Fundamentals For Startups: Building & Hiring Globally- Navigating Startups & Talent on U.S. Visas
Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:15 PM.
About the Lecture:
Many founders and early teams in the U.S. startup ecosystem are navigating immigration questions alongside building their companies. This session explores how founders can build and operate a startup while maintaining visa status, and how companies can hire international talent responsibly.
We will walk through common visa pathways such as O-1, H-1B, EB-1A, and EB-2 NIW, explain what founders and operators can and cannot do under different statuses, and discuss practical strategies for hiring global talent. The goal is to help early-stage founders understand the immigration mechanics that shape hiring decisions, company formation, and long-term planning.
Speaker:
Priyanka Kulkarni is the Founder and CEO of Casium, a company focused on helping global talent and innovative companies navigate the U.S. immigration system with greater clarity and transparency.
As an immigrant founder herself, Priyanka built Casium to simplify how high-skilled professionals and startups approach complex visa pathways. Through Casium’s platform and legal team, the company helps individuals and organizations prepare well-documented visa petitions that clearly present their achievements and qualifications to USCIS.
About Fundamentals for Startups:
Fundamentals for Startups is a weekly one-hour lecture series featuring notable experts who share startup-related information, experience, and insights with our entrepreneurial community. From raising capital to scaling to exit strategies, these seasoned guest speakers deliver valuable content designed to help startups and entrepreneurs thrive.
These lectures are open to the public and you do not have to be currently affiliated with the UW or a startup to join. Lunch is provided while supplies last. Advanced registration required. Please note, we are no longer livestreaming these sessions.
Elevators and doors open at 11:30 AM and will close promptly at 12:15 PM. Don't be late!
We hope you can join us!