US crowdfunding in 2026: 11 exits and 15 failures through 3 August
Kingscrowd data shows failures among crowdfunded companies down 57% from the same point a year earlier — while exits are still countable on two hands.
Kingscrowd, the data platform tracking US equity crowdfunding, recorded 15 failures and 11 exits through 3 August 2026, with failures down 57% from the same point a year earlier. A separate Kingscrowd count found 792 crowdfunded companies with founding teams sharing a surname — family teams — led by food and beverage.
Exits through 3 August 2026
Failures over the same period
Change in failures versus the same point a year earlier
Companies with same-surname founding teams
The two figures tell different stories. Fewer failures suggests better screening and better-funded rounds. But only 11 exits across a market of thousands of crowdfunded issuers means liquidity, not bankruptcy risk, is the binding problem in this channel. The family-team finding is itself a due-diligence item: relatives in management raise related-party transaction risk.
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