Testimonials
Legalpad has helped hundreds of startup founders and entrepreneurs obtain O-1 visas, and EB-1, EB-2 green cards. Our team of dedicated staff attorneys and legal experts are committed to drafting the best petition on your behalf and providing you with guidance along the way. Hear from some of our clients below.
"The amount of confidence that the team showed in me and my application was incredible even when it felt like all hopes were lost. It's not about the job for Legalpad--it's about helping people out. It is so refreshing to actually talk to a person who says 'let's figure this out together'.” Sujay Suresh Kumar
Lilu
Sujay Suresh Kumar
Co-founder & CTO
Lilu
"The amount of confidence that the team showed in me and my application was incredible even when it felt like all hopes were lost. It's not about the job for Legalpad--it's about helping people out. It is so refreshing to actually talk to a person who says 'let's figure this out together'.”
Membership
- Y Combinator
- HAX
- Quake Capital
Judging
- Penn Wharton Startup Challenge
- HAX Shezhen Cohort +30 & +60
- Pitch Day
Funding Awards
- $150K (WeWork)
- $150K (Quake Capital)
- $150K (SOSV)
Awards
- National Science Foundation Award
- Alpha Gear Hardware Cup
- WeWork Pitch Competition Award
Press
- Forbes
- TechCrunch
- Wired
Critical Employment
- CTO & Co-founder (Lilu)
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Basia Kubicka
Co-founder
SliceUp
"Legalpad is the only firm that convinced me I met the O-1 visa criteria. They nailed the whole process and made the impossible possible. Legalpad changed my life by allowing me to build a company and my life in the U.S. No words can express how extremely grateful I am."
Membership
- Techstars US Air Force (2019)
Judging
- Techstars USAF Accelerator Selection Committee (2020)
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Judge (2019)
Press
- Executive Biz
- BostInto
- Techstars
Awards
- USAF Startup Accelerator DEFENSEWERX MDO Challenge
- DOD Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
- TechConnect Innovation Award
Funding Awards
- $120,000 (Techstars)
Critical Employment
- Co-founder (SliceUp)
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"Legalpad helped me navigate the toughest immigration atmosphere during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their amazing team kept me up to date with the latest immigration developments while working to file my application. Without their help obtaining my visa, my company and I would not have been able to effectively come out ahead." Cal Wilkes
HotSpot CookTop
Cal Wilkes
Founder & CEO
HotSpot CookTop
"Legalpad helped me navigate the toughest immigration atmosphere during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their amazing team kept me up to date with the latest immigration developments while working to file my application. Without their help obtaining my visa, my company and I would not have been able to effectively come out ahead."
Critical Employment
Founder and CEO: HotSpot
Press
Medium.com, DigitalTrends, KBBonline.com, TechCrunch, IEEE Spectrum, TheSpoon.Tech
Scholarly Articles
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), ATTD (Advanced Technologies & Treatment For Diabetes)
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"The Legalpad process is very streamlined and easy. They’ve figured out a path for the O-1 visa that a lot of lawyers don’t get." 
Vicki Guan
Co-founder
Evri
"The Legalpad process is very streamlined and easy. They’ve figured out a path for the O-1 visa that a lot of lawyers don’t get."
Membership
StartOut
Funding Awards
Hike Ventures - $400,000
Judging
Judge at Startup Pitch: IEEE Young Professionals (2019)
Critical Employee
Bird Rides-Senior Technical Manager
Co-foudner of Evri
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"Preparing the H-1B petition is remarkably easy with Legalpad. The Legalpad team provides a wealth of knowledge about immigration in the workplace and simplifies a complex process for our legal and HR teams using a tech-driven approach." Avalara Legal Team
Avalara Legal Team
"Preparing the H-1B petition is remarkably easy with Legalpad. The Legalpad team provides a wealth of knowledge about immigration in the workplace and simplifies a complex process for our legal and HR teams using a tech-driven approach."
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"Our experience working with Legalpad lived up to the hype. They were relentless and confident every step of the way, and for someone who didn't feel particularly 'extraordinary' for an O-1, they made us feel that it's actually possible." 
Jijo Sunny
Co-founder
Buy Me a Coffee
"Our experience working with Legalpad lived up to the hype. They were relentless and confident every step of the way, and for someone who didn't feel particularly 'extraordinary' for an O-1, they made us feel that it's actually possible."
Membership
- Y Combinator (Winter 2019)
Funding Awards
- $810,000 Total Funding
- $100,000 (Kun Gao)
- $50,000 (Litcoin Capital)
Press
- TechCrunch
- Domain Name Wire
Critical Employee
- Co-founder & CEO (BuyMeACoffee, Brew)
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"As a small operations team, I needed a partner I could trust to take the time to get to know us as a company and our employees as individuals so we could feel good about every visa application submitted. Legalpad showed up in this way for us, and has had 100% success so far." Krista Ahlgrim
Shyft
Krista Ahlgrim
Shyft
"As a small operations team, I needed a partner I could trust to take the time to get to know us as a company and our employees as individuals so we could feel good about every visa application submitted. Legalpad showed up in this way for us, and has had 100% success so far."
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"Legalpad has taken the dreaded H-1B process and made it as simple as posting a new job on a job board."
Stewart FortierBanzai
Stewart Fortier
Banzai
"Legalpad has taken the dreaded H-1B process and made it as simple as posting a new job on a job board."
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"Legalpad is the only immigration service that 'gets it.' I've personally had two visa petitions approved with Legalpad which have allowed me to create tremendous value in the US. I simply wouldn't trust anyone else to handle my file." Chris Pitchford
Ally
Chris Pitchford
Ally
"Legalpad is the only immigration service that 'gets it.' I've personally had two visa petitions approved with Legalpad which have allowed me to create tremendous value in the US. I simply wouldn't trust anyone else to handle my file."
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"I'm beyond grateful to the Legalpad team. I think you have a great offering. I actually plan on bringing some aspects from Legalapad’s onboarding and attention to detail to Orai’s products. Other lawyers struggled with all the startup factors and I believe you guys really excelled in that area." Paritosh Gupta
Orai
Paritosh Gupta
Co-founder & CTO
Orai
"I'm beyond grateful to the Legalpad team. I think you have a great offering. I actually plan on bringing some aspects from Legalapad’s onboarding and attention to detail to Orai’s products. Other lawyers struggled with all the startup factors and I believe you guys really excelled in that area."
Critical Employment
- Co-founder and CTO of Orai
Press
- TechCrunch
- VentureBeat
- Fast Company
Funding Awards
- $1,000,000 (Menlo Ventures)
- $750,000 (Comcast Ventures)
- $159,000 (Techstars)
Judging
- E-Summit 2019 Entrepreneur Fest Productathon (Indian Institute of Technology)
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