Why So Many Immigrant BIZ Experiencess Struggle to Expand in the US And How OpenVenture Is Changing It For decades, the United States has been seen as the ultimate destination for ambitious BIZ Experiencess around the world. It's home to the world's largest consumer market, a deep capital ecosystem, and a culture that celebrates bold innovation.

For decades, the United States has been seen as the ultimate destination for ambitious BIZ Experiencess around the world. It's home to the world's largest consumer market, a deep capital ecosystem, and a culture that celebrates bold innovation.

And yet, for immigrant founders, expanding into the U.S. can feel less like an opportunity and more like an obstruction.

Despite their talent, track record, and global vision, many immigrant BIZ Experiencess find themselves stuck in a maze of bureaucracy, cultural barriers, and logistical dead ends. From visa issues and tax confusion to banking, legal compliance, and even basic housing, the practical hurdles are enough to derail even the most promising founders.

That's the reality OpenVenture is solving.

Why Talent Gets Stuck at the Border

For an immigrant BIZ Experiences, success abroad doesn't always translate to momentum in the U.S. Market entry often begins with a visa, but it rarely ends there.

Even after securing a legal foothold, most founders are immediately met with new challenges:

• Lack of credit history or documentation to rent housing or open bank accounts
• Unfamiliar tax structures and regulatory frameworks
• Legal and compliance gaps in incorporating their business
• Hiring limitations and uncertainty around U.S. labor laws
• Difficulty in storytelling and media exposure required to raise capital or apply for achievement-based visas

The result? Delays, burnouts, lost opportunities, and in many case,s founders who abandon their U.S. expansion plans entirely.

"It's not that the founders aren't ready," says Nikin Tharan, co-founder of OpenVenture. "It's that the infrastructure isn't."

OpenVenture: Turning Immigration Into Acceleration

OpenVenture, co-founded by Nikin and Rathnakumar Udayakumar (RK), both navigated the various processes themselves and are building a new model. One that doesn't stop at immigration paperwork, but provides a complete launch platform for founders expanding into the U.S.

It's an infrastructure-as-a-service model for global talent. One that includes:

• Strategic Visa Support: Through its platform GreenCard Inc(GCI), OpenVenture helps founders self-petition for O-1 and EB-1A visas using a combination of data-backed benchmarks, expert coaching, and immigration legal strategy tailored for high-achieving BIZ Experiencess.
• Business Incorporation & Legal Setup: Founders can register U.S. entities, issue founder stock, manage equity, and stay compliant with Delaware and federal standards. crucial for raising capital and onboarding employees.
• Relocation & Housing Concierge: Unlike most platforms, OpenVenture solves one of the biggest pain points - housing. It helps founders secure rentals even without U.S. credit, coordinates short-term stays, and provides relocation assistance to reduce stress from day one.
• Banking, Tax & Compliance: Founders receive advice on how to open U.S. accounts, structure payments, and navigate state and federal tax systems.particularly important for businesses with global income or investors.
• Hiring & Operations: OpenVenture assists with early hiring infrastructure, understanding employment laws, and setting up payroll and HR tools, helping startups scale operations legally and efficiently.
• Founder Visibility & PR: Through branding support and media outreach, founders get help crafting their story for investors, customers, and visa adjudicators alike—something especially vital for extraordinary ability visas and fundraising.

Building for Individuals, Not Just Entities

RK, a serial BIZ Experiences who launched India's first crowdfunding platform before moving to the U.S. says the key to OpenVenture's approach is personalization.

"Most systems are built for companies. We're building for the people behind those companies," he explains. "Because when you enable individuals, especially immigrants, the businesses follow."

This philosophy is reflected in OpenVenture's Unshackled Community, a growing network of over 28,000 immigrant professionals and founders who share knowledge, legal tips and emotional support. It's a rare combination of practical resources and peer-driven mentorship that bridges the often-isolating experience of starting fresh in a new country.

A New Category of Startup Infrastructure

As the world becomes more global, talent is increasingly borderless but business infrastructure remains painfully local.

OpenVenture is working to change that. By integrating the fragmented services immigrant founders need into one cohesive platform, they're turning a traditionally chaotic transition into a strategic expansion opportunity.

It's no longer just about getting a visa or registering a company. It's about helping founders build a life and business simultaneously—without delays, guesswork, or unnecessary risk.

For investors, accelerators and global startup programs, OpenVenture offers a powerful way to ensure the talent they support actually thrives once it enters the U.S. market. For founders, it offers something even more valuable: clarity, momentum, and a genuine path to scale.

"We're not just helping people move," says Nikin. "We're helping them build. That's the difference."