Immigrant Scientists and Engineers Are Building the Future. We Have an Opportunity Just for Them

An 8-week intensive helping immigrant scientists and engineers explore ideas, test assumptions, and define what to build next.

Immigrants are behind key inventions that create category-defining companies.

They make up 58% of the PhD-level STEM workforce and have filed 44% of tech patents.

You’ve been hearing stories about our highly technical founders who are redefining what robots can be, keeping satellites connected, and helping us transition to more renewable energy sources, among others. They’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, turning scientific insight into real-world impact.

We believe immigrant scientists and engineers will launch the next generation of revolutionary companies and we created a new program to find them.

U-Labs is Unshackled’s 8-week intensive for immigrant scientists and engineers exploring what to build.

It’s designed for those with early research, prototypes, or engineering insights but who are still asking:

• What problem does this actually solve?

• Who is it for?

• What’s the fastest way to test it?

Over 8 weeks, we provide structure, community, and accountability to help deep tech builders translate discovery into direction. Our goal is to support the ones solving America’s and the world’s hardest problems.

Applications will open later in August. Be the first to know when they do, here.