Indie dev launches crowdfunding platform Backed as Patreon creators flock to OpenAI
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-09-24
An indie developer announced Backed, a crowdfunding platform positioned as a simple way to fund things people want to exist: free to launch, with a 5% fee only if you get backed. The author jokes about launching during the week when "Patreon guys are abandoning ship to OpenAI," riding the wave of Patreon creators migrating to OpenAI's memberships.
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