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Lumysi Launches Kickstarter Campaign for AI-Powered Health Tracking Bracelet

Lumysi has announced a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new health-tracking bracelet designed to look like jewelry. The device offers continuous biometric monitoring, AI-powered wellness insights, and no ongoing subscription fees for early backers. The campaign targets early supporters with launch-day pricing and estimated delivery in October 2026.

Platform Update Startups Equity USA

The Super Crowd Launches SuperCrowd.tv Streaming Channel for Impact Crowdfunding Content

The Super Crowd, Inc. has launched SuperCrowd.tv, a connected-TV streaming channel now available on Roku and Amazon Fire TV. The channel features educational and inspirational content focused on regulated investment crowdfunding, including webinars and live pitch events. This move aims to increase mainstream visibility for impact crowdfunding and support social entrepreneurs, investors, and community builders. The platform is supported by several…

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Xiaomi Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Smart Storage NAS Device in China

Xiaomi has announced its first NAS device, Smart Storage, which will be available through a crowdfunding campaign in China from July 1 to July 8. The campaign offers three configurations, with early backers receiving discounted prices compared to future retail costs. Mass production will begin only if the funding target is met. Full technical specifications will be revealed closer to the campaign's start.

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Global Small Personal Loans Market Projected to Reach $158.7B by 2032, Led by Digital Lending

A new Allied Market Research report forecasts the global small personal loans market will grow from $31.3 billion in 2023 to $158.7 billion by 2032, at a 20.1% CAGR. Growth is driven by rising demand for fast, unsecured credit and the expansion of digital and P2P lending platforms. North America leads the market, while Asia-Pacific is expected to see rapid growth. Key players include LendingClub, Prosper, and major banks.

Market Data Trends SME P2P lending

Global Small Business Loans Market Projected to Reach $7.2 Trillion by 2032

A new Allied Market Research report forecasts the global small business loans market will grow from $2.5 trillion in 2023 to $7.2 trillion by 2032, at a 13% CAGR. Growth is driven by rising startup activity, digital lending innovation, and government-backed financing. The report highlights regional trends, key players, and the impact of fintech and alternative lending platforms.

Campaign News Startups Equity United Kingdom

Multiple Startups Launch Crowdfunding Campaigns on Crowdcube and Republic in June 2026

Several startups, including Farm Girl, Lireka, WHOOP, Zapier, and IYU, are actively raising funds through crowdfunding platforms such as Crowdcube and Republic. The campaigns feature a range of funding targets and business models, from hospitality expansion to fintech and health tech. Details include investment amounts, eligibility for EIS, and platform selection.

Campaign News Sustainability Equity

Ponda Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Scale Regenerative Textile Production

Ponda, a biomaterials company, is seeking to expand production of its plant-based insulation through a crowdfunding campaign on Republic. The initiative follows a $2.4 million seed round and brings total funding to $6.6 million. Ponda's BioPuff material, made from bulrush grown on restored wetlands, is featured in a new collaboration with Imperial College London for sustainable branded merchandise.

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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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