Fund Fact Sheet last certified Sep 22, 2026
1517 Fund: publicly evidenced deal announced Aug 31, 2026.
What the public record shows: dated participations, a check range and a stated mandate, each with its source. Rebuilt weekly from the certified pool; a fund disappears when its last evidenced deal ages out.
Short answer
Has 1517 Fund invested in the last 6 months?
Yes. According to SeedForge's Active Investor Index, 1517 Fund's most recent publicly evidenced investment was announced on August 31, 2026 (Alteon, pre-seed), which is within the last 6 months. The index is refreshed weekly and investors without evidence in the last 180 days are removed.
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Type
VC fund
Latest announced deal
Aug 31, 2026
Alteon · pre-seed
Check range
$5 to $400K
from the fund's recorded profile, corroborated
Stages seen in evidence
Pre-seed
from recorded participations, last 6 months
Recent round size
$1M–$3M
rounded size of the announced round
Stated mandate
APAC · N. America
where the fund says it invests, from its recorded profile
Deal geography
APAC
where the funded company is based
Deals on record, dated.
AUGUST 31, 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Alteonpre-seed
announcement ↗ · evidence posted Sep 10, 2026 · closing date Aug 31, 2026 (researched)
FEBRUARY 27, 2027
This entry ages out of the index unless a newer deal is evidenced
180 days after the last announcement on record
Questions founders ask.
Why does this page show only the last six months?
The index records publicly evidenced participations announced in the last 180 days. Older deals are not absence of activity; they are outside the window this index is built to answer for.
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Cite as: SeedForge Active Investor Index: 1517 Fund, latest evidenced participation announced 2026-08-31. Updated 2026-09-24. seedforge.com/investors/funds/1517-fund--jjkd41
Cite as: SeedForge Active Investor Index: 1517 Fund, latest evidenced participation announced 2026-08-31. Updated 2026-09-24. seedforge.com/investors/funds/1517-fund--jjkd41
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