Kickstarter Secured Almost $100 Million In Pledges During 2011

It’s no secret we’re big fans of Kickstarter and all the projects that are becoming a reality thanks to the awesome power of crowd-funding. In fact, we just took a look at 7 of the best tech innovations on Kickstarter in 2011. Now Kickstarter has just announced its 2011 retrospective.

Kickstarter has gone through all of the projects that have been shared on the site in the past year, and picked out some of the most interesting stories. The main trends that we’ve seen on the site this year are DIY manufacturing, Civic Projects, Current Events, and most importantly, Dreaming Big.

The site also gives some fascinating insight into Kickstarter’s statistics for 2011. This year over 27,000 projects have been launched, with over 11,000 successfully completed, for a project success rate of 46%. It’s amazing to see that over $99 million was pledged, although we’re guessing this figure includes projects that weren’t successful. Insider.