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Unimaginable human potential, unrealized for one reason. Their stories began elsewhere.
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We back immigrant founders at day 0—impressive people building revolutionary companies.
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Gridraster
Rishi Ranjan
Georgia Institute of Technology
Author of 7 patents, including key 3G and 4G technology patents, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Beceem
Rishi Ranjan
Gridraster
Plantible Foods
Tony Martens
Nyenrode Business Universiteit
Previous founder of Granny Bob's Snacks? Previous Chief of Staff at Agicultural Supply and Trade focused BayWa AG
Tony Martens
Plantible Foods
Pine Park Health
Yojik Khasin
UC Berkeley
YC S18, 2x intelligence corp - Israel, math Olympiad, and award winning pianist.
Yojik Khasin
Pine Park Health
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
Lily AI
Purva Gupta
Indian School of Business
Yale fellowship, TEDx speaker, SXSW Champion, Saatchi & Saatchi, UNICEF, and Khosla Fund
Purva Gupta
Lily AI
Bifrost Orbital
Onkar Singh Batra
YC F24, Coded at 7, authored a book, earned a Presidential award, built a satellite, and taught spacecraft subsystems at IIT Jammu.
Onkar Singh Batra
Bifrost Orbital
Cache Energy
Arpit Dwivedi
Arpit Dwivedi
Cache Energy
Luminai
Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran
Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran
Luminai
Masa Finance
Calanthia Mei
Calanthia Mei
Masa Finance
Masa Finance
Brendan Playford
Brendan Playford
Masa Finance
Sahay AI
Tejas Agarwal
Tejas Agarwal
Sahay AI
Civic IQ
Abbas Khan
Abbas Khan
Civic IQ
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
FAQ
Have questions? We've gathered a lot of answers while raising early stage venture funding for immigrant–founded startups.
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Lily AI
— backed by Unshackled Ventures