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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.

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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?

Elohor Thomas, co-founder at Codeln

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

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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.

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New immigrants aren’t connected within VC networks. Where do they get funding?

Although at least one third of U.S. tech startups were launched by immigrant entrepreneurs, these founders are often

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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.

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How immigrant investors are rebuilding the U.S. supply chain

Coming from non-traditional backgrounds, immigrant and minority VCs are open to investing into overlooked niches. Three newly-established funds are aiming to foster sustainability within the global supply chain, which has recently been disrupted by the pandemic.

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Lessons from the ups and downs of investing in international startups

Marvin Liao, a former partner at 500 Startups, has been a pre-seed and seed stage investor for more than seven years. In this article for The Vertical, he shares some tips for international founders on how to succeed in the U.S.

55 federal, state and nonprofit relief efforts and funds to help you through the coronavirus pandemic

Is your small business struggling? These resources can help you get through this difficult time.

Coronavirus could ‘decimate’ Latino wealth, which was hammered by the Great Recession

The crisis has either erased or is threatening to erase Latinos’ decade-long climb back to financial stability.

3 things startups can do to survive the economic fallout of COVID-19

The founder of Aira offers his prescription for pulling through a potential coronavirus recession.