One Way Ventures

At One Way Ventures, we back exceptional immigrant founders in the US and Canada at the pre-seed and seed stage. One Way Ventures exists because immigration and entrepreneurship are both one-way journeys. To us, “one way” doesn’t mean there’s only one path to get to your destination. Rather, we believe that the journey is always forward, any one way. Just as there is no looking back when immigrating to a new country, there is no looking back when taking the leap into entrepreneurship.

We invest in companies founded by immigrants because we believe immigrant success is not priced into the market. After exiting multiple startups and three years as Director of Techstars Boston, One Way founder Semyon Dukach noticed a trend: immigrant-led companies repeatedly outperformed. Studies at Harvard and MIT back this up.