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Success Story Campaign News Art Reward North America

Weekly roundup of comic and graphic novel Kickstarter campaigns and their funding progress

A weekly roundup highlights several comic and graphic novel campaigns on Kickstarter, including Tezuka! God of Manga and The Greatest American Hero 45th Anniversary Graphic Novel, which have passed their funding goals. Other listed projects, such as Night Wolf #1-12, Sir Reginald & the Clockwork Heart, Kill The Dream, NIGHTMARE WORLD presents FROG SWEAT, and Outrage Across The USA, are still raising funds. Each entry shows the current funding, fu…

Success Story Campaign News Sustainability Donation USA

GoFundMe campaign raises funds to stop logging in Washington’s Twin Rivers forest

Activists used GoFundMe to raise money to buy out logging rights and protect part of Washington’s Twin Rivers forest. The campaign first secured a two-acre parcel for $32,000, then raised more than $560,000 to save nearly 30 additional acres. The effort was backed by local organizers, tribal members and a major donation from Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective.

Campaign News Social cause Donation Singapore

Give.Asia campaign raises nearly $500,000 for boy after Tampines crash

A crowdfunding campaign on Give.Asia has raised almost $500,000 in five days for the six-year-old son of a couple killed in a Tampines crash. The platform said it is working with the family to disburse the funds properly until the boy is older. The article also notes public concern over a separate QR-code donation effort linked to a relative.

Platform Update Campaign News Startups Equity Spain

Goparity launches first equity crowdfunding campaign in Spain

Goparity has launched its first equity crowdfunding campaign in Spain. The campaign is for Madrid-based Supernormal and targets a funding round of 900,000 euros. The article frames this as Goparity’s entry into Spanish equity crowdfunding.

Campaign News Art Equity Italy

Hoepli bookshop in Milan prepares crowdfunding drive for reopening

A crowdfunding campaign is being prepared to reopen Milan’s historic Hoepli bookshop after its closure in May. The plan sets a minimum target of 4.5 million euros and aims to relaunch the store with 19 staff members. Organisers say the project has already attracted early interest from investors and supporters.

Campaign News Startups Equity United Kingdom

TechRound roundup highlights five startup crowdfunding campaigns

TechRound profiles five startups currently seeking crowdfunding, including Tibico Fermentary, Swift Sensory Toys and Athena AI. The roundup lists funding targets, platform links and brief descriptions of each business. Campaigns are hosted on Crowdcube and Crowdfunder, with amounts ranging from £2,500 to £50,000.

Platform Update Campaign News Health & Science Equity USA

DermaSensor advances commercialization while raising on Wefunder

DermaSensor is raising on Wefunder while expanding commercialization of its FDA-cleared skin cancer detection device. The company says it has surpassed $2 million in contracted annual recurring revenue and launched a hardware-as-a-service model for primary care clinicians. The episode also discusses its valuation, reimbursement model, and planned distribution partnerships.

Tools & Tech Campaign News SME

Xiaomi Mijia shoe washer launches on crowdfunding platform at $120

Xiaomi has put its Mijia 3KG Shoe Washing Machine on crowdfunding in China via Youpin. The appliance is priced at 799 yuan, or about $120, below its planned retail price of 1,299 yuan. It is a top-loading washer designed for footwear and includes multiple wash programs and a sterilization mode.

Success Story Campaign News Platform Update Health & Science Reward

Cado humidifier campaign raises ¥162 million before Japan launch

Cado said its STEM 700iH and STEM 300H humidifiers raised more than ¥162 million on Makuake before their Japan release. The campaign drew 3,887 supporters and ended on November 1, with general sales set to begin on November 13. The company also detailed the models' self-cleaning features and pricing.

Tools & Tech Campaign News Health & Science Reward

Azume launches Kickstarter for a slim tracker that adds health monitoring to any watch

Azume has opened a Kickstarter campaign for the Azume One, a slim sensor that attaches to an existing watch to add health and sleep tracking. Rewards start at €109, and the company says shipments are planned for December. The device measures metrics including heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep stages, and stress.

Success Story Campaign News SME Reward

Arrowmax’s AI screwdriver campaign raises over $164,000 on Kickstarter

Arrowmax’s Arrowspace S1 electric screwdriver has raised more than $164,000 on Kickstarter, far above its original target of just under $11,500. The campaign features AI-based screw recognition, bit recommendations, and automatic torque selection. Shipping is expected to begin in April 2027.

Campaign News Art Reward

Comic crowdfunding roundup highlights multiple active campaigns

This roundup tracks several comic-book crowdfunding campaigns, including Zoop and Kickstarter projects, with their funding goals and days remaining. It highlights active launches, ongoing progress, and a few campaigns nearing completion. The piece is primarily a status update on individual campaigns rather than a platform or market report.

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: November 2–8, 2026

Indonesia’s P2P bad-loan ratio crossed OJK’s 5% safety threshold in September while loan growth slowed. Elsewhere, Goparity entered Spanish equity crowdfunding, reward campaigns in Japan and South Korea posted strong results, and Hong Kong police flagged a suspected crowdfunding scam site that used the names of well-known local organizations. Lead Story P2P lending bad loan […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: October 26–November 1, 2026

The SEC’s chairman signaled a review of Regulation Crowdfunding, and the industry answered within days with specific asks on the offering cap, investor limits, and disclosure. StartEngine’s quarter showed why the review matters: its Reg CF revenue fell on lower issuer activity. A €61 million freeze tied to Mintos and a Danish loan study kept […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: October 19–25, 2026

US investment crowdfunding totaled $190.5 million in the third quarter, with Reg A taking most of it. Meanwhile, courts and regulators in the UK, Bahrain, and Indonesia spent the week deciding who answers when investor money is lost, and Europe’s P2P investors showed they now check the lender before the yield. Lead Story Investment crowdfunding […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: October 12–18, 2026

The Crowdfunding Professional Association released a voluntary reporting standard that gives Reg CF and Reg A platforms a common format for investment, payment, and performance data. Elsewhere, rulebooks sat at four different stages — drafted in Ethiopia, discussed by a US advisory committee, clarified by ESMA, and enforced in China. Funding data showed capital clustering […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: October 5–11, 2026

Malaysia put RM270 million of public money behind equity crowdfunding and P2P platforms in its 2027 budget, while regulators in France, the US, and Indonesia dealt with the other side of the story: gaps in investor protection. The market data pointed the same way. Reg CF cooled in September, and Asian P2P lending kept growing […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: September 28–October 4, 2026

A petition to quadruple Reg CF’s fundraising cap dominated the regulatory conversation last week, landing alongside a SEC update to the accredited investor definition and a wave of enforcement action spanning the US and Nigeria. Europe and India’s P2P lending markets sat at different levels of maturity — Europe reporting routine volumes, one of India’s […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: September 21–27, 2026

Liquidity was the thread running under last week’s headlines. Crowdcube built the plumbing to let crowd investors actually sell their shares before an exit, and a Reg CF-funded subsidiary is buying its own crowd investors out entirely. Underneath that, new data complicated the US Reg CF growth story: capital is concentrating around a small pool […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: September 14–20, 2026

One of equity crowdfunding’s most famous success stories became its starkest cautionary tale last week, as BrewDog’s collapse left roughly 200,000 crowd investors with worthless shares. Elsewhere, donation crowdfunding showed real strain on two different continents, while the Middle East and Africa kept building targeted alternative-finance infrastructure, and the EU’s crowdfunding passport quietly expanded to […]

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