Two-sided marketplace connecting extraordinary professionals with US employers
$250K Investment → $325K Return in 18 months OR 10% Equity
780,000 talented professionals face H-1B rejection annually. They need O-1 visas but can't find employers willing to provide interest letters.
The H-1B visa has become a lottery with 85% rejection rates. Highly qualified professionals who invested $200K+ in US education face deportation. The current administration is making it even harder.
O-1 visas have NO lottery and NO cap - but candidates need employer "interest letters" to apply. They struggle to find willing employers. Employers don't know how to find O-1 talent.
H-1B lottery results come in April. Hundreds of thousands will be rejected and have 60-90 days to find alternatives. They're desperate and willing to pay for solutions.
We connect O-1 visa candidates with employers - and make money from both sides
What they get: AI-powered O-1 readiness scoring, document classification to 8 criteria, access to employer job listings, ability to receive interest letters
Revenue potential: 500 subscribers = $250K MRR
What they get: Access to pre-vetted "extraordinary ability" talent, one-click interest letters, no visa filing required (candidate handles their own O-1)
Revenue potential: 250 employers = $375K MRR
The big money: When a candidate gets hired through our platform, we earn 20% of their first year salary. Average salary = $155K. Average placement fee = $31,000
Revenue potential: 45 placements = $1.4M
Additional revenue: 50+ immigration attorneys in our directory. Premium listings and referral fees when candidates hire attorneys through our platform.
They provide an interest letter with ONE CLICK. When the candidate's O-1 visa is approved, the candidate can work for them without the employer ever filing a visa. It's talent acquisition with zero immigration hassle.
Platform is 80% built and live at o1dmatch.com. Thousands of contacts ready to convert.
Active Candidates
Companies Hiring
Immigration Attorneys
Platform Complete
$250K Seed Round - Choose your return structure
Return in 18 months (1.3x)
Ownership stake (converts if not paid)
Take the $325K cash return. 30% in 18 months beats most investment options. Predictable exit path.
If we hit base case ($7.5M ARR), company is worth $30M+. Your 10% = $3M. That's 12x return vs $75K profit from cash option.
Three scenarios based on marketing performance and market conditions
$1.4M
18-Month Revenue
ARR: $3.75M
Valuation: $11-15M
$2.8M
18-Month Revenue
ARR: $7.5M
Valuation: $22-37M
$5.5M
18-Month Revenue
ARR: $15M
Valuation: $45-75M
First Placements
4 placements @ $31K = $124K
MRR: $62,500
Scale Phase
25 placements @ $31K = $775K
MRR: $375,000
Maturity
45 placements @ $31K = $1.4M
MRR: $625,000
$250K strategically allocated for maximum growth
LinkedIn ads, Google ads, Meta campaigns targeting H-1B rejects and hiring employers
Dedicated BD team for employer outreach, cold calling, partnership development
Additional developer support, infrastructure scaling for April surge
Tools, legal, contingency for unexpected opportunities
Immigration law expertise meets technology execution
CEO/Founder & Immigration Attorney
Licensed attorney specializing in O-1 and P-1 visas. Built multiple immigration tech tools. Swearing into DC Federal Court to litigate USCIS cases directly.
Product Marketing
Meltwater Entrepreneur School of Technology graduate. Network of thousands of developers. Leading social media and go-to-market strategy.
5+ Engineers
Aaron (Lead - O1DMatch), Yusuf (Internal), plus contractors in Brazil, India, Kenya. Full-stack Next.js, Supabase, AI/ML expertise.
Business Development
Data & Leads (Philippines)
Video Production (Indonesia)
Paralegal (DC)
Transparent evaluation of potential risks and why we're well-positioned
780K H-1B rejections annually is GROWING. Current administration making H-1B harder = more demand for O-1 alternatives.
Platform 80% built. Team in place. Thousands of contacts. Mitigated by attorney founder who knows the market intimately.
No direct competitor exists. Law firms don't build marketplaces. Tech companies don't understand immigration. We have both.
O-1 visa has bipartisan support - both parties want "extraordinary" talent. Provisional patent filed on our matching algorithm.
No two-sided marketplace exists for O-1 visas. We're building the category.
Provisional patent filed on our talent-employer matching algorithm. Defensible moat against copycats.
More talent attracts more employers. More employers attract more talent. Winner takes most.
April H-1B lottery results create annual demand surge. We're launching right before the biggest wave.
Founder is both immigration attorney AND builds technology. Rare combination that competitors can't replicate.
Ready to invest in the future of immigration talent matching?
Sherrod Seward
CEO & Founder
Email:
sherrod@innovativeautomations.dev
Phone:
(980) 403-6587
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/sdsesq
Live Platform:
o1dmatch.com