Investing while foreign-born: The advantages of being an immigrant venture capitalist
6 Dec 2018 11:35 AM GMT
Immigrants comprise 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, yet 20.6 percent of the country?s entrepreneurs are immigrants, according to a 2016 report from the New American Economy.
- Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Social Capital and Sherpa Capital are established venture capital firms founded or co-founded by immigrants.
- Immigrants comprise 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, yet 20.6 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs are immigrants, according to a 2016 report from the New American Economy , a bipartisan research group and advocacy organization for immigration reform.
- The election of President Trump also prioritized One Way’s mission, Dukach explained, who vividly remembers his visceral reaction to the Trump administration’s travel ban in late January of last year.
- Pachisia notes his previous career as a consultant to multinational companies, living in many countries, helped create his analytical framework.
- As a nonprofit news organization, Marketplace is on a mission that drives what we do every day: to increase economic intelligence across the country.
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