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Why Anand Mahindra Predicts India's Startup Boom Will Shock The World: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
A groundbreaking study by the National Foundation for American Policy reveals that Indian-born entrepreneurs form the largest group of immigrant founders behind America's billion-dollar tech giants.
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India-Born Entrepreneurs Behind 96 US Unicorns, Largest Among Immigrant Founders: Report
Approximately two-thirds (66 per cent) of unicorns were founded or co-founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants.
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We'll Have Fewer Doctors, Scientists: US Tech Founders On New Green Card Rule
Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, questioned the move, saying, "Does this mean AI Researchers, employees, and students will now have to leave the country and wait through a backlog process to continue their work?"
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How "Organisational Loyalty" Powers The Rise Of Indian-Origin CEOs In US, Sridhar Vembu Explains
He also pointed out that the complex H-1B visa and green card processes often make job-switching risky.
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Indian Immigrants Now The Largest Number Of AI Founders In US: See List Here
25 out of 42 companies in the top AI-related startups in the Forbes AI 2025 list, or 60% of the list, were founded or co-founded by immigrants, with India leading the list with nine founders.
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'Immigrant To Billionaire': How This Delhi-Born Man Created A Multi-Billion Dollar Business In US
Raj Sardana, founder and CEO of Innova Solutions, achieved a $2 billion fortune by building his business from scratch.
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How MacKenzie Scott Shook Up Philanthropic World By Donating Billions
Food banks, immigrant rights groups, and struggling colleges across the US discovered a surprise benefactor last year as billions of dollars flowed into organizations hurting during the pandemic from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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Ex-Jet Chairman Naresh Goyal, Wife Stopped At Mumbai From Flying Abroad
Former Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife were stopped by Mumbai immigration from travelling abroad, news agency PTI reported on Saturday.
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Jeff Bezos Donates $33 Million To Scholarship Fund For 'Dreamers'
Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, announced Friday that he is donating $33 million to a scholarship fund for young "dreamers," immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
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Indian Restaurant Chain Called Masala Sets Record Amid Tax Fraud
Masala founder Chahil is already fighting six charges including that he falsified immigration documents and supplied misleading information contrary to immigration laws.
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In Silicon Valley start-up world, your pedigree counts
A Romanian immigrant who came to the United States without speaking English, rose from limo driver to founder of a business-analytics company, Tidemark.
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Congressmen urged to raise H-1B quota for Indian IT workers
Observing that nearly 30 per cent of all companies started in the US in 2011 had immigrant founders, Indian IT professionals have appealed to Congressmen to not only consider increasing the H-1B quota but also quick and smooth green card for them.
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Software guru John McAfee blogs from detention
Software company founder John McAfee was updating his blog from a Guatemalan immigration detention center on Thursday after his arrest for illegally entering the country ended a bizarre weekslong journey as a blogging fugitive claiming to be persecuted by authorities in Belize.
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Indians top founders of US venture-funded firms
Immigrants, with the largest number coming from India, have started nearly half of America's top 50 venture-funded companies in the US creating about 150 jobs each, according to a new report.
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Why Anand Mahindra Predicts India's Startup Boom Will Shock The World: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
A groundbreaking study by the National Foundation for American Policy reveals that Indian-born entrepreneurs form the largest group of immigrant founders behind America's billion-dollar tech giants.
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India-Born Entrepreneurs Behind 96 US Unicorns, Largest Among Immigrant Founders: Report
Approximately two-thirds (66 per cent) of unicorns were founded or co-founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants.
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We'll Have Fewer Doctors, Scientists: US Tech Founders On New Green Card Rule
Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, questioned the move, saying, "Does this mean AI Researchers, employees, and students will now have to leave the country and wait through a backlog process to continue their work?"
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How "Organisational Loyalty" Powers The Rise Of Indian-Origin CEOs In US, Sridhar Vembu Explains
He also pointed out that the complex H-1B visa and green card processes often make job-switching risky.
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Indian Immigrants Now The Largest Number Of AI Founders In US: See List Here
25 out of 42 companies in the top AI-related startups in the Forbes AI 2025 list, or 60% of the list, were founded or co-founded by immigrants, with India leading the list with nine founders.
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'Immigrant To Billionaire': How This Delhi-Born Man Created A Multi-Billion Dollar Business In US
Raj Sardana, founder and CEO of Innova Solutions, achieved a $2 billion fortune by building his business from scratch.
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How MacKenzie Scott Shook Up Philanthropic World By Donating Billions
Food banks, immigrant rights groups, and struggling colleges across the US discovered a surprise benefactor last year as billions of dollars flowed into organizations hurting during the pandemic from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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Ex-Jet Chairman Naresh Goyal, Wife Stopped At Mumbai From Flying Abroad
Former Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife were stopped by Mumbai immigration from travelling abroad, news agency PTI reported on Saturday.
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Jeff Bezos Donates $33 Million To Scholarship Fund For 'Dreamers'
Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, announced Friday that he is donating $33 million to a scholarship fund for young "dreamers," immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
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Indian Restaurant Chain Called Masala Sets Record Amid Tax Fraud
Masala founder Chahil is already fighting six charges including that he falsified immigration documents and supplied misleading information contrary to immigration laws.
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In Silicon Valley start-up world, your pedigree counts
A Romanian immigrant who came to the United States without speaking English, rose from limo driver to founder of a business-analytics company, Tidemark.
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Congressmen urged to raise H-1B quota for Indian IT workers
Observing that nearly 30 per cent of all companies started in the US in 2011 had immigrant founders, Indian IT professionals have appealed to Congressmen to not only consider increasing the H-1B quota but also quick and smooth green card for them.
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Software guru John McAfee blogs from detention
Software company founder John McAfee was updating his blog from a Guatemalan immigration detention center on Thursday after his arrest for illegally entering the country ended a bizarre weekslong journey as a blogging fugitive claiming to be persecuted by authorities in Belize.
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Indians top founders of US venture-funded firms
Immigrants, with the largest number coming from India, have started nearly half of America's top 50 venture-funded companies in the US creating about 150 jobs each, according to a new report.
