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‘Anti-Woke’ Republican Vivek Ramaswamy Buys Stake in Buzzfeed to ‘Shift’ Company’s Strategy

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a far-right tech entrepreneur, now owns a minority share in Buzzfeed, teasing that people should 'stay tuned' for conversations with the digital media company's management.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the "anti-woke" tech entrepreneur who sought the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is now a minority Buzzfeed shareholder, according to a regulatory filing from Tuesday, May 21. As a result, he adds in the filing that he desires to discuss "numerous operational and strategic opportunities to maximize shareholder value, including a shift in the Company's strategy" with Buzzfeed's board and management. Some of his beliefs are also further elaborated in his 2021 New York Times best-selling book, Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam, and his 2022 follow-up, Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence.

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