Boundless Immigration
Hiring (sponsored listing)Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, USA
- Sectors
- Human Resources Services
- Founded
- 2017
- Type
- Corporation Seattle business license
- Employees
- 285
- Registered name
- Boundless Immigration Inc Seattle business license
- Stage
- Seed
- Total raised
- $41.8M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $25M · Apr 2021 SEC Form D
From Madrona to Pioneer Square Labs: Greg Gottesman’s Venture Playbook
In this episode of Direct Edge, Wilson speaks with Greg Gottesman, veteran investor, entrepreneur and co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs. With more than 25 years of experience on both sides of the venture table and a quarter-century teaching entrepreneurship at the University of Washington, Greg walks us through the lessons he’s learned, from the importance of self-awareness and assembling complementary teams to the idea that everyone in an organization is, in one way or another, a salesperson. Drawing on stories from his days at Madrona Venture Group through the runaway success of Rover and the emergence of AWS, Greg shows…
Seattle Startup Boundless Reports H-1B Reforms Favor High Earners, Imposing $100,000 Fee, Raising Hiring Costs
New H-1B visa rules favor higher-wage international workers by giving them better lottery odds and imposing a $100,000 fee per application, making hiring more expensive for startups and rural employers. Seattle startup Boundless Immigration reports these reforms address previous criticisms but create challenges for entry-level international hires.
Founding Rover and the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs, a conversation with Greg Gottesman
Brought to you by TiE Seattle Hosts: Shirish Nadkarni and Gowri Shankar Guest: Greg Gottesman Producers: Minee Verma and Eesha Jain Learn about the founding of Rover and how it scaled its service to form the largest pet sitting service in the country, Explore the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs and how they incubate new companies. Greg Gottesman is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of PSL. Prior to PSL, Greg served as one of the three initial Managing Directors of Madrona Venture Group, where he worked for almost 20 years. He also co-founded and led Madrona Venture Labs. Greg…
Seattle AI Startup Casium Raises $5M Seed Round to Accelerate U.S. Work Visa Filings
Seattle startup Casium, founded by former Microsoft scientist Priyanka Kulkarni, raised $5 million in seed funding to use AI for streamlining U.S. work visa applications, aiming to reduce processing time from months to days. The platform autonomously prepares applications and collaborates with immigration attorneys to improve transparency and precision in the visa filing process.
Boundless Immigration Layoffs Precede Acquisition of Berlin-Based Localyze, Projected $31M Sales in 2025
Seattle startup Boundless Immigration laid off an undisclosed number of employees on September 25, 2025, reducing its staff to about 500, just days before announcing its acquisition of Berlin-based Localyze on October 1, 2025. Boundless anticipates 40% growth this year with projected sales of $31 million in 2025 and aims for profitability by 2027.
Seattle Startup Boundless Acquires Berlin's Localyze to Expand Global Immigration Services Amid U.S. Policy Crackdown
Seattle startup Boundless Immigration has acquired Berlin-based Localyze to expand its immigration services globally amid the Trump administration's tightening of U.S. immigration policies. This acquisition allows Boundless to serve clients immigrating to over 30 countries, simplifying visa processes for corporate clients with international offices.
GeekWire 200 Survey Finds 59% of Seattle Startup CEOs Plan Moderate Hiring Growth Amid AI-Driven Productivity Gains
A GeekWire 200 survey reveals that most Seattle-area tech startup CEOs plan moderate hiring growth while nearly 90% report productivity gains from AI tools. Companies remain cautious about headcount increases as they assess AI's impact amid broader market volatility.
Microsoft Veteran Priyanka Kulkarni Launches Seattle AI Startup Casium to Simplify Work Visa Applications
Priyanka Kulkarni, a former Microsoft employee, launched the Seattle startup Casium in April to use AI for streamlining U.S. work visa applications, inspired by her own challenging visa process. By July, Casium had paying customers, aiming to transform how immigration paperwork is prepared and submitted with attorney collaboration.
Pioneer Square Labs
This week our partners chat with Greg Gottesman, Managing Director & Co-Founder at Pioneer Square Labs, a startup studio and venture capital fund based in Seattle, WA.
Founding Rover and the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs, a conversation with Greg Gottesman
New episode location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0gjMWcuEmA&list=PLqH2XogpwLRmYvCCxOj-W-eOAlCrhrk7i&index=2 Brought to you by TiE Seattle Hosts: Shirish Nadkarni and Gowri Shankar Guest: Greg Gottesman Producers: Minee Verma and Eesha Jain Learn about the founding of Rover and how it scaled its service to form the largest pet sitting service in the country, Explore the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs and how they incubate new companies. Greg Gottesman is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of PSL. Prior to PSL, Greg served as one of the three initial Managing Directors of Madrona Venture Group, where he worked for almost 20 years. He also co-founded and led…
The founding of Rover and the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs, a conversation with Greg Gottesman
Send us Fan Mail In 2011, Greg Gottesman had a bad experience leaving his dog for the weekend at a local Kennel. That experience led him to pitch the idea for Rover at a Startup Weekend which he won. That led to the formation of Rover and the rest is history. In our second podcast episode, Gowri Shankar and I explore the foundation of Rover as well as the business model behind Pioneer Square Labs. Greg Gottesman is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of PSL. Prior to PSL, Greg served as one of the three initial Managing Directors of Madrona…
Boundless Immigration Acquires Visa Startup Bridge to Enhance Immigration Services for Businesses and Families
Boundless Immigration has acquired the visa application startup Bridge to enhance its immigration services for businesses and families. This acquisition aims to transform and streamline the immigration process.
Boundless Immigration Acquires San Francisco's Bridge to Create Comprehensive U.S. Immigration Tech Platform
Boundless Immigration, a Seattle-based startup assisting with U.S. visas and citizenship, has acquired San Francisco immigration consulting company Bridge, expanding its team by over 40 employees. This acquisition aims to create a comprehensive tech-enabled platform combining consumer and enterprise immigration services without immediate changes to pricing or product offerings.
Startups, superheroes, and the economy at a crossroads: Voices from Seattle's tech community
After holding the GeekWire Awards virtually for the past two years, there was a feeling of real catharsis Thursday evening as hundreds of people streamed through the doors of the Showbox Sodo in Seattle for our annual celebration of the Pacific Northwest's top tech startups, leaders, and innovations. For the finalists in the 2022 GeekWire Awards, recognition at the superhero-themed show came with the added bonus of knowing that their companies made it through a period of unprecedented challenge and change. But the week also brought a new sense of uncertainty about what's to come. [Related Post: 2022 GeekWire Awards…
Pioneer Square Labs’ Greg Gottesman Discusses Building Marketplaces, Rover, and 'Killing Great Ideas' on Podcast Episode #75
This podcast episode features Greg Gottesman, co-founder and managing director of Pioneer Square Labs and co-founder of Rover, discussing his entrepreneurial journey, marketplace-building strategies, and lessons like obsessing over marketplace dynamics and 'killing great ideas.' The conversation targets digital marketplace founders, COOs, and CEOs and covers topics such as Pioneer Square Labs’ genesis, marketing funnels, and the concept of 'starting with 1.'
Ignite's Meet the Investor with Greg Gottesman of Pioneer Square Labs
Catch the replay of the October 2021 edition of Ignite's Meet the Investor program featuring Greg Gottesman, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Pioneer Square Labs and Co-Founder of Rover.com. Meet the Investor is sponsored by Witherspoon Kelley.
Pioneer Square Labs
This week our partners chat with Greg Gottesman, Managing Director & Co-Founder at Pioneer Square Labs, a startup studio and venture capital fund based in Seattle, WA.
Boundless CEO Xiao Wang and Angel investor Dan Rosen urge startups to shift to 'wartime' survival, extend runway to 18 months
Startup leaders must shift from rapid-growth mindsets to survival strategies amid the COVID-19 shock, learning from past downturns and peers. Leaders like Dan Rosen and Xiao Wang recommend extending cash runway, cutting and renegotiating expenses, and using government programs to preserve teams and prepare for recovery.
Leading a startup through the crisis
For startup leaders accustomed to building their businesses in boom times, the economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond mere setback, into the realm of complete shock. But even in these unprecedented times, there are lessons to be learned from past downturns, and from the steps other startups are taking to navigate the current crisis. "We have a whole generation of people who never went through anything that looked like a dislocation or a downturn," says Dan Rosen, chair of the Alliance of Angels, an investor, biophysicist and veteran tech executive who has been through multiple economic cycles. "This…
Greg Gottesman
Greg Gottesman, a major influencer in the Seattle startup community, sits down and shares his knowledge about entrepreneurship, his passion for the early stage of building companies, and the story behind what sparked the idea for Rover, where Greg is a co-founder. Greg serves as a Managing Director and co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs, both its studio and fund. He was a partner of Madrona Venture Group for 20 years and founder of Madrona Venture Labs. In this episode, he also discusses the entrepreneurship class he teaches at the University of Washington, what he looks for in entrepreneurs’ pitches, and…
Never Stop Being Curious | Greg Gottesman
We're kicking off 2019 Creator Institute podcast with a longtime friend of mine Greg Gottesman - a managing director and co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs. Prior to PSL, Greg served as one of the three initial Managing Directors of Madrona Ventures Group, where he worked for almost 20 years. Check it out! #EricKoester #CreatorInstitute #Podcast FOLLOW ERIC KOESTER FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2ONpDSk LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2BurtG1 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2PrQhBk TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2OT77In FOLLOW CREATOR INSTITUTE FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2N5upua LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2nWGOpk TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2nTNVi7
Immigrant Perspectives: Resilience and Risk-Taking | Immigrant's Journey Part 3
In Part 3 of GeekWire’s Immigrant’s Journey, hear from foreign-born entrepreneurs as they describe how the immigration experience shaped their careers. Featured: Xiao Wang, CEO of Boundless Anna Hong, co-founder and CEO of SapphireView Shivaas Gulati, co-founder of Remitly William Lai, president and co-founder of 8Ninths Mina Yoo, founder and CEO of HEROCLIP Reetu Gupta, founder and CEO of Cirkled in Manny Medina, CEO of Outreach Francis Duong, CTO of Flexe Elena Tarassova, founder and CEO of Vioure Sabastian Mugazambi, co-founder of Adisa Satoshi Nakajima, chairman of Xevo Produced by Starla Sampaco
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Xiao Wang Founder, Co-founder, Executive Officer, Director
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Forrest Blount Advisor
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Greg Gottesman Director, Board Member
