Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Indian Entrepreneur Secures O-1 Visa, Plans AI Startup
Piyush Varanjani, from India, got an O-1 visa, which is for people with special abilities, like in AI.
This allows him to live and work in the US without needing an employer to sponsor him.
He plans to start his own AI company in San Francisco.
He used to work at Stripe and first came to the US almost ten years ago with big dreams.
The O-1 visa has no yearly limits.
Piyush Varanjani received an O-1 visa.
The visa is for individuals with extraordinary abilities in fields like AI.
Varanjani plans to launch an AI startup in San Francisco.
He previously worked at Stripe, quitting in November 2024.
Varanjani has been in the US for nearly a decade.
- Who
- Piyush Varanjani, an Indian entrepreneur
- What
- Received an O-1 visa to work in the US and will launch an AI startup.
- When
- Varanjani received the visa in September 2025
- Where
- San Francisco, USA
- Why
- To pursue an AI startup after leaving his job at Stripe.
- Entrepreneur's Name
- Piyush Varanjani
- Visa Type
- O-1
- Field of Expertise
- AI
- Location of Startup
- San Francisco, USA
- Former Employer
- Stripe
- Years in US
- Almost a decade
