I believe you need to make an investment out of your own pocket to apply for that visa. An immigration lawyer told me $200k, do you know if you can go lower than that?
The requirement is that a majority share of the company be foreign owned (I think it may have to be the founder's country but I don't recall the exact details), and that "substantial operational investment has been made in the United States". The latter represents having a office lease, having purchased equipment and furniture, etc.
The latter also will cause you to hear sums like $200k be quoted. Our number was higher than this when we applied (we raised our first round outside of the States), so I do not know if there is a lower bound. This whole process is not well defined and is very much an exercise in compelling storytelling to convince the Visa officer that you're not committing fraud.
The latter also will cause you to hear sums like $200k be quoted. Our number was higher than this when we applied (we raised our first round outside of the States), so I do not know if there is a lower bound. This whole process is not well defined and is very much an exercise in compelling storytelling to convince the Visa officer that you're not committing fraud.