{"id":4079,"date":"2026-07-02T15:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:18:13","slug":"chinese-mosquito-zapper-startups-crowdfunding-explodes-to-2-7m-blowing-past-20k-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricsmagazine.com\/en\/main-issue\/agenda\/brics-plus-news\/chinese-mosquito-zapper-startups-crowdfunding-explodes-to-2-7m-blowing-past-20k-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Mosquito-Zapper Startup&#8217;s Crowdfunding Explodes to $2.7M, Blowing Past $20K Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Photon Matrix Lab, a company from Changzhou, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazeta.press\/tech\/news\/2026\/06\/28\/28780309.shtml\">raised<\/a> about $2.7 million on Indiegogo \u2014 against an initial goal of just $20,000. 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