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ORICO CyberData NAS Series Launches in Retail After Crowdfunding Success

ORICO has announced the retail launch of its CyberData NAS Series, following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The lineup includes four models designed for high-speed storage and flexible expansion, targeting creators and professionals. The products will be available from July 28, 2026, through ORICO’s official online store, with prices ranging from $599.99 to $1,399.99.

Success Story Health & Science Equity United Kingdom

Bryant Medical Surpasses £2m in Crowdfunding, Exceeding Initial Target

Bryant Medical, a Surrey-based dental loupe manufacturer, has raised over £2m through its latest crowdfunding campaign on Republic Europe, significantly surpassing its £500,000 goal. The campaign, with 22 days remaining, has attracted 63 investors and offers shares at £250.74 each for a 6.5% equity stake. The company plans to use the funds to expand globally and enhance its AI-driven product offerings.

Success Story Reward

Cult of the Lamb Board Game Crowdfunding Surpasses 3,300% of Goal in Two Days

The Cult of the Lamb board game campaign on Kickstarter raised over £629,000, exceeding its £18,950 goal by 3,300% within two days. Developed by Paper Fort Games, the campaign launched on July 21 and will run until August 15. The game supports multiple languages and offers international shipping. Backers responded strongly to the adaptation of the video game's mechanics into a tabletop format.

Success Story Health & Science Equity USA North America

IllumiCell AI Completes Regulation Crowdfunding Campaign for Healthcare AI Expansion

IllumiCell AI has successfully closed a Regulation Crowdfunding capital raise, with ICON Capital Group as broker-of-record and MedTech Syndicates leading the investor syndicate. The funds will support product development and commercialization of AI-powered cellular imaging solutions. The campaign demonstrates growing investor interest in healthcare technology via crowdfunding.

Success Story Reward USA

The Guild: Renfaire’d Film Raises $2.5 Million on Kickstarter in Under 24 Hours

The crowdfunding campaign for The Guild: Renfaire'd feature film surpassed $2.5 million in pledges within its first day, far exceeding its $1.5 million goal. The campaign offers various reward tiers, including premium experiences with the cast. The film will reunite the original cast to celebrate the web series' 20th anniversary. No stretch goals have been announced yet.

Success Story Donation Ukraine

Kyiv Independent Crowdfunding Campaign Exceeds Goal, Raises $15,900 for Video Archive

The Kyiv Independent has raised $15,900 through a crowdfunding campaign, surpassing its original goal by 1.5 times. The funds will be used to purchase a network-attached storage system for archiving 55 TB of wartime footage. The upgrade will improve data security and accessibility for the team. Procurement is expected to take about a month.

Success Story Campaign News SME Equity Australia

Quincey Jones Preserves Raises $259,000 via Birchal Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

Quincey Jones Preserves secured nearly $260,000 from 179 investors in a pre-Series A round on Birchal. The funds will support production upgrades, packaging, and expansion into new markets. The brand aims to grow its retail presence and invest in sustainability initiatives. Revenue and profit margins have increased year-on-year.

Success Story Campaign News Sport Reward

Pongbot Raises Nearly $4M on Kickstarter for Multi-Sport AI Coaching Robot

Pongbot's new Aura AI coach robot raised almost $4 million through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, surpassing $1 million within the first five hours. The device supports multiple sports, including tennis, padel, and pickleball, and features real-time AI coaching. The campaign reflects strong market demand for versatile, tech-enabled sports training solutions.

Platform Update Success Story Real estate Debt Portugal

wecity Raises €1.95 Million for Sines Mar Salgado Residential Project in Portugal

wecity has successfully funded €1.95 million for the Sines Mar Salgado residential project in Sines, Portugal, via its real estate crowdfunding platform. The loan is secured by a first-ranking mortgage with an 11.5% annual interest rate and a 12-month term. The project involves developing 168 residential units and is led by Soccal e Vaz Invest, Lda. The asset's current valuation is €5.5 million.

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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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