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Buyback Ventures Activity

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Investment

Invested in Klira AI (AI compliance and policy engineering for healthcare) as part of the Buyback Ventures first cohort.

Klira AI

Klira AIBuyback Ventures

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Investment

Invested in SkillsForge AI (enterprise knowledge orchestration) as part of the Buyback Ventures first cohort, alongside Keshif Ventures.

SkillsForge AI

SkillsForge AI Buyback Ventures

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Press

Featured in the San Diego Business Journal explaining the buyback equity model and its differentiation from traditional venture capital.

San Diego Business Journal feature on untraditional VC model

Buyback Ventures

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New Fund

Launched Buyback Ventures, a joint reverse-venture initiative with Keshif Ventures enabling bootstrapped founders to buy back investor equity over time.

Buyback Ventures launch

Buyback Ventures

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