Unshackled Ventures
Unshackled Ventures, Shaherose Charania, Alexis Maciel, Manan MehtaYour update on all things Unshackled VC and beyond.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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He Built Robots Out of Scrap Metal as a Kid. Now He’s Building the Brain for the Entire Industry.
Growing up in India, Manthan Pawar didn’t have access to expensive robotics kits or well-funded STEM programs. So he built robots out of whatever he could find: cardboard, scrap metal, old motors. That’s how he learned what most people spen...
Last Week in Immigration, Venture & Entrepreneurship — Sep 18-25, 2026
Immigrant founders are America’s winning bet. Every Friday: the capital, the policy, and the founders behind it.
The people with the thinnest safety nets keep building the most durable companies - and the market is still pricing that as a...
Last Week in Immigration, Venture & Entrepreneurship — Sep 11-18, 2026
Immigrant founders keep clearing the bar the rest of the market sets for them - and then some. Every Friday, we track who’s getting funded and the rules shaping it all, so you’re not catching up on either come Monday.
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A conversation with technical founders in Copenhagen
One team is trying to take toxic chemicals out of textile dyeing using photochemistry. Another is redesigning the IUD, a device that has seen almost no meaningful innovation in decades. A third is a bachelor’s student with six years in the...
Last Week in Immigration, Venture & Entrepreneurship — Aug 14-21, 2026
The biggest American success stories keep being written by people who weren't born here, and this week three of them landed growth rounds within 72 hours of each other. Every Friday, we keep you in the loop on who's getting funded and the r...
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Partner at Unshackled Ventures, backing technical immigrant founders at day zero. Host of First Funders.
Investing at Unshackled Ventures • Unlocking Immigrant Ambition.
Founder of Unshackled Ventures. I believe in capitalism, distributed abundance, and the power of unearthing the untold story.
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