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Mere Mortals: A Reimagined, Refillable Yahrzeit Candle

Not your bubbe's yahrzeit candle

Created by Mere Mortals · Launched May 1, 2026 · Closes Jun 20, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$15K

Goal $18K

Backers

177

81 data points

Funded

86%

Of goal

Time Left

18 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Candles category average. This project has hit 86% of its goal, while the average live Candles project on Kickstarter sits at 40% (2.1× the category median).

Lens Score: 66 / 100 — strong potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +1549700.0% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

81 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

May 3, 2026Jun 1, 2026

Backer growth

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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

1 backers across 10 tiers. Sourcing tip: the most-chosen tier reveals the price point this market accepts.

$360

The Minyan (10-Pack Bulk)

1 backersShips 2026-10

100%

OF BACKERS

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

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LENS SCORE

66/ 100

Strong potential

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

Target completion86%

Backers177

Days running31d

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$27K

Predicted to fund 148% of goal

● High confidence

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Late-campaign forecast — most of the curve is already known, prediction is much more reliable.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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