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Keshif Ventures, LLC
Angel syndicate
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Keshif Ventures is a San Diego-based early-stage angel investment firm founded in 2012 by Taner Halicioglu. Its core philosophy is "to foster the growth of the San Diego data science ecosystem through investments in early-stage teams focused on building infrastructure or enterprise solutions." The firm invests primarily in high-tech startups with strong founding teams and innovative or disruptive ideas — particularly those aimed at the greater good — spanning data science, software, big data, healthcare, and IoT.
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“Less than one-twentieth of a percent of all companies created ever receive venture capital funding, and so it's kind of crazy that we even begin the story of how to create a business with venture capital being that, when it's really one of the most unlikely things to happen to a founder and a business.”
“It's one of those where we consistently see similar things in the market and have a similar approach to how we choose to react to those. So BuyBack is just a little more formal recognition of that.”
“We've been working on this idea for a while. Today there is an alternative to the VC treadmill for founders who are building great businesses. The goal is to fully align the interests of you as a founder and your investors.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ateios Systems | Series A | $7m | 2026-03-23 |
| RetroRate | Seed | $2m | 2025-06-09 |
| EyePop.ai | Seed | $3m | 2025-02-25 |
| SOCi | Seed | — | — |
| CloudBeds | Seed | — | — |
| AttackIQ | Seed | — | — |
| Personal AI | Seed | $3m | 2021-01-13 |
| Molecular Assemblies | Series B | $26m | 2022-03-15 |
| StemoniX | Series B | $11m | 2020-05-01 |
| PetDesk | Seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Interlock Capital | 2 |
| Crescent Ridge Ventures | 2 |
| Techstars | 1 |
| Eniac Ventures | 1 |
| Elevate Ventures | 1 |
| Good Growth Capital | 1 |
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