> Why would investors risk $250k if the founder may be deported in 30 months? Presumably, the investor has invested in a corporate entity organized in the Unit

> Why would investors risk $250k if the founder may be deported in 30 months? Presumably, the investor has invested in a corporate entity organized in the United States and that the money has been used to pay employees such that there's some kind of structure that continues to exist in the U.S. with or without the founder. If you're the investor, and you're just writing a check to a guy who flew in with a startup visa and nothing else, then I, a U.S. Citizen, have quite a few startup ideas I'd like to discuss with you.