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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?

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.

Are immigrant entrepreneurs left behind by small business aid?

The pandemic eliminated 36 percent of immigrant small-business owners, according to reports. Although the Paycheck Protection Program supported some entrepreneurs, most said their experience has been nothing but frustrating.

“In the US, people expect you to be confident”: Irish entrepreneur Feargal O’Sullivan talks the art of sales

Feargal O’Sullivan runs an outsourcing sales firm focused on international fintech startups. Early this year, his company, USAM Group, hit the five-year mark. Since launching, O’Sullivan has matched hundreds of US financial institutions with dozens of new tech solutions.