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Three immigrant ‘mompreneurs’ who negotiated epic deals with ‘baby on board’

These women tech founders sold their businesses, raised capital, and launched new products while having their newborns. They are also determined to better the world for their children.

What immigrant founders should know about raising capital in the U.S. post SVB apocalypse.

The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves across the startup world. How will panic in the VC industry impact international founders raising capital in the U.S.? Mike Burtov, a star entrepreneur and the author of Evergreen Startup, believes it’s time for founders to get out of the high valuations trap.

8 female immigrant entrepreneurs who took on the system, and won

These immigrant women have surmounted prejudice, social injustice, institutional barriers, and fierce competition. Today their startups are thriving.

Ideas worth stealing: Advice for immigrant founders from lifelong entrepreneur Mike Burtov

The key to success in business often lies in the culture. Many immigrant entrepreneurs are struggling in the U.S. because they lack sufficient understanding of their customers’ hidden motives to drive sales and innovation. Michael Burtov, serial venture-backed founder and the author of Evergreen Startup, a book that helps entrepreneurs raise capital, recently discovered an unusual and innovative approach to consumer behavior in a cup of coffee. He shared his observations in this exclusive article for The Vertical.

3 Reasons To Invest In Immigrant Founders During A Recession

As fears of recession grow, venture capitalists (VCs) are adjusting strategies and pushing their limits. More funds than ever claim they are looking to foreign-born founders as sound investments. What’s their reasoning?

The national arts and crafts festival "Kyrgyz shyrdagy" at At-Bashi District the Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Shutterstock

When carpets fly: Central Asia eyes new role as tech hub

Until recently, Central Asia remained a blank spot on the world’s tech map. However, as startup infrastructure develops in the region, increasing numbers of local entrepreneurs are aiming to launch their solutions in the U.S. and globally.

Toly Sherbakov, founder, Magic Kids, VR, education app

This immigrant founder makes virtual objects a reality to educate children

Toly Sherbakov is working with more than 25 U.S. educators to develop content for his app, Magic Kids.

This female entrepreneur wants Africa’s developers to find their place in the U.S.

Elohor Thomas, co-founder at an online talent marketplace for developers, says U.S. businesses are still surprised to discover

UNest founder Ksenia Yudina (right) & UNest investor, NBA All-Star Baron Davis (left). Credit: Zak Kipp

From $180,000 in debt to $40 million in funding: This immigrant techpreneur helps parents secure their kids’ futures

Ksenia Yudina, the founder of a FinTech startup helping parents save for their children, moved to the U.S.

Washington DC, March 19, 2022: Pro-Ukrainian protesters

Chaos, loathing, and tech: How the war in Ukraine hit U.S. immigrant entrepreneurs

When Russia invaded Ukraine, many tech companies were caught up in the chaos — and now they’re dealing

From busboy to millionaire: How this Bangladeshi immigrant made his big break in the U.S. restaurant industry

Lunchbox founder Nabeel Alamgir has worked his way up from bussing tables at a fast food chain to being featured on Forbes’s ‘30 Under 30’ list and securing $20 million in VC funding.

Clubhouse co-founder Rohan Seth. Credit: Rohan Seth/Twitter

How Indian American Clubhouse co-founder Rohan Seth started a global audio revolution

Launched in April 2020, the audio-only app Clubhouse now has more than 10 million weekly active users around the world. Its success has led to Twitter introducing Spaces, Spotify launching Greenroom, and Facebook announcing live audio rooms. Despite the Clubhouse boom, few users are aware that one of the app’s co-founders, Rohan Seth, was born in India and raised in its capital city, Delhi.

Joseph Lee (left) and Joe Duarte, co-CEOs, InnoCaption. Credit: InnoCaption

Hear me out: Technology developed by two immigrant entrepreneurs serves 10,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans

Joe Duarte, a Portuguese-American entrepreneur with hearing loss, made it his life’s mission to empower those like him. Together with Joseph Lee, a former engineer at Samsung, he developed technology to make phone calls easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. During the pandemic, their app, called InnoCaption, saw a record 65 percent growth in active users.

Hoppers & curry. Photo by Broken Simulacra. Source: Flickr

Sri Lankan immigrant entrepreneurs bring taste of home to NYC’s Staten Island

Demand for spices, curry powder, and the taste of home Sri Lankans crave has kept Staten Island’s restaurants and groceries afloat during the pandemic.

How South Asian women are breaking into the U.S. entrepreneurship scene

Entrepreneurship, especially for women, has traditionally been shunned as “risky” in South Asian culture, but times have changed. A new generation of immigrant women business leaders is rising in the U.S.

Untouchables in Varanasi/Luisen Rodrigo, Flickr

India’s “untouchable” Dalits find liberation in American entrepreneurship

Dalits, the lowest caste in the Hindu hierarchy, are victims of thousands of attacks in India each year. In the U.S., Dalit immigrants are escaping discrimination from fellow Indians by creating their own businesses.

Great Escape to Florida: Is Miami a new destination for international entrepreneurs?

With its warm weather, lack of state income tax, and low coronavirus restrictions, Miami is the latest destination for investors and tech executives. Could the city become an alternative to New York and Silicon Valley?

Four international entrepreneurs who made 2020 a little less terrible

Although 2020 turned out to be a difficult year in many different ways, things could have been worse without technology keeping us connected, masks protecting us from infection and, finally, vaccines that brought us hope. Here are just a few international entrepreneurs helping to improve our lives in the pandemic.

Could COVID-19 be an opportunity for international startups in New York?

For years, international founders invested heavily in U.S. expansion. Now, New York, one of their top destinations, has been hit hard in the pandemic. How is the city’s global startup ecosystem dealing with the challenges?

Entrepreneurs against dictatorship: Lukashenko’s regime hurts Belarusian-American founders

U.S. tech companies founded by Belarusians have long been a source of pride for Europe’s last dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Now, as entrepreneurs are challenging his 26-year-old rule, they are feeling the same pressure as everyone else. Silicon Valley startups have also taken a hit.