London, April 12 – Immigram, an immigration platform for tech professionals and entrepreneurs, has raised $500,000 in a funding round led by Xploration Capital with the participation of Mikita Mikado, an immigrant founder and СEO of PandaDoc, Joint Journey Ventures, and a group of angel investors. Immigram is also backed by Hatchery, a startup incubator run by University College London.

Immigram is building a B2B SaaS platform enabling employers to attract and retain international talent by carefully guiding them through the entire relocation journey from applying for a relevant visa to finding an apartment and getting a bank account set up. Immigram combines legal expertise with tech-enabled processes to automate immigration. The core of the platform is Immigram’s proprietary scoring system which allows the company to have a 96% success rate for UK Global Talent Visa – a 3x industry average. Since its inception, Immigram has already helped 150 clients successfully relocate. Immigram also provides a B2C solution for tech professionals and entrepreneurs interested in relocating. Unlike traditional law firms that charge by the hour, Immigram provides fixed pricing, costs 50% less, and issues a full refund in case of failure. 

The company provides support to its users after they move, helping them open a bank account, secure an apartment, and find a kindergarten for their children. Because of that, Immigram has been used by top execs from Google, Meta, Twitter, Revolut, Bumble, and Yandex, as well as founders and alumni of Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Techstars, for example Kirill Kochnev, VP Goldman Sachs.

Immigram’s founders – Anastasia Mirolyubova and Mikhail Sharonov – relocated to the UK and personally experienced all the challenges involved in immigration. A graduate of UCL School of Management, Anastasia has nine years of professional experience in business development at World Bank and Simmons & Simmons. Mikhail worked for an immigration law firm in London, and during his tenure, he discovered that many tech professionals and entrepreneurs with good cases were confronted with the Home Office’s increasing focus on the business and technical aspects of applications rather than the legal parts. 

After hundreds of consultations and extensive research, Anastasia and Mikhail founded Immigram to help people solve the reported problems and those they experienced themselves. Immigram’s mission is to help talented immigrants unleash their full potential where businesses and organizations appreciate it. 

“We are building the product around the immigrant, not a particular country. The global talent shortage amounts to 40 million skilled workers right now, and it’s already affecting the immigration laws and is pushing developed countries to establish new talent visa programs. Our goal is to build an end-to-end global mobility platform that will guide people through the entire journey and help them find a community of like-minded people anywhere”, said Anastasia Mirolyubova, CEO and co-founder at Immigram.

In 2019 the United Kingdom created a Global Talent visa to welcome the brightest tech talents to join and contribute to the UK’s digital technology. Unlike the program it replaced with an upper limit of 2,000 successful applicants a year, the Global Talent visa has no cap. In addition to that, employees on a Global Talent visa aren’t tied to a particular employer, which allows them to negotiate better terms. 

The United States might also soon introduce a similar option. In January 2022, the House Rules Committee introduced a bill that creates a temporary visa for foreign-born entrepreneurs.

In addition to working directly with professionals interested in immigration, Immigram provides B2B solutions for corporations interested in relocating current and prospective employees. The company has a $1.2M annual revenue run rate and has been profitable since inception. In 2022 the platform is planning to further expand to other regions. 

“We are now at a very particular moment in history when countries begin to compete for people. Immigram facilitates that process by helping professionals fully realize their ambition on a global scale”, said Igor Kim, Managing Partner at Xploration Capital. “They’ve gathered truly fantastic people as their clients, and I know for sure there has already been an investment deal between them.”

About Immigram

Immigram is an immigration platform for tech specialists and entrepreneurs which helps them unleash their full potential globally. Immigram is reducing friction and automating immigration processes to support candidates at every stage: from evaluating your case to settling in the new country. Professionals have used Immigram from Google, Meta, Twitter, Revolut, Bumble, and Yandex, as well as founders and alumni of Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Techstars. Since 2019, Immigram has helped over 150 clients to relocate successfully. For more information, please visit https://immigram.io.

About Xploration Capital

Xploration Capital backs ambitious founders building next-generation platforms, digital ecosystems and SaaS companies worldwide. The firm has over $100 million under management. Since its launch Xploration Capital has invested in over 30 startups, including StoreDot (Israel), Open Mineral (Switzerland), Chaldal (Bangladesh),  Loship (Vietnam), Farmy (Switzerland), Novakid (USA), ARNA (USA), Myos (Germany), Brokrete (Canada). For more information, visit www.xplorationcapital.com.