Keshif Ventures

Keshif Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Diego, California, focusing on early-stage investments in high-tech startups. The firm aims to foster the growth of the San Diego data science ecosystem by supporting teams developing infrastructure or enterprise solutions. Their investment strategy encompasses sectors such as technology, media, big data, cybersecurity, social media, marketing, and energy.

The firm's portfolio includes companies across various industries, including technology, media, big data, cybersecurity, social media, marketing, energy, clean tech, information technology, software, internet, fintech, AI, health tech, and blockchain. Keshif Ventures has made 36 investments, with notable exits including StemoniX, Koji, and Eventador.io. Their most recent investment was in RetroRate on June 9, 2025.

Keshif Ventures was founded in 2012 by Taner Halicioglu, who previously served as Facebook's first 'real' employee outside of the founders and built out the initial hardware infrastructure at Facebook. Halicioglu is also a lecturer at UC San Diego in the Computer Science and Engineering department and has contributed significantly to the local tech community. The firm's mission is to support innovative and socially impactful ideas, aiming to help the greater good through their investments.