🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

What a night Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center celebrating a decade of Unshackled Ventures empowering immigrant entrepreneurs on National Immigrants Day. Thanks to everyone who joined us and made the evening so special. Here’s to the next 10 years of building with immigrant founders!

Calling all of our Seattle founders! We are hosting a fun immigrant founder demo and networking day on Saturday, Nov 23. Showcase your product/startup and mingle with fellow immigrant founders in the Seattle area. Sign up here: lu.ma/0ai45rem

☕️🌄 Calling all immigrant entrepreneurs in LA! Join us on November 23 for a refreshing morning of caffeine, conversation, and connection as we hike one of LA’s most iconic trails—Runyon Canyon! Don’t miss out—let’s enjoy the great outdoors together! lu.ma/3bh28kkr

As we wrap up the year, we’re celebrating 10 years strong, the launch of our Immigreat Ambassadors, and our portfolio founders’ remarkable achievements. Check out our new newsletter and join us in building a brighter future for immigrant entrepreneurs! 🌍 unshackledvc.substack.com/p/10-years-str…

We’re hiring! 🎉Our online community, Immigreat, has grown into an incredible community of close to 1,000+ founders since launching and we’re looking for a part-time Community Coordinator to help take things to the next level. Learn more and apply here: unshackledvc.notion.site/Community-Coor…

Join us this Thursday for a Zoom conversation with payam zamani, moderated by Manan Mehta, to celebrate the launch of Payam's book. Payam’s inspiring journey as a Bahá’í refugee from Iran to building a billion-dollar company is an inspiring story. Register: eventbrite.com/e/people-first…

Come hang out with our Immigreat ambassadors and meet fellow immigrant founders in the Boston community on Feb 15! You'll hear from two of our portfolio founders about their journey of building their companies. Sign up here: lu.ma/1mehw8tp

Join Arjita Sethi, founder of New Founder School, for a powerful webinar on Feb 19th tailored to help you validate your startup ideas, craft a clear roadmap, and set the foundation for long-term success. Reserve your spot today! lu.ma/y2jlfndq

🧵 Since joining Unshackled Ventures, I’ve been listening closely to immigrant founders navigating this tough market. We ran a sentiment survey across our portfolio and community — and what we found surprised us.👇

AI hype is everywhere. Valuations are swinging. Some founders are raising fast, others are stuck in endless loops. ✅ We sent a survey to 57 VCs in our trusted network to understand how they're 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 thinking about AI investing right now. open.substack.com/pub/unshackled…

This week’s news about Harvard and international students has left many feeling uncertain. If you’re affected or supporting someone who is, we’ve shared how we can help along with trusted resources below. open.substack.com/pub/unshackled…