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Evidence posted 2026-07-12."},"@type":"ListItem","position":44},{"item":{"url":"https://seedforge.com/investors/active/hardware/pre-seed#female-founders-fund","name":"Female Founders Fund","@type":"Organization","description":"SeedForge records Female Founders Fund as a participant in Symphony Space's financing, announced 2026-07-08."},"@type":"ListItem","position":45},{"item":{"url":"https://seedforge.com/investors/active/hardware/pre-seed#superseed","name":"SuperSeed","@type":"Organization","description":"SeedForge records SuperSeed as a participant in HIVE's financing, announced 2026-07-07. 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Evidence posted 2026-06-22."},"@type":"ListItem","position":55},{"item":{"url":"https://seedforge.com/investors/active/hardware/pre-seed#maki-vc","name":"Maki.vc","@type":"Organization","description":"SeedForge records Maki.vc as a participant in Aavuus's financing, announced 2026-06-09."},"@type":"ListItem","position":56},{"item":{"url":"https://seedforge.com/investors/active/hardware/pre-seed#human-element","name":"Human Element","@type":"Organization","description":"SeedForge records Human Element as a participant in Orbital - Space Data Centers's financing, announced 2026-06-09."},"@type":"ListItem","position":57},{"item":{"url":"https://seedforge.com/investors/active/hardware/pre-seed#cites","name":"CITES","@type":"Organization","description":"SeedForge records CITES as a participant in Ab Astra Inc.'s financing, announced 2026-06-08. 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