Making In America: Calling All Immigrant Founders & Creators | Visas, Skilled Immigration & Entrepreneurship
🇺🇸 Meet ambitious leaders and professionals who moved to America to chase dreams, build companies, and create jobs.
Making In America is a community for immigrant founders and builders who aim to establish businesses, often navigating the complexities of immigration logistics.
Immigrant founders don’t just start businesses—they fight for them.
Navigating endless visa red tape, learning an entirely new business culture, and building connections from scratch while outsiders already have a network waiting for them are not only hard but exhausting.
And yet—many immigrant founders win big.
Check out our event with the co-founder of Lyft!
Check out our mission, past panelists, and event videos at: www.makinginamerica.org/
This event will start with a panel where founders will share insights on moving to America to build companies.
🎙️ Who Are The Panelists?
▫️ Liesel Vaidya, CEO/Founder, Imera:
Liesel is currently building Imera, an AI-powered platform helping immigrants navigate life in the U.S. with personalized guidance, essential services, and community.▫️Amie Wiley, CEO/Founder of Active with Amie
A first-generation immigrant from Ireland, Amie turned content creation into a full-time business. In addition to sharing her life on social media, she is the founder of Active With Amie, a coaching program that helps women struggling with their training, nutrition, and mindset.▫️ Craig Montuori, Director of international entrepreneur in residence partnerships at gener8tor
Formerly the cofounder and Executive Director of the Global EIR Coalition, he's been involved in the startup visa and international entrepreneurship-based economic development space for over a decade. He's spoken to international audiences on this subject, received press coverage in numerous publications, including Bloomberg Business, CNNMoney, and NPR, as well as been a published author in the Harvard Business Review.
🙋 Who Should Be In The Room?
▫️ Immigrant founders hustling to scale their companies in the U.S.
▫️ International entrepreneurs eyeing their first move into the American market.
▫️ Investors & mentors who believe in the power of immigrant-driven innovation.
▫️ Professionals & service providers who help immigrant founders navigate the system.
🤔 What You’ll Walk Away With
▫️ The uncensored reality of building a company in the U.S.—from visa nightmares to networking barriers and everything in between.
▫️ Battle-tested strategies from immigrant founders who’ve turned impossible odds into unstoppable momentum.
▫️ How to leverage your global mindset as a competitive edge—spotting gaps and opportunities that locals often miss.
▫️ A powerful community of fellow immigrant founders, investors, and allies who get the struggle—and want to see you win.
💰 Why You Can’t Afford to Miss This
▫️ Real talk, not rehearsed speeches. We’re cutting through the fluff with brutal honesty.
▫️ Your global background isn’t a hurdle—it’s your biggest asset. Learn how to make it work for you.
▫️ Connections that actually matter. Meet people who could become your next partners, mentors, or investors.
▫️ The stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Raw. Messy. Transformative.
Check out this video from our a16z NY Tech Week event!
Who are we?
Making It in America is a community for immigrant founders and builders who aim to establish businesses, often navigating the complexities of immigration logistics.
We are dedicated to supporting these entrepreneurs by:
Building Networks: Connecting them with like-minded individuals, potential employers, and sponsors.
Fostering Partnerships: Helping them find co-founders to bring their visions to life.
Finding Their Groove: Assisting in their acclimation and success in the U.S. business landscape.
Join us to meet ambitious leaders and professionals who have moved to America to pursue their dreams, start companies, and generate employment opportunities.
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👋 This event is organized by Sagnik Basu, an immigrant entrepreneur currently working in news and a builder in the production space. Sagnik was born in India and sought education in the United Kingdom. He moved to the USA by himself in 2017 with $300, because he likes bigger portion sizes.
He believes in American dynamism and wants to support others who are building in the USA. This community represents the essence of creativity, advancement, and perseverance that propels the United States onward.
He also believes in the limitless potential for creating jobs and companies, emphasizing that legal immigration should fuel entrepreneurial growth in the USA to ensure America remains THE global leader.
Build in America. For America.
Needless to say, please come as you are. You don't have to be an immigrant to register for this event. We welcome EVERYONE who believes in America, the spirit of entrepreneurship, and is ready to have a good time! 🎉
-Sag
📸 Photography and Filming
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