Startup 3 Kickstarter Campaigns That Went Horribly Wrong

Not all stories have a happy ending.

BY LAURA BROTHERS

Jun 25, 2013 Shutterstock Images

Kickstarter, the world’s largest crowdfunding site, gives entrepreneurs a platform to raise money for pet projects like a new business, a film, or even a music video.

To date, the site has collectively raised more than $679 million for more than 100,000 campaigns, launching the likes of the new gaming console Ouya and funding a feature film for “Veronica Mars” fans.

But not all Kickstarters have a happy ending and success can be difficult to bear. Some fundraisers simply aren’t prepared to handle the demand that comes with thousands of new backers and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Here are three tales of Kickstarter campaigns gone bad.

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