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    SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D filed by BuzzFeed Inc.

    5/14/26 7:00:54 PM ET
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    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549


    SCHEDULE 13D

    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    BuzzFeed, Inc.

    (Name of Issuer)


    Buzzfeed, Inc., Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001

    (Title of Class of Securities)




    12430A300

    (CUSIP Number)
    Vivek Ramaswamy
    c/o Steve Roberts, 611 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 353
    Washington, DC, 20003
    2024173529

    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
    05/12/2026

    (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


    If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. Checkbox not checked

    The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).




    schemaVersion:


    SCHEDULE 13D

    CUSIP Number(s):
    12430A300


    1 Name of reporting person

    Ramaswamy Vivek
    2Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)

    Checkbox not checked  (a)
    Checkbox not checked  (b)
    3SEC use only
    4 Source of funds (See Instructions)

    PF
    5 Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

    Checkbox not checked
    6Citizenship or place of organization

    UNITED STATES
    Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
    7Sole Voting Power

    0.00
    8Shared Voting Power

    0.00
    9Sole Dispositive Power

    0.00
    10Shared Dispositive Power

    0.00
    11Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

    0.00
    12Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

    Checkbox not checked
    13Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)

    0.0 %
    14Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

    IN



    SCHEDULE 13D

    Item 1.Security and Issuer
    (a)Title of Class of Securities:

    Buzzfeed, Inc., Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001
    (b)Name of Issuer:

    BuzzFeed, Inc.
    (c)Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

    50 WEST 23RD STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK , 10010.
    Item 2.Identity and Background
    (a)
    Vivek Ramaswamy
    (b)
    c/o Steve Roberts, 611 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 353, Washington, DC 20003
    (c)
    Entrepreneur
    (d)
    N/A
    (e)
    N/A
    (f)
    United States
    Item 3.Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
     
    N/A - sale transactions
    Item 4.Purpose of Transaction
     
    Disposition of a material number of securities
    Item 5.Interest in Securities of the Issuer
    (a)
    none
    (b)
    0
    (c)
    Sale of 3,129,779 shares on 5/12/2026, comprised of 3,090,779 common shares at an average price of $1.56, and 39,000 warrants at an average price of $0.04, totaling 8.6% of the total class of 36,296,018 shares as of 5/5/2026
    (d)
    N/A
    (e)
    5/12/2026
    Item 6.Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer
     
    N/A

        SIGNATURE 
     
    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

     
    Ramaswamy Vivek
     
    Signature:/s/ Stephen Roberts, as Attorney-in-Fact for Vivek Ramaswamy
    Name/Title:Vivek Ramaswamy
    Date:05/14/2026
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