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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…

Campaign News

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.

Platform Update Startups Equity USA

StartEngine Files for New Regulation A Offering

StartEngine has submitted a filing for a new Regulation A offering. This move signals the platform's continued activity in the equity crowdfunding space. Regulation A offerings allow companies to raise capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors under specific regulatory guidelines.

Campaign News SME Equity Europe

East Crema Coffee Launches €3.5 Million Crowdfunding Campaign for Expansion

East Crema Coffee has initiated a crowdfunding campaign to raise €3.5 million for its expansion plans. The funds will be used to open 60 new cafes. This campaign aims to attract investors interested in supporting the company's growth in the food and beverage sector.

Market Data Trends Personal loans P2P lending

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.

Success Story Campaign News Reward

Don’t Starve: The Board Game Raises Over $5.1M on Kickstarter Ahead of Russian Release

Don't Starve: The Board Game became the largest campaign on Kickstarter in 2025, raising $5,125,962 from 20,688 backers, far surpassing its $50,000 goal. The publisher Crowd Games will open pre-orders for the Russian edition in autumn 2026. The tabletop adaptation preserves the original game's atmosphere and gameplay elements.

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.

Investor Insights Regulation Health & Science Equity USA

Kingscrowd Recommends Enhanced Disclosure for Crowdfunding and Reviews Harmony Baby Nutrition Campaign

Kingscrowd's podcast outlines recommendations to the SEC for improved investor disclosure in private markets, focusing on valuation transparency and investor updates for Regulation Crowdfunding. The episode also analyzes Harmony Baby Nutrition's ongoing Wefunder campaign, detailing its funding progress, valuation, and commercialization strategy. Regulatory challenges and market positioning are discussed.

Platform Update Tokenized

Archax $GOVY Token Now Listed on tZERO Platform

Archax's $GOVY token, representing a real-world asset, has become available for trading on the tZERO platform. This listing expands access to tokenized securities and demonstrates ongoing integration between tokenization platforms and secondary trading venues. The move may enhance liquidity and investor reach for real-asset tokens.

Regulation

Azerbaijan Proposes State Fee for Crowdfunding Platform Registration

Azerbaijan's National Assembly is considering an amendment requiring legal entities to pay a 2,750 manat state fee to register crowdfunding platforms with the Central Bank. The measure aims to regulate and formalize the alternative financing sector. The draft law is part of broader efforts to enhance transparency and investor protection in the market.

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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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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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