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Crowdfunding is more than just the latest trend -- it's an increasingly effective way to jumpstart a business with much needed cash. For Entrepreneur's first-ever Top 100 Crowdfunded Companies listing, we partnered with the Crowdfunding Academy, a crowdfunding-support service, and Babson College to compile the companies whose campaigns raised the most money in the last year.

Check out the full listing below.

No.	Name of Company	Category	Product	Funded Amount	Funding Platform	Founder and/or CEO
1	Ouya	Video Games	Open-source game console	$8.6 million	Kickstarter	Julie Uhrman
2	inXile entertainment	Video Games	Torment: Tides of Numenera, computer game	$4.19 million	Kickstarter	Brian Fargo
3	Obsidian Entertainment	Video Games	Project Eternity, computer game	$3.99 million	Kickstarter	Feargus Urquhart
4	Reaper Miniatures	Games	Bones gaming miniatures	$3.43 million	Kickstarter	Ed Pugh
5	Formlabs	Technology	Form 1, 3-D printer	$2.95 million	Kickstarter	Maxim Lobovsky, David Cranor, Natan Linder
6	Tile	Technology	Lost-and-found location device	$2.68 million	Selfstarter	Nick Evans, Mike Farley
7	MS Paint Adventures	Video Games	Homestuck, online game	$2.49 million	Kickstarter	Andrew Hussie
8	Oculus VR	Technology	Oculus Rift, virtual-reality headset	$2.44 million	Kickstarter	Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe
9	WobbleWorks	Hardware	3Doodler, 3-D printing pen	$2.34 million	Kickstarter	Peter Dilworth, Maxwell Bogue
10	Apigy	Technology	Lockitron, keyless-entry app	$2.28 million	Selfstarter	Cameron Robertson, Paul Gerhardt
11	Cryptozoic Entertainment	Video Games	Hex, trading-card and online game	$2.28 million	Kickstarter	John Nee, Cory Jones
12	CoolMiniOrNot	Tabletop Games	Zombicide: Season 2, board game	$2.26 million	Kickstarter	Chern Ann Ng, David Doust
13	City State Entertainment	Video Games	Camelot Unchained, online game	$2.23 million	Kickstarter	Mark Jacobs, Andrew Meggs
14	Uber Entertainment	Video Games	Planetary Annihilation, video game	$2.23 million	Kickstarter	Jon Mavor, Bob Berry
15	Cloud Imperium Games	Video Games	Star Citizen, video game	$2.13 million	Kickstarter	Chris Roberts
16	Kingdom Death	Tabletop Games	Kingdom Death: Monster, board game	$2.05 million	Kickstarter	Adam Poots
17	Portalarium	Video Games	Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, video game	$1.92 million	Kickstarter	Richard Garriott, Dallas Snell
18	Dwarven Forge	Tabletop Games	Game Tiles miniature terrain	$1.91 million	Kickstarter	Stefan Pokorny
19	Palladium Books	Tabletop Games	Robotech RPG Tactics, battle game	$1.44 million	Kickstarter	Kevin Siembieda
20	Pirate3D	Hardware	The Buccaneer, 3-D printer	$1.44 million	Kickstarter	Roger Chang
21	Lifx Labs	Technology	Lifx, Wi-Fi-enabled LED light bulb	$1.31 million	Kickstarter	Phil Bosua
22	Dekko	Internet Technology	Augmented-reality startup	$1.3 million	MicroVentures	Matt Miesnieks
23	DecisionDesk	Technology	Application tracking system	$1.25 million	Fundable	John Knific, Marc Plotkin, Eric Neuman
24	Double Fine and 2 Player Productions	Video Games	Massive Chalice, computer game	$1.23 million	Kickstarter	Tim Schafer (Double Fine); Paul Owens, Paul Levering, Asif Siddiky (2 Player Productions)
25	Mantic Entertainment	Tabletop Games	Deadzone, sci-fi tabletop miniatures game	$1.22 million	Kickstarter	Ronnie Renton
26	SmartThings	Technology	Connects objects to the internet	$1.21 million	Kickstarter	Alex Hawkinson
27	TechJect	Design	Dragonfly, micro aerial vehicle	$1.14 million	Indiegogo	Jayant Ratti
28	Invent-A-Part	Hardware	RigidBot 3D Printer	$1.09 million	Kickstarter	Michael Lundwall
29	Goblinworks	Video Games	Pathfinder Online, online game	$1.09 million	Kickstarter	Ryan Scott Dancey
30	Flint and Tinder	Fashion	The 10-Year Hoodie	$1.05 million	Kickstarter	Jake Bronstein
31	Central Standard Timing	Product Design	CST-01, ultra-thin watch	$1.03 million	Kickstarter	Dave Vondle, Jerry O'Leary
32	Secret Labs and House of Horology	Product Design	Agent, smart watch	$1.01 million	Kickstarter	Chris Walker (Secret Labs); Lawrence Leyderman (House of Horology)
33	Bespoke Cloud	Technology	3-D printing services	$1 million	Fundable	Aaron Breuer
34	Pencil Test Studios	Video Games	Armikrog, video game	$975K	Kickstarter	Mike Dietz, Ed Schofield
35	Larian Studios	Video Games	Divinity: Original Sin, computer game	$944K	Kickstarter	Swen Vincke
36	StickNFind Technologies	Design	Bluetooth-powered location stickers	$932K	Indiegogo	Jimmy Buchheim
37	MERCS Minis	Tabletop Games	Myth, fantasy board game	$926K	Kickstarter	Brian Shotton, Kenny Sim, Keith Lowe
38	CoolMiniOrNot	Tabletop Games	Relic Knights Darkspace Calamity, miniatures game	$910K	Kickstarter	Chern Ann Ng, David Doust
39	Syntellia	Technology	Fleksy, keyboard app	$900K	Fundable	Kostas Eleftheriou, Ioannis Verdelis
40	Adapteva	Hardware	Parallella, supercomputer	$899K	Kickstarter	Andreas Olofsson
41	Securifi	Hardware	Almond+, Wi-Fi router with a touchscreen	$856K	Kickstarter	Rammohan Malasani
42	Misfit Wearables	Design	Misfit Shine, wireless activity tracker	$847K	Indiegogo	Sonny Vu, Sridhar Iyengar, John Sculley
43	Lab Zero Games	Gaming	Skullgirls, video game	$829K	Indiegogo	Peter Bartholow
44	Radiant Entertainment	Video Games	Stonehearth, video game	$752K	Kickstarter	Tom Cannon,Tony Cannon
45	Crucial Detail	Product Design	Porthole infuser	$736K	Kickstarter	Martin Kastner
46	Mantic Entertainment	Games	Dreadball, board game	$729K	Kickstarter	Ronnie Renton
47	Onyx Path Publishing	Tabletop Games	Exalted 3rd Edition, role-playing game	$685K	Kickstarter	Richard Thomas
48	Minimal	Product Design	Taktik, iPhone case	$681K	Kickstarter	Scott Wilson
49	RoBo 3D Printer	Technology	Open-source 3-D printer	$650K	Kickstarter	Coby Kabili, Mike Pilkington, Braydon Moreno
50	PlayJam	Hardware	Game Stick, portable TV- games console	$648K	Kickstarter	Jasper Smith
51	Seco and AidiLab	Hardware	Udoo, mini PC	$642K	Kickstarter	Daniele Conti (Seco); Maurizio Caporali (AidiLab); Antonio Rizzo
52	Click & Grow	Hardware	Smart Herb Garden	$626K	Kickstarter	Mattias Lepp
53	D2M \| Design to Matter	Product Design	Instacube, photo-streaming device	$621K	Kickstarter	Andy Butler
54	Albino Dragon	Graphic Design	The Name of the Wind, playing cards	$590K	Kickstarter	Erik Dahlman
55	Nomiku	Food	Sous-vide machine	$586K	Kickstarter	Abe Fetterman, Lisa Q. Fetterman
56	CoolMiniOrNot	Tabletop Games	Rivet Wars, miniatures board game	$582K	Kickstarter	Chern Ann Ng, David Doust
57	Amiigo	Technology	Fitness-tracking bracelet	$581K	Indiegogo	David Scott, Abe Carter
58	Radiate Athletics	Technology	Color-changing workout clothes	$580K	Kickstarter	Kenneth Crockett, Jared Casey
59	Lumio	Product Design	Modern lamp that unfolds like a book	$578K	Kickstarter	Max Gunawan
60	Skell	Design	Bug-A-Salt, insect-eradication device	$578K	Indiegogo	Lorenzo Maggiore
61	Chaosium	Games	Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, role-playing game	$562K	Kickstarter	Charlie Krank
62	Impossible	Product Design	Impossible Instant Lab, device that prints iPhone photos	$559K	Kickstarter	André Bosman
63	Machines of Death	Tabletop Games	Machine of Death, card game	$557K	Kickstarter	David Malki, Kris Straub
64	Olive Media	Technology	Olive One, home music player	$552K	Indiegogo	Oliver Bergmann, Robert Altmann
65	Subutai	Video Games	Clang, sword-fighting game	$526K	Kickstarter	Mark Teppo, Neal Stephenson
66	Monte Cook	Tabletop Games	Numenera, role-playing game	$517K	Kickstarter	Monte Cook
67	Parhelion	Technology	Firefly, blue laser lamp	$502K	Kickstarter	Sarah Redpath, Richard Redpath
68	Woodenshark	Hardware	Lightpack, ambient backlight for electronic displays	$501K	Kickstarter	Dmitry Gorilovsky
69	Glowing Plant	Technology	Project to create glowing plants	$484K	Kickstarter	Antony Evans, Omri Amirav-Drory, Kyle Taylor
70	Arkami	Technology	myIDkey, voice-search, secure USB drive	$473K	Kickstarter	Tareq Risheq, Mark Thacker
71	Boosted Boards	Product Design	Electric longboard	$467K	Kickstarter	Sanjay Dastoor, Matthew Tran, John Ulmen
72	Gustin	Fashion	Handcrafted jeans	$450K	Kickstarter	Josh Gustin, Stephen Powell
73	Oru Kayak	Product Design	Full-size origami boat	$444K	Kickstarter	Ardy Sobhani, Anton Willis
74	Foodie Media Network	Food	Celebrity Webchefs, cooking videos featuring celebrities	$435K	Fundable	Bill Baker, Chris Breed
75	Evil Hat Productions	Tabletop Games	Fate Core, role-playing game	$433K	Kickstarter	Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue
76	Stone Blade Entertainment	Video Games	SolForge, digital trading-card game	$430K	Kickstarter	Justin Gary
77	Ministry of Supply	Fashion	Performance dress shirts	$429K	Kickstarter	Gihan Amarasiriwardena, Kit Hickey, Aman Advani
78	N/A	Product Design	NeoLucida, portable camera lucida	$425K	Kickstarter	Pablo Garcia, Golan Levin
79	Off-Grid Solutions	Hardware	WakaWaka, compact solar-power station and light	$419K	Kickstarter	Maurits Groen, Camille van Gestel
80	Mindarin	Product Design	Astro, motion-control device for time-lapse photography	$413K	Kickstarter	Carlos Pendas, Oscar Ramírez
81	N/A	Video Games	Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, computer role-playing game	$409K	Kickstarter	Corey Cole, Lori Cole
82	Bia Sport	Product Design	Bia, GPS sports watch	$408K	Kickstarter	Cheryl Kellond, Sylvia Marino
83	Days of Wonder	Video Games	Small World 2, video game	$394K	Kickstarter	Eric Hautemont
84	Original Grain	Fashion	All-natural wood and stainless- steel watches	$391K	Kickstarter	Jasem Dulany, A.J. Beltran, Ryan Beltran
85	Onyx Path Publishing	Games	Deluxe Werewolf the Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition	$380K	Kickstarter	Richard Thomas
86	Cregle	Product Design	iPen 2, universal stylus	$369K	Kickstarter	Sam Jang
87	Japanime Games	Tabletop Games	Krosmaster Arena, anime-miniatures board game	$367K	Kickstarter	Eric Price
88	Cantrip Games	Tabletop Games	Story War, storytelling party game	$363K	Kickstarter	Tom McLean, Brad O'Farrell
89	N/A	Tabletop Games	Settlers of Catan, gaming board	$361K	Kickstarter	Bill Trammel, Nate Veldkamp
90	1:Face Watch	Fashion	Fashion watches that benefit charities	$357K	Indiegogo	Fam Mirza
91	CoolMiniOrNot	Tabletop Games	Kaosball, fantasy-sports game	$357K	Kickstarter	Chern Ann Ng, David Doust
92	Innovative Developments	Hardware	Mycestro, 3-D mouse	$354K	Kickstarter	Nick Mastandrea
93	Open Source RF	Hardware	RFduino, wireless-enabled microcontroller	$353K	Kickstarter	Armen Kazanchian
94	Phone Halo	Technology	Button TrackR, tracking device	$352K	Indiegogo	Christian Smith, Chris Herbert
95	Space Monkey	Technology	Cloud-storage device	$350K	Kickstarter	Clint Gordon-Carroll, Alen Peacock
96	KeySmart	Product Design	Minimalist key ring	$330K	Kickstarter	Michael Patrick
97	TGT	Fashion	Tight wallets	$317K	Kickstarter	Jack Sutter
98	Indivisible	Fashion	Trakline, men's belt	$316K	Kickstarter	Robin Laatz
99	Wool&Prince	Fashion	Wrinkle- and odor-free wool button-down shirt	$314K	Kickstarter	Mac Bishop, Mike Major, Katie Elks
100	BigiDesign	Product Design	Solid titanium pen/stylus	$313K	Kickstarter	Chadwick Parker, Joe Huang

Methodology

The methodology for ranking the Top 100 Crowdfunded Companies was developed at the behest of Entrepreneur by Asheesh Advani, Crowdfunding Academy and Babson College. Crowdfunding Academy researched various U.S.-based crowdfunding websites to determine which companies in the categories of general business, technology, fashion, food, product design and gaming raised the most capital during the period from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013. Charity and cause-related campaigns, as well as art, creative and nonprofit community projects, were excluded from consideration. Equity-based platforms submitted information on qualifying business financing that was verified by Crowdfunding Academy when possible.

This ranking is based on what we believe to be the most accurate information available. However, the information contained in this ranking is not intended to be an endorsement, advertisement or recommendation of any particular business identified herein and is intended solely as a research tool for comparing various business and investment opportunities. Entrepreneur stresses that you should always conduct independent research and investigation before investing money in any business; this may include getting help and advice from appropriate financial and legal experts.

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