Rejected by Kickstarter? 'Roll your own' with Selfstarter instead

13.10.2012
There's been no shortage of controversy surrounding this year as the crowdfunding platform has gained popularity, prompting the institution of and belt-tightening measures in recent months.

Now, however, there's a brand-new alternative: Meet , an open source platform that lets anyone "roll their own" effort by simply forking its code.

"Hardware startups are less welcome on Kickstarter than they were six months ago," explains the Selfstarter project. "We needed to roll our own Kickstarter, so we did. Other hardware startups probably will too, so we made it easier for them by open sourcing our way of doing it."

As pointed out in a Friday on The H, Selfstarter was actually launched by the creators of , a keyless entry system that's operated via mobile app. Lockitron itself was rejected by Kickstarter recently, inspiring its creators to make their own crowdfunding site and hope for the best.

Though Lockitron's funding goal was just $150,000, it surpassed $1 million in preorders within just a few days. As of today, it is approaching $2 million in funding.