How to Start a Company on a Visa with Unshackled Ventures @ AU / GWU

​​📣 Attention AU/GWU Entrepreneurs & Innovators!

​​​​Don't miss this opportunity to connect with Alexis Maciel from the Unshackled Investment team as she shares insights on starting a company in the U.S. while on a visa.

​​​​​​If you are a current or aspiring entrepreneur looking for guidance on how to navigate the complexities of immigration and company formation - This joint event between Unshackled & AU's Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship & GWU's Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is for you! Learn about the potential pathways, strategies, and resources available to you.

​​​​​​About Unshackled Ventures: 

​​​​​​Unshackled Ventures is the only early-stage venture capital fund that enables unrecognized and excluded immigrant founders to start companies in the U.S. Since its founding in 2014, Unshackled has proven its thesis that investing and supporting this population drives strong investment returns across key industries, including American infrastructure, generative AI, healthcare, space, and enterprise SaaS. To date, the firm has invested in 80 companies and over 200 entrepreneurs.

​Parking: Please park in the East Campus Lot. If you are parking between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday, please either pay at the kiosk in the lot, or display a parking permit. It is free after 5:00 pm.

​AU Shuttle: If you are taking the free AU Shuttle from the Tenleytown Metro stop, please get off at the Kerwin Shuttle stop and walk across Nebraska Ave, NW at the Ward Circle cross walk.

​The Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship is located on the 2nd floor of the Don Myers Technology and Innovation Building, rooms 219-221. Immediately upon entering the building, take the elevator or walk up the stairs to your right. When you arrive on the 2nd floor, take the first left, and go to the end of the hall.