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        "to": "2015-07-05T22:07:17.000Z"
      },
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      "kind": "investors",
      "label": "Investors",
      "summary": "Now shows investor logos: Coatue, General Atlantic, Hillhouse Capital Group, KKR, Sequoia Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Softbank Vision Fund and Source-Code-Capital.",
      "between": {
        "from": "2019-03-05T21:45:30.000Z",
        "to": "2022-01-01T06:05:41.000Z"
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      "topic": "https://startuphistory.org/t/added-investor-logos"
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      "kind": "investors",
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        "to": "2025-08-03T17:22:38.000Z"
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    "version": "messaging-v1",
    "description": "https://startuphistory.org/method"
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "cite": "StartupHistory, “ByteDance” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/bytedance.com"
}