Unshackled Ventures

www.unshackledvc.com

Unshackled backs immigrant founders at day 0 who are building revolutionary companies. They focus on pre-seed stage investments in 'undervalued, underrated, & unknown' immigrant entrepreneurs across venture-scale opportunities in tech, life sciences, and materials.

Check Size

$300K - $500K

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Fintech

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Investment Thesis

Unshackled Ventures invests in immigrant founders at pre-seed stage with exceptional talent and bold ideas, providing not just capital but comprehensive support to remove immigration obstacles. They believe U.S. immigrants possess incredible entrepreneurial talent that could change the world if given the opportunity to focus on their vision rather than immigration concerns. Their approach is conviction-driven, betting on people and exceptional teams early, often before products or customers exist.

What Sets Them Apart

Only VC with immigration attorneys as partners in the General Partnership
Provides complete immigration support at no cost to portfolio founders, including visa sponsorship and green card assistance
Made 230+ immigration filings across 13 categories with 100% success rate
Founders are themselves immigrants with lived experience building companies on visas
66% of portfolio companies graduate to seed stage
Portfolio generated $1.1B+ in follow-on funding after their investment
Active community building with Slack channels, regular events, and founder series