Maltese Brand Crowdfunds to Turn the Pastizz and Luzzu into Plush Keepsakes
Memory Pals, the Maltese brand turning the island’s icons into educational plush toys, is crowdfunding on Zaar to add the next two characters to its collection. The luzzu fishing boat and the pastizz are two of the most recognisable symbols of Malta. Now, Maltese startup Memory Pals has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Zaar to turn these iconic heritage itemsread more
Malta’s Search and Rescue Unit Crowdfunds for Rapid Response Vehicle
A Zaar crowdfunding campaign aims to help Malta’s volunteer search and rescue team build a fully equipped mobile operations hub. A crowdfunding campaign on Zaar aims to fund a dedicated Search and Rescue (SAR) vehicle for the Search and Rescue Unit of the Maltese Association of the Order of Malta, which would double as a mobile operations hub. Whenread more
Fuel Your Focus: Join the Crowd Behind Malta’s All-Natural Energy Drink Startup
Malta-founded MEYN Energy powers focus with 100% natural ingredients – and backers can expect some exciting rewards via its Zaar crowdfunding campaign. What if there was a functional energy drink that could fuel focus, clarity and purpose and help power through whatever life throws at us – all while being 100% natural? That’s what local entrepreneur Matthew Cassar asked himself,read more
Four Friends Crowdfund for 15,000km Journey to Support Hospice Malta
Their route covers 20% of the Earth’s circumference across Europe and Asia, driving from Malta to Mongolia. Four friends from Malta have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Zaar to support an epic journey with a worthy cause – raising money for Hospice Malta. Their adventure of a lifetime, dubbed ‘Rotta Bla Kondotta’ (meaning ‘a route without rules’) will seeread more
Step Up for a Cause: Move For Meals Returns to Fight Hunger With Crowdfunding
Every ticket purchased for the public holiday fitness-focused event blends movement with impact, funding nutritious meals for those in need. On 1 May, communities across Malta will lace up their shoes, roll out their yoga mats and take to the track, all for a worthy cause: to fight hunger. Move For Meals, the annual charity event dedicated to tacklingread more
New Documentary to Bring Women’s Abortion Stories to the Screen
The Dear Decision Makers documentary, currently crowdfunding on Zaar, hopes to amplify the voices of those affected by Malta’s strict reproductive rights laws. A new crowdfunding campaign on Zaar has launched to help fund a documentary that will shed light on the realities of life under one of the strictest abortion laws in the world, through the untold stories ofread more
Help Malta’s First Responders Gear Up for Disaster
Join the crowdfund to support DecEx 2024 – a disaster simulation and training exercise that aims to prepare Malta’s first responders for the worst. The Canine Search and Rescue Team, a voluntary Maltese Association of the Order of Malta (VO 1885), has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Zaar to support DecEx 2024, an ambitious disaster simulation and training exercise. read more
Support Indie Comics in Malta: Power Up Energy Quest: Issue 3 on Zaar
Popular comic book Energy Quest has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the third instalment in the series. Following the success of the first two issues, local comic book series Energy Quest is now seeking backers to help bring its much-anticipated third instalment to life. Starring Zero, a mechanical AI teddy bear, Energy Quest is an epic post-apocalyptic adventure filledread more
From Ideas to Impact: A Deep Dive on Crowdfunding
In this episode of the GROWTHSchema podcast, Giselle Borg Olivier, Manager of Zaar Crowdfunding Malta and Foundation Manager at the Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Initiatives (FPEI), relates her experiences and thoughts on crowdfunding and entrepreneurship. With over 15 years of experience in marketing communications, Giselle shares her insights on the entrepreneurial mindset, the power of crowdfunding, and theread more