[timruffles]

I wish I could, but Kickstarter is US only. The alternative, invested.in doesn't look that strong.

I think you're right that it's a model that would work well - if I could raise the money to code it I'd happily make it open source after that (running costs means it'd have to cost something to use on someone's server).

[noctrine]

What about IndieGoGo?

[schelle]

I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for, but IndieGoGo has had a lot of successful non-US projects. Community is building every day, and the payment options (e.g. PayPal & direct credit card) are not US only. Check it out.

[rick_2047]

I just wish there was something of non-US citizens (especially India) like kickstarter and with the strong community that kickstarter has