Patreon is an incredible crowdfunding platform. "Continuous Funding" is how I'd like to call it.
Continuous Funding solves the problem many high-value funded Kickstarter/Indiegogo projects have: not being able to deliver at a constant pace. It's one thing to write a business proposal to raise funding with excitement. Another to settle down and budgetize the money to prevent burning through it too fast or investing it too slow, meanwhile not being able to focus on the product.