[vincevw]

I think it's more because you're a minority. Investment projects like this work because of the number of people investing at once. All invest a little and little is lost if it fails.

Kickstarter projects are cool and people love the idea of investing in something where they actually get to own a shiny gadget if it succeeds. Most startups are not and the thing that people own can take a long-long time to reap any value.