Backing Global Talent: What Foreign Founders and U.S. Investors Need to Know - #SFTechWeek
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Enjoy a light dinner, generously sponsored by Aspire! Aspire (http://aspireapp.com) is the all-in-one finance platform for global businesses. Multi-currency, multi-market, multi-timezone — Aspire does business like you do.
Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has clients in 30+ markets and backing from top-tier investors including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y Combinator, and PayPal.
Foreign-born founders are behind many of the most promising U.S. startups, yet immigration hurdles, compliance, and funding risks can stall even the best ideas. For international entrepreneurs and the VCs who back them, navigating visas, investment structures, and regulatory rules is critical to building scalable companies.
This session brings together cross-border investors, immigrant founders, and immigration attorneys to share insights and real-world stories. The discussion will cover founder-friendly visa pathways, best practices for equity and governance, and strategies for VCs to responsibly support foreign talent—highlighting both challenges and opportunities at the intersection of immigration strategy and venture growth.
From H-1Bs and O-1s to E-2s and EB-1s, the panel will demystify how immigration law, startup formation, and venture funding intersect—so founders and investors can move forward with confidence.
Panelists:
- Eugene Malobrodsky (Managing Partner, One Way Ventures)
- Ihar Mahaniok (Managing Partner, Geek Ventures)
- Michael Serotte (Founder, Serotte Law, Immigration Counsel for Stanford's StartX and Graduate School of Business)
- Mariana Antcheva (General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Pilot)
- Bolun Li (Founder, Zogo)
- Vinit Bhansali (General Partner, Takshil Venture Partners)
- Moderator: Christina Chen (Head of Business Development, GoElite)
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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