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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: This Friday: Starting a company on a visa - pathways for immigrant founders in the US</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">October 22, 2019 at 10:56:43 AM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue">This Friday, October 25th from 3-5:30pm </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue">Join us for a panel discussion on pathways for immigrant founders featuring Manan Mehta, founding partner at Unshackled Ventures along with Bill Brah, Executive Director of the Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence
program at UMass Boston, and Dr. Mariana Matus, CEO and Co-Foudner of Biobot Analytics. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue">Manan Mehta - Co-Founder of Unshackled Ventures</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue">The panel will be moderated by Professor <a href="https://ki.mit.edu/people/faculty/cima">Michael Cima</a>, Associate Dean of Innovation
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue"><a href="http://www.unshackledvc.com/">Unshackled Ventures</a> started in 2014 to help immigrant founders succeed faster. Unshackled gives
immigrant entrepreneurs the opportunity to innovate and tackle some of the US’s biggest problems by providing access to capital, a unique network of co-investors, and full immigration support including visa sponsorship and employment. The fund invests in first-time
entrepreneurs at the earliest stages and is sector agnostic. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue">For students interested in working with Unshackled during the school year, Unshackled is bringing its fellowship program to MIT. Learn more <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/102WZ7i4iSumftwXaxaEoIgDM66rhiOU09KqDAdTzSFs/edit">here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue">This event is co-sponsored by Brex & First Republic Bank and is open to the public. No registration required.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More Info <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-a-company-on-a-visa-pathways-for-immigrant-founders-in-the-us-tickets-74477104023">here</a>! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please reach out if you have any questions, and thank you for sharing this information. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://innovation.mit.edu/">innovation.mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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