#SFTechWeek - Beyond F1/OPT/H1B for International Founders: Options to Enable your Entrepreneurial Career by EVC
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem
Join us during #SFTechWeek on Wednesday at 4:00pm for a relaxed presentation, panel, and networking session hosted by EVC
Are you an international founder that is looking to stay in the US to continue building? Are you a student that is looking to spin out your new venture but worried about visa status?
International founders are disproportionately affected adding another layer of difficulty to founding. Launching a startup in the U.S. can feel like a high-stakes game, especially for international founders. While they bring diverse perspectives and innovative ideas, they often face unique hurdles that domestic entrepreneurs may not encounter. From complex visa regulations and legal barriers to cultural differences and limited access to local networks, the road can be fraught with challenges.
Join us for an informative presentation and panel discussion as we explore your options for International Founders to build in the US and alternatives to traditional visa routes to remain in the US entrepreneurial ecosystem as an international and/or immigrant founder, investor, and/or worker
This event is tailored for startup and venture capital focused international students, founders, investors, and/or workers that are:
-Extremely passionate about startup entrepreneurship, venture capital, and/or small business entrepreneurship
-Recently graduated students or soon to graduare, that may have lost F1 visa status or have switched to OPT recently that want to work for VC firms and startups
-Founders that currently have OPT/H1B status but wish to be free to build their ventures
-Recently unemployed due to layoffs and wishes to work in the startup and VC industry world
-Someone on a decades-long green card waitlist
-An international worker on their last attempt at the H1B lottery and wishes to work in a startup or VC firm
Schedule
4:00 to 4:30 - Welcome/Networking
4:30 - Presentation
4:45 - Panelist Intros, Q/A and Audience Q/A
5:15 - Transition to Networking/Food
About our hosts, panelists, & sponsors
EVC is a generalist venture capital firm based in Chicago focused on partnering with investors and founders to fund and commercialize frontier, tech, medical, and scientific innovations. We partner with investors to support Founders at the earliest stages of technology innovation.
EVC is passionate about democratizing access to the US venture capital industry for international investors and founders. We believe the US Venture Capital industry is an opaque industry that is too difficult to navigate for international investors and founders.
Introducing our Panelists
Aakash Jain, Associate Partner at VU Venture Partners. Multi-stage and multi-sector VC Investor. UChicago/Booth Alum. Cornell Alum.
Shania Guttig, Director of International Investments at Makaan Investment Group. EB5 Specialist Firm
Taher Kameli, World Famous Immigration Attorney with over 5000 satisfied clients, managing over 80M in EB5 Investor Capital. Fought and won against USCIS
Stanley Chen, Managing Partner, EVC. VCapital. VUVP. Northwestern Alum. Werth Institute Alum
New EVC Special Initiative - New International Initiatives for EB5 Investors
Special Initiative: EVC is exploring a new initiative and is aiming to be the first and only venture capital firm to enable international and immigrant EB5 investors the opportunity to invest into the Venture Capital firms and Startups while enabling investors to obtain their permanent green cards.
EB5 Investor Application - Apply for EVC EB5 Investment
EB5 Candidates have the opportunity to access Venture Capital Industry working for firms and/or directly with Startups typically understaffed while enabling candidates to obtain their temporary/permanent green cards.
Qualified candidates and special investors may be able to obtain their temporary green cards within 4 to 12+ months - enabling access to work at over 1000 qualified venture capital firms across the United States and over 100,000 startups
EVC is Hiring for New Roles focused on International Venture Capital Investments - Sponsorships may be available
EVC is focused on democratizing access to the US entrepreneurial and venture capital industries.
Are you an international student that is graduating soon? Are you interested in working in the Venture Capital industry?
Envisi VC is hiring for new roles focused on international VC investments.
Sponsorships are potentially available for highly qualified candidates.