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type: entity
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entity_type: decision_market
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name: "SeekerVault: Futardio Fundraise"
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domain: internet-finance
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status: failed
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parent_entity: "[[seekervault]]"
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platform: "futardio"
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proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/launch/7AMzZD3JZ15FCX2eoC17KgJD5Ywum9J5i7E9BAbgc2vi"
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proposal_date: 2026-03-08
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resolution_date: 2026-03-09
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category: "fundraise"
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summary: "$50K raise for encrypted backup and AI agent storage layer targeting 150K+ Seeker phone users"
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key_metrics:
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raise_target: "$50,000"
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total_committed: "$2,095"
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outcome: "refunding"
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token_mint: "J4rMkvf4qwJgX2nK3ueeL4E423chSG2jVqgk5LAGmeta"
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token_symbol: "J4r"
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tracked_by: rio
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created: 2026-03-11
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# SeekerVault: Futardio Fundraise
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## Summary
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SeekerVault attempted to raise $50,000 through Futardio to build encrypted decentralized backup and AI agent storage infrastructure for the 150,000+ Solana Seeker phone users. The project positioned itself as replacing Google Drive/iCloud with Walrus + Seal-based storage, with a roadmap including creator vaults, data marketplace, and AI agent memory storage. The raise failed, collecting only $2,095 (4.2% of target) before entering refunding status.
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## Market Data
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- **Outcome:** Failed (refunding)
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- **Raise Target:** $50,000
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- **Total Committed:** $2,095
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- **Duration:** 1 day (2026-03-08 to 2026-03-09)
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- **Use of Funds:** $8K/month for 6+ months (engineering $4K, infrastructure $3K, growth $1K)
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## Product Vision
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**Core offering:**
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1. Encrypted backup replacing iCloud for Seeker users (20MB free, 100GB for $10/month in SKR)
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2. AI agent vault for persistent encrypted memory storage
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3. Token-gated creator vaults for content monetization
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4. Data marketplace for on-chain digital content sales
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**Token utility (SKV):**
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- Discounted storage pricing when paying with SKV
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- Revenue split: subscription payments in SKR feed treasury, SKV payments create buy pressure
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- Creator economy transaction fees flow to DAO treasury
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## Significance
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This launch tests whether:
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1. **Captive hardware TAM** (150K Seeker users) translates to fundraising demand
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2. **AI agent storage** as a value proposition resonates before the use case is proven
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3. **Multi-phase roadmap** (backup → creator tools → marketplace) is credible at $50K scale
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The 4.2% fill rate suggests either:
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- Market skepticism about execution risk (2-person team, ambitious roadmap)
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- Seeker user base is smaller/less engaged than claimed
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- Storage-as-a-service lacks narrative appeal compared to DeFi/meme primitives
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- Timing mismatch (dApp Store listing still in review, no live traction proof)
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## Relationship to KB
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- [[futardio]] — fundraising platform
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- [[metadao]] — parent futarchy infrastructure
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- [[seekervault]] — parent company entity
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- **2026-03-04** — Launched fundraise on Futardio targeting $75,000 for 6-month runway
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- **2026-03-05** — Fundraise closed in refunding status with only $1,186 committed (1.6% of target)
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- **2026-03-08** — Futardio fundraise launched targeting $50,000 for 6-month runway to build encrypted backup and AI agent storage for 150K+ Solana Seeker phones; raised $2,095 before refunding
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## Relationship to KB
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- [[futardio]] — fundraising platform
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- Example of failed futarchy-governed fundraise with extreme undersubscription
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date: 2026-03-08
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domain: internet-finance
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format: data
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status: unprocessed
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status: processed
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tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana]
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event_type: launch
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processed_by: rio
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processed_date: 2026-03-11
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extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
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extraction_notes: "Failed fundraise for Seeker phone storage infrastructure. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or market dynamics — this is purely entity/timeline data. The 4.2% fill rate is a data point but doesn't establish a pattern (single case). Product vision (AI agent storage, creator vaults) is forward-looking pitch content, not evidence of working mechanisms. Existing KB already covers futarchy fundraising dynamics and captive TAM concepts."
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## Launch Details
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- Token mint: `J4rMkvf4qwJgX2nK3ueeL4E423chSG2jVqgk5LAGmeta`
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- Version: v0.7
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- Closed: 2026-03-09
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## Key Facts
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- SeekerVault targets 150,000+ Solana Seeker phone users
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- Fundraise sought $50,000 for 6-month runway ($8K/month burn)
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- Raised $2,095 (4.2% of target) before refunding
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- Product built on Walrus + Seal storage infrastructure
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- Pricing: 20MB free tier, 100GB for $10/month in SKR
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- Team: 2 builders (@gbflarcos, @Beardkoda)
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- Legal entity: SeekerVault DAO (Cayman Islands) with B1 Token Transparency Filing
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- Solana dApp Store listing in review at time of launch
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