Pre-seed for visionary immigrants.
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We've built the best place for U.S. immigrants to launch a company, no matter their current work authorization. From student visas to being a new U.S. citizen, we're here to take the burden of immigration and financial restraints off your plate.
It’s never too early for us.
Parfait
— backed by Unshackled Ventures
We back immigrant founders at day 0—impressive people building revolutionary companies.
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Aavia
Aagya Mathur
MIT Sloan
Strategy consultant at Deloitte. Undergraduate from the University of Virginia with Distinction (Neuroscience & Biomedical Engineering).
Aagya Mathur
Aavia
Oxio
Nicolas Girard
Universität des Saarlandes
Entrepreneur and innovator in the mobile connectivity space. Previously started Attila (sold to Interdigital) and Aquto (sold to Mavenir). Recipient of the New Jersey Inventor Hall of Fame and US Inventor of the Year Award in 2010. Authored 50+ patents.
Nicolas Girard
Oxio
Career Karma
Ruben Harris
Southern Adventist University
YC W19, Founder of Breaking into Startups, Hustle, AltSchool
Ruben Harris
Career Karma
Parfait
Isoken Igbinedion
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Isoken Igbinedion
Parfait
Arise
Nadim El Manawy
Louvain School of Management
Previous co-founder of EarlyTab and FanZabi.
Nadim El Manawy
Arise
Sote Logistics
Felix Orwa
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Valedictorian at BSC Aviation Tech & CFII, MEI, 1500h Pilot & Flight instructor
Felix Orwa
Sote Logistics
Inspirit Learning
Aditya Vishwanath
Knight-Hennessy scholar at Stanford University
Inaugural Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University and a Ph.D. student in Education working at the Stanford VR lab. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and has previously worked at Google Education.
Aditya Vishwanath
Inspirit Learning
Gridraster
Rishi Ranjan
Georgia Institute of Technology
Author of 7 patents, including key 3G and 4G technology patents, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Beceem
Rishi Ranjan
Gridraster
Lily AI
Purva Gupta
Indian School of Business
Yale fellowship, TEDx speaker, SXSW Champion, Saatchi & Saatchi, UNICEF, and Khosla Fund
Purva Gupta
Lily AI
Plantible Foods
Maurits Van de Ven
ESADE Business School
Emendo Capital, Atlas Advisors, BSc, Technology Management @ ESADE Business School
Maurits Van de Ven
Plantible Foods
Pod Foods
Larissa Russell
Dartmouth College
Founder of Green Pea Cookies, Stanford University, and Analytics at Visually
Larissa Russell
Pod Foods
CatalyzeX
Gaurav Ragtah
Columbia University
TED speaker and entrepreneur in residence, co-invented a patented user search engine at Klout, has worked at Google (ML), Yelp (PM), and LinkedIn, Co-founded ThisYaThat
Gaurav Ragtah
CatalyzeX
Pine Park Health
Yojik Khasin
UC Berkeley
YC S18, 2x intelligence corp - Israel, math Olympiad, and award winning pianist.
Yojik Khasin
Pine Park Health
Immigrant founders create their own success. Our mission is to help them succeed faster.
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Plantible Foods
— backed by Unshackled Ventures
We're founded by immigrants and know how you feel. We've been there—that's why we're here.
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Pod Foods
— backed by Unshackled Ventures
Immigrant entrepreneurs care about certain things. We offer you our thoughts on these things.
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Lynk
— backed by Unshackled Ventures
Announcing:
A residence program for solo immigrant founders
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Lily AI
— backed by Unshackled Ventures
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