Verkami
Barcelona-area cultural crowdfunding with a flat 5% fee and presales
Key data
| Company | VERKAMI, SCP |
|---|---|
| Category | Crowdfunding Platforms |
| Headquarters | Mataró (Barcelona), Spain |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Spain (EU) |
| Data Location | not stated on the pages we read |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | All-or-nothing campaigns, Preventa (presale) tool, five interface languages, project categories and tags, personal advice for creators |
| Pricing | Starting a project is free. On success: 5% (excluding taxes) plus 1.5% for card payments; flat EUR 65 for projects raising under EUR 1,000. Presales: 5% plus 1.5%, flat EUR 35 under EUR 500. |
| Best For | Creators of music, film, comics and books in Spain and Catalonia who want a low fixed percentage |
| Replaces | Kickstarter |
Our review
The legal notice names VERKAMI, SCP, tax number J65315566, with its registered address at C/ Santa Marta 7, 1r, 08302 Mataró (Barcelona). It is a civil partnership rather than a limited company, which is worth knowing when you read the contract.
The site calls its focus creative, committed and quality crowdfunding. Its own figures page claims 13,783 funded projects, EUR 70.9 million raised and 1.9 million backers; these are the platform's claims and we did not verify them.
Campaign rules and fees
According to the terms, starting a project is free. If the project reaches 100% or more of its goal within 40 days, Verkami charges 5% (taxes not included) on the amount raised, plus 1.5% for card payment handling and any transfer costs. Below EUR 1,000 raised the charge is a flat EUR 65.
Backers pay at once and the money stays on a current account held by Verkami SCP until the campaign ends, then goes to the creator if it succeeded.
Presales
Verkami offers a separate Preventa service for selling a finished product. The terms charge 5% plus 1.5% on what the creator collects during the presale, with a flat EUR 35 under EUR 500.
This helps creators who want to keep selling after a campaign or test demand without a deadline, a feature Kickstarter handles differently through pledge managers.
Language and audience
The interface switches between Castellano, Catalan, Basque, Galician and English, and the legal pages still read as partly untranslated (one is marked translation pending).
The ongoing projects on the home page are mostly small Spanish-language campaigns, which suggests a regional audience rather than an international one.
Known limits
Money is held on an account of Verkami SCP, a small partnership, and the legal text is mainly Spanish. Hosting location and company size were not shown. The audience is mainly Spanish and Catalan, and the fee is lower only if the campaign succeeds.
Who Verkami fits
Cultural creators working in Spanish or Catalan who value a flat percentage and a presale option. International projects may prefer Ulule or Startnext.
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Fixed 5% commission on success, 1.5% card handling
- Free to start a project
- 40-day campaign rule is written into the terms
- Presale tool for continued sales
- Interface in five languages
Cons
- Legal entity is a civil partnership (SCP)
- Terms mainly in Spanish, one page marked translation pending
- Flat EUR 65 charge under EUR 1,000 raised
- Hosting location not stated
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Fixed 5% commission on success, 1.5% card handling
- Free to start a project
- 40-day campaign rule is written into the terms
- Presale tool for continued sales
- Interface in five languages
Cons
- Legal entity is a civil partnership (SCP)
- Terms mainly in Spanish, one page marked translation pending
- Flat EUR 65 charge under EUR 1,000 raised
- Hosting location not stated
Alternatives to Verkami
Alternatives from Europe in the crowdfunding platforms group:
See all European crowdfunding platforms or compare them directly against Kickstarter on our alternatives page.
Questions buyers ask
The terms say starting is free and, on a successful campaign, 5% excluding taxes plus 1.5% for card management, with a flat EUR 65 for projects under EUR 1,000.
Yes in effect. The fee is charged if the campaign reaches 100% or more of its goal within 40 days, and funds are transferred to the creator on success.
The legal notice names VERKAMI, SCP with tax number J65315566 at C/ Santa Marta 7, 08302 Mataró, Barcelona.