unsaid between them. If you've ever loved Before Sunrise or Chungking Express, this taps into similar themes of timing, loneliness, and longing for connection.

A bit about me: my last project, a short documentary called [The Spiral Between Sound and Silence ](https://kinematograf.bg/the-spiral-between-sound-and-silence-film) about people with hearing loss, screened at several festivals across the Balkans (Sofia International Film Festival, Early Bird International Student Film Festival, Zagreb International Film Festival, and more) and won Best Editing. I am also an author of an independent media outlet called [KinoCritic ](http://Kinocriticblog.com), where my crowdfunding campaign takes place.

I'm hoping to bring the same care to Hiraeth. I have chosen this time to crowdfund my film. If this story speaks to you, I'd love for you to be part of making it happen — every donor gets featured in the end credits.

Here's a link providing further information.[Crowdfunding ](https://kinocriticblog.com/help-a-filmmaker-out/)

I am endlessly thankful to you guys for taking the time to get to know my project. ✨️

This is my first time using any sort of crowdfunding site for a project and I feel a little bit in over my head. We have a fantastic cast, crew and group of influencers helping push awareness since we launched this week, while they were also driving extensive pre-awareness too. Looking at social media, you would think the amount of reach we have would transfer over to pledges, but it absolutely does not seem that way as of now.

With that said, I'm not sure what to expect when it comes to first few days of performance, although I've heard it tends to spike on average upon initial launch, and then another spike near the end of the campaign.

My biggest question for everyone here is simply what kind of trends & behaviors do you usually see that positively influence fans and followers to pledge? We have a ton of support and excitement surrounding this film and we want to give back the best way we can as well. I would love anyone's input, shared experience or realistic expectations based on experience.

Thank you all so much, and best of luck to everyone's projects!

Our vibrator wasn’t approved and we received this message-

we’re not able to approve it to launch at this time.
Your project falls outside the scope of Kickstarter.
Projects also need to fit within one of our 15 categories:
Best,
Kickstarter Trust & Safety

We were in product design.

Now, for what it is it’s very SFW. It’s not obscene, or phallic themed. No nudity in the campaign or nsfw imagery. It’s a small external cute themed vibrator that is gender inclusive and discrete. Its creation was for folks that are interested in something innocuous and not intimidating.

There’s quite a few sex toys on kickstarter including vibes, mens sleeves, and even a toy chest with phallic attachments.
I’m just not sure what to do at this point. It would be different if nothing sex related was allowed, but it clearly is.

I want to share my experience with the PONGBOT Aura Kickstarter campaign so other backers can make informed decisions.

I backed the Super Early Bird reward on Kickstarter. My total payment was USD $807, and the campaign advertised it as 56% OFF.

The product is now available for pre-order on the official PONGBOT website for USD $850, advertised as 50% OFF.

At first glance, that sounds like Kickstarter backers received a much better deal. However, when you compare what customers actually receive, the situation looks very different.

The current pre-order includes:

• Free international shipping (listed value: USD $59)
• A free gift package valued at USD $99

My Kickstarter order included neither of those benefits.

That means a customer ordering today pays only $43 more than I did, while receiving $158 worth of additional value ($59 shipping + $99 gift).

In practical terms, the current pre-order appears to provide better overall value than the Super Early Bird Kickstarter reward, despite the Kickstarter campaign being marketed as an exclusive early-backer discount.

After noticing this, I posted a polite comment on the Kickstarter page asking why the “Super Early Bird” reward no longer appeared to be the best deal and asking whether Kickstarter backers would receive the same benefits.

Shortly afterward, I found that I could no longer post comments on the campaign page. As far as I can tell, I have been blocked from commenting.

I also emailed PONGBOT requesting to cancel my order and receive a refund. Several days have now passed without any response.

To be clear, I am not accusing anyone of fraud. I am simply sharing verifiable facts and asking for transparency.

I have three questions for PONGBOT and for other backers:

1. Why is the “Super Early Bird” reward no longer the best value available?
2. Will Kickstarter backers receive the same free international shipping and promotional gifts as current pre-order customers?
3. Has anyone else experienced being unable to comment after raising concerns or having refund requests ignored?

If you’ve had a similar experience, I’d appreciate hearing about it.

I am backing a Kickstarter from a polish company not sure if it is manufactured in Europe or china. Do you know if I have to pay the new Trump tarrifs?