Ko-fi provides a free web platform where creators can set up a personalized page to receive one‑time tips, recurring memberships, shop sales, and commissions, with payouts sent directly to their PayPal or Stripe accounts. The service offers customizable branding, embeddable widgets, and integrations with streaming and social platforms, while charging a low 0‑5% transaction fee or a $12/month Gold plan that removes fees.
Funding
$189.6K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Creators often lack a simple, low‑cost way to receive direct financial support from their audience without complex onboarding, high platform fees, or loss of control over pricing and payment terms.
Solution
Ko‑fi offers a free, web‑based platform that lets creators set up a personalized page where fans can send one‑time tips, subscribe to membership tiers, purchase digital or physical products, and commission custom work. Users connect their own PayPal or Stripe accounts, so payments are transferred instantly and the creator remains the merchant of record. The service provides customizable branding, embeddable widgets, and integrations with streaming and social platforms, enabling creators to promote their page wherever they engage with fans. Pricing is transparent, with a 0‑5 % transaction fee and optional paid plans that remove fees and unlock additional tools. All tools are managed from a single dashboard, allowing creators to control pricing, delivery, refunds, and data export without intermediary interference.
Target Audience
Independent creators—including artists, musicians, writers, streamers, podcasters, crafters, developers, and community organizers—who want to monetize their work on their own terms.
Features
- Free account creation with optional paid “Gold” plan that eliminates platform fees
- Direct payouts to the creator’s PayPal or Stripe account; Ko‑fi never holds funds
- Multiple income streams: tips, recurring memberships, shop sales, commissions, and custom requests
- Customizable page design, color schemes, and embeddable widgets for personal websites or blogs
- Integration with Twitch, YouTube, Discord and other platforms for real‑time support prompts
- Built‑in goal tracking, polls, discount codes, and exclusive content sharing for supporters
- Full control over pricing, terms of sale, tax settings, delivery, refunds, and data export