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Taiwanese Astronomy Project Crowdfunds for Telescope Installation in Mexico

The Trans-Pacific Two-Meter Telescope project is raising NT$30 million through a public crowdfunding campaign to complete its installation in Mexico. The telescope will form part of a trans-Pacific observation network, enabling near-continuous astronomical monitoring. This marks the first time a Taiwanese astronomy initiative has used crowdfunding to solicit public donations. The project has faced delays due to technical and logistical challenges…

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Bricklink Opens Crowdfunding for LEGO Designer Program Series 9 Sets

Bricklink has revealed the final models for its Designer Program Series 9, announcing five fan-designed LEGO sets with official pricing and piece counts. Crowdfunding for these sets will run from October 6 to October 12, 2026, with a minimum of 3,000 pre-orders required for production. Each set has a production cap of 30,000 units, and successful campaigns will begin shipping in March 2027.

Campaign News Sustainability Debt Europe

HEROSAN Petcare Launches €1.5M Bond Crowdfunding Campaign on Invesdor

HEROSAN Petcare GmbH has started a crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, offering bonds with a 9% annual interest rate over five years. The campaign aims to raise up to €1.5 million, with a minimum investment of €250. Funds will support product development and international expansion. Investors are offered tiered discounts in HEROSAN's online shop as incentives.

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Crowdfunding Enables Construction of 30 New Homes in County Limerick via Property Bridges

Construction has begun on the Cois Currán housing development in Pallaskenry, County Limerick, after securing financing through the Property Bridges crowdfunding platform. The project will deliver 30 three-bedroom homes, with completion expected by mid-2027. The initiative aims to address local housing demand and demonstrates the role of crowdfunding in supporting residential development.

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Buck4Good Launches Emergency Crowdfunding for Truckers After GoFundMe Campaign Halted

Buck4Good, a Christian crowdfunding platform, has initiated an emergency fundraising effort to support Canadian and U.S. truckers after GoFundMe cancelled a major campaign. The platform aims to fill the gap left by GoFundMe's decision, offering an alternative for donors. Buck4Good highlights its mission to assist faith-based causes and is providing global access for those wishing to contribute.

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Air Moana Seeks $19.8M with $5.8M Equity Crowdfunding Tranche via Multiple Platforms

Air Moana is raising up to EUR17 million (USD19.8 million), including a EUR5 million (USD5.8 million) equity crowdfunding tranche through platforms such as Rattel AERO, Fenua Financement, and Les Entreprêteurs. The crowdfunding campaign targets private investors with a minimum investment of XPF30,000. The remainder of the funding is expected from other sources, not yet disclosed.

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Crowdfunding Campaign to Buy Spirit Airlines Fails, Backers Pivot to Launching New Airline

After Spirit Airlines ceased operations, a viral campaign sought to crowdfund its purchase, gathering over 500,000 pledges totaling $437 million in non-binding commitments. The campaign failed to raise the required capital, collecting only $2.2 million from 443 investors. Organizers have since shifted focus to building a new cooperative airline, First Jet Airways.

Campaign News Education Equity USA

Tanoshi Raises Over $82,000 in Equity Crowdfunding on StartEngine

Tanoshi, an educational technology company, completed an equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine, raising $82,866 from investors. The campaign offered common stock at a $30 million pre-money valuation and closed in November 2021. Tanoshi aimed to use the funds for growth and expansion, having sold over 10,000 computers and generated $2.5 million in lifetime revenue.

Campaign News Art Reward USA

All Shall Perish Launches $75,000 Kickstarter Campaign for New Album

Deathcore band All Shall Perish has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund their first new album in fifteen years, aiming to raise $75,000. The funds will cover recording, videos, promotion, mastering, and platform fees. The campaign follows the release of their new single and outlines how the money will be allocated.

Campaign News Art Donation United Kingdom

Sevenoaks Town Council to Launch Crowdfunding Campaign to Purchase Stag Theatre

Sevenoaks Town Council will launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for purchasing the Stag Theatre from Sevenoaks District Council. The council aims to secure the theatre's future for the community, following a decision to proceed with the acquisition despite preferring a free transfer. The fundraising effort seeks to cover the £650,000 purchase price.

Campaign News Health & Science Donation India

Discrepancies in Manushree Medical Crowdfunding Spark Calls for Transparent Accounting

Conflicting reports about the funds raised for Manushree's SMA treatment have led to public demands for transparent accounting. Various figures have been cited by campaign organizers, ranging from Rs. 6.25 crore to Rs. 10 crore, with additional claims about bounced cheques and uncollected amounts. Donors and supporters are urging government oversight to clarify the total funds collected and spent.

Campaign News Startups Equity United Kingdom Europe

Six Startups Launch New Crowdfunding Campaigns on Republic and Crowdfunder

Six startups, including AKT London and The Football Factory, are actively raising funds through crowdfunding campaigns on Republic and Crowdfunder. The campaigns span industries such as personal care, sports, AI sales tools, and event hosting. Each startup details its fundraising target, platform, and eligibility for SEIS/EIS schemes. The article provides an overview of their business models and investment opportunities.

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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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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: September 7–13, 2026

The SEC proposed a new way for retail investors to reach private securities last week — through advisors, not direct investment, a notably different model from the one crowdfunding itself pioneered. US Reg CF activity ticked back up in August after July’s pullback, even as fewer investors made the commitments. And Italy had a busy […]

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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 […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 24–30, 2026

The SEC moved on both ends of the Reg CF pipeline last week, filing fraud actions against a platform and an issuer in the same seven days. Underneath that, the UK market kept consolidating even as its regulator tightened further, core Reg CF and Reg A volumes confirmed a summer pullback, and a run of […]

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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 […]

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Crowdfunding Weekly Digest: August 10–16, 2026

Last week was split between enforcement and infrastructure. The SEC charged securities crowdfunding platform Netcapital with fraud even as it prepares to vote on a new crypto asset offering regime, and the UK’s FCA opened its own review of gold tokenization. Underneath the regulatory movement, retail engagement stayed strong and diverse — a £30 million […]

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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 […]

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