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ORICO Launches CyberData NAS Series After Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

ORICO has released its CyberData NAS Series, a range of AI-powered storage solutions, following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The lineup includes four models, offering up to 256TB capacity and advanced features such as hybrid storage, high-speed networking, and AI-assisted file management. The products will be available from 28 July 2026 through ORICO's online store.

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Photon Matrix Laser Mosquito Device Raises $2.7M on Indiegogo, Faces Production Delays

The Photon Matrix, a laser-based mosquito elimination device, has raised $2.7 million from over 4,000 backers on Indiegogo, far surpassing its initial $20,000 goal. Developed by Photon Matrix Lab in China, the device uses LiDAR and AI to target mosquitoes. Despite its crowdfunding success, the project faces production delays and is navigating regulatory approvals. Delivery to backers is now expected in August.

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Bhutan Crowdfunded Startup Disappears, Leaving Investors and Regulators in Dispute

Himalayan Food, a fruit and vegetable processing startup, raised Nu 4.5 million via Bhutan Crowdfunding in 2019 but has since become unreachable. Investors report a lack of updates, and regulatory bodies RSEBL and RMA are at odds over responsibility. The case highlights gaps in oversight and communication within Bhutan's equity crowdfunding framework.

Campaign News Equity USA

Aljamain Sterling Launches $1M Crowdfunding Campaign for Funk Harbor Rum on Republic

UFC fighter Aljamain Sterling is seeking to raise up to $1 million via a US securities crowdfunding campaign on Republic to expand his Funk Harbor Rum brand. The offering includes up to one million shares at $1 each, with a minimum target of $75,000. Funk Harbor Rum is produced in Jamaica and marketed to US consumers, with Sterling leveraging his heritage and reputation to attract investors.

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: September 14–20, 2026

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 […]
Read this issue: Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: September 14–20, 2026
Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 31 – September 6, 2026

Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 31 – September 6, 2026

A viral campaign to buy Spirit Airlines collapsed last week, exposing a huge gap between pledges and real committed capital. Beyond that lesson, several product campaigns closed strong, Saudi Arabia licensed new providers under its established crowdfunding framework, and Ireland’s new savings scheme drew backlash for leaving crowdfunding out entirely. Lead Story Campaign to buy […]
Read this issue: Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 31 – September 6, 2026
Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 17–23, 2026

Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 17–23, 2026

Crypto regulation set the pace last week, with the SEC and Brazil’s CVM both moving to extend the crowdfunding exemption model into tokenized assets. Underneath that headline, three platform failures put concrete numbers on investor downside, while state-backed capital-access programs in Oman, Malaysia, and across Southeast Asia kept expanding on policy momentum rather than platform […]
Read this issue: Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 17–23, 2026
Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 3–9, 2026

Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 3–9, 2026

Last week’s news operated on two levels at once: infrastructure and platforms. On the infrastructure side, tokenization kept merging with conventional finance rails and regulators started tackling crowdfunding’s oldest complaint — the lack of a secondary market. On the platform side, legacy names consolidated their business models while Southeast Asia’s lending sector grew and got […]
Read this issue: Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 3–9, 2026

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