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Discover›Restaurants›From Setbacks to Supper — Help Open Shirley’s Bist…
Restaurants★ Staff Pick🏁 Project EndedKickstarter

From Setbacks to Supper — Help Open Shirley’s Bistro

A Marine’s commitment to doing things right and refusing to give up on the dream of building a community gathering place.

Created by Ashley-Anne Wallace · Launched Apr 4, 2026 · Ended May 26, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView archived on Kickstarter →
Final Raised
$15K
Goal $100K
Backers
43
126 data points
Final Funded
15%
Of goal
Ended
May 26, 2026

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Restaurants category average. This project has hit 15% of its goal, while the average live Restaurants project on Kickstarter sits at 24% (38% below the category).

Lens Score: 31 / 100 — low potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal).

Compare against 22 other live Restaurants projects →

Funding trend

126 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Apr 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Backer growth

View archived campaign on Kickstarter →

This campaign ended May 26, 2026. Pledging is closed; we keep the historical funding curve and final stats here for research.

Funding curve story

front loaded

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

day 1day 30

Most popular pledge tiers

23 backers across 14 tiers. Sourcing tip: the most-chosen tier reveals the price point this market accepts.

$100
Lunch at the Table
12 backersShips 2026-05
52%
OF BACKERS
$250
Bring Someone You Love
3 backers22 of 25 leftShips 2026-05
13%
OF BACKERS
$750
A Place at the Table
3 backers12 of 15 leftShips 2026-06
13%
OF BACKERS
$25
Neighborly Hello
1 backersShips 2026-05
4%
OF BACKERS
$50
Coffee & a Moment
1 backersShips 2026-05
4%
OF BACKERS

Reward data is refreshed daily. Tier-level backer counts may be slightly behind live pledging.

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LENS SCORE
31/ 100
Low potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion15%
Backers43
Days running51d
Staff pickYes
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