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by harshgupta 2268 days ago
Hi Peter, I am on STEM extension part of my OPT.

Can I start a company and fundraise on my current visa?

If not, can I be a founder and work as a CTO under an American CEO since technically that is still a supervised job?

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Possibly but the ultimate decision is your school's and you need to have some structure where you are supervised by a board member or another employee. I generally recommend that you find out from your school (in the abstract) what must be in place for you to use your STEM OPT to work for a company you (co)founded.