Why Now

Four forces converging.

The window is open. The infrastructure doesn't exist yet. We built it.

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H-1B Collapse

Cost hikes, lottery dysfunction, employer exodus.

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AI Maturity

Finally possible to auto-score multi-criteria petitions and auto-generate USCIS-formatted letters.

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Regulatory Window

O-1 demand compounding while infrastructure doesn't exist.

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Compounding Moat

18 months of build, patents filed, elite client relationships, sister-brand network.

Use of Funds

Where the $2.5M goes.

Engineering-heavy, marketing-disciplined, operations-ready.

Chart 4 — Use of Funds
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Engineering & Product

35% — $875K

Complete V3 tool integration, Post-Approval Workflow (USCIS receipt, petition upload, I-797 badge), attorney portal at scale, and iOS + Android native apps.

📣

Marketing & Growth

30% — $750K

Paid acquisition, SEO, content, and PR targeting the 585K+ rejected H-1B pool and the 12K+ qualified employers already in our ingestion pipeline.

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Business Development

20% — $500K

Sales team, employer partnerships, attorney relationships, and enterprise deals across tech companies, universities, and large employers.

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Operations & Legal

15% — $375K

Customer success, compliance, and patent prosecution — protecting the matching algorithm, tool integration, and platform IP already filed.

What This Round Unlocks

Eight milestones over 18 months.

Concrete, shippable, measurable.

✅ Complete V3 Integration

All 5 AI tools feed candidate profiles. VisaClear, Petition Gen, and Exhibit Maker integrated from standalone to embedded.

✅ Post-Approval Workflow

Full visa filing tracker with USCIS receipt, petition upload, and I-797 approval badge.

✅ Attorney Portal at Scale

B2B channel to law firms nationwide with case evaluation API, directory, and referral network.

✅ 10,000+ Active Users

Talent, employers, and attorneys live on the platform.

✅ First 50 Placements

$1.5M+ in placement fee revenue — proof of unit economics at scale.

✅ Enterprise Partnerships

Signed agreements with tech companies, universities, and large employers.

✅ iOS + Android Apps

Native mobile for candidates and employers.

✅ Active Match Automation

Automated job-matching + employer outreach engine — makes the $500/mo tier a real product, not a vague promise.

Market Opportunity

Big market. No dominant incumbent. Tailwinds compounding.

$4B+
US immigration legal services TAM
585K+
H-1B rejections per year (serviceable)
20K+
O-1 visas issued per year (growing)

No dominant incumbent exists in the O-1 marketplace space. Regulatory tailwinds — H-1B cost and risk pushing demand toward O-1 — are compounding while the infrastructure to serve that demand does not exist.

Why We Win

Six advantages. Each one hard to replicate.

Compounding moats across IP, regulatory, product, and network.

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Patent Protection

Multiple provisional patents on the matching algorithm, tool integrations, and platform concept. First-mover IP advantage.

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Legal Precedent

Founder changed immigration law through federal litigation. Deep regulatory expertise that can't be hired.

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18+ Months Ahead

5 AI tools built and deployed, 4 letter types live, marketplace operating autonomously. Competitors would need years to catch up.

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Elite Network

Relationships with world champion athletes, NFL teams, top immigration attorneys, and a 7-brand family of immigration services. Decades to build, impossible to replicate.

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Email-Native UX

PIN-based letter retrieval via inbound email webhook. Companion inbound document upload in development. Zero-login UX that no competitor has.

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Multi-Visa Infrastructure

Same platform supports O-1, P-1, and F-1 OPT/CPT with the same letter-and-signing flow. Universities, sports organizations, and student-employer programs all plug in.

Investment Terms

The structure.

Round Seed
Size $2.5M
Structure SAFE
Valuation Cap $10M post-money
Minimum Check $50,000
Lead / Point of Contact Autumn Marshall — Director of Investor Relations

Full terms available on request.

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