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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 SME Reward East Asia

Jeju Local Businesses Raise 217.93 Million Won via Naver Happybean Reward Crowdfunding

Eighteen small businesses in Jeju collectively raised 217.93 million won in a month-long reward-based crowdfunding campaign run through Naver Happybean. Every participating business exceeded its individual target of 500,000 won, and Kakao Family, which sells Jeju-grown cacao products, raised the most at 79.85 million won. The campaign was part of the Jeju-roun Market initiative, which ran from August 28 to September 27 and was supported by the Je…

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.

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.

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 Success Story SME Donation USA

Delivery worker fundraiser tops $578,000 after viral prank video

A crowdfunding campaign for a Michigan delivery worker has raised more than $578,000 after a viral prank video drew widespread attention. The fundraiser was launched to help him and his family while the incident unfolds. The article says roughly 15,000 donations have been made so far.

Success Story Sustainability Donation United Kingdom

Wildlife Trusts raise £30m through crowdfunding to buy Rothbury Estate

The Wildlife Trusts have raised about £30 million through crowdfunding to buy the 3,800-hectare Rothbury Estate in Northumberland. The land will be turned into a wildlife sanctuary and biodiversity corridor. David Attenborough backed the two-year campaign, which also received support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the UK environment department.

Success Story Sport Donation USA

Texas Lutheran University athletics campaign raises more than $131,000

Texas Lutheran University Athletics raised $131,513.50 through a crowdfunding campaign, exceeding its $125,000 goal. The October 7–21 drive collected 646 gifts for 14 athletic programs. Football led fundraising, while Men’s Soccer led participation with 206 gifts.

Success Story SME Reward United Kingdom

Siren Craft Brew used Crowdfunder to finance two brewery projects

Siren Craft Brew used Crowdfunder to raise money for two brewery projects. The article says the brewer became Crowdfunder’s best-backed brewery. It highlights the company’s use of crowdfunding as part of its expansion.

Success Story Health & Science Reward Netherlands

TU Delft speculum alternative crowdfunding tops €223,000

A crowdfunding campaign for Lilium, a woman-friendly alternative to the speculum, has raised more than €223,000. The project received support from 8,421 donors and reached its initial €100,000 target within two days. The developers now plan further design work and testing with patients and healthcare professionals.

Platform Update Success Story Real estate Debt Romania

Stock.estate reports early repayment of over €1 million across three real estate rounds

North Bucharest Investments has repaid more than €1 million in principal early across three financing rounds on Stock.estate. The repayments were completed about one month before maturity and included accrued interest. The article also says Stock.estate has reached about €14.6 million in total invested capital, with 105 campaigns funded and more than 17,400 registered users.

Platform Update Success Story

GPD Win Max 3 crowdfunding campaign ends after raising over $1.3 million

GPD has wrapped up its Win Max 3 crowdfunding campaign after raising more than $1.3 million from over 550 backers. The article also notes drawbacks such as import duties and a China-based RMA process. It adds that third-party retailer Droix is taking pre-orders with local warranty handling in the EU, UK and US.

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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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