EPISODE · Jul 14, 2025 · 47 MIN
Rajat Suri, Co-founder, Lima: Immigration concierge in Silicon Valley
from Immigration Tech & Marketing - The GMI Rocket Show - Hosted by Roman Zelichenko. · host GMI Rocket
🎙 Today, on episode 121 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re joined by serial entrepreneur Rajat Suri who is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based immigration concierge service called Lima!(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, CaseBlink, which automates document review and drafting for EB-2 NIW, EB-1, O-1, L-1 and other writing-heavy visas, in the attorney’s style, and are building AI-powered forms for EB, FB and humanitarian cases. Learn more at 👉 https://caseblink.com 👈)Rajat received his undergrad degree in engineering and economics at the University of Waterloo, and moved to the US to pursue a PhD at MIT before dropping out to co-found ride-sharing company Lyft.Rajat’s career has been that of a serial entrepreneur. After co-founding Lyft, Rajat went on to start Presto, an AI and automation solution for quick service restaurants, and grew the company for over a decade, eventually taking it public in 2022 and eventually departing in 2023.Great at solving problems, Rajat decided to tackle the problem of immigration that same year and launched Lima, a full-service immigration concierge based in Silicon Valley that’s helped over 10,000 talented immigrants from all over the world.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹 Rajat’s early life, early career, and experience moving to the US from Canada.🔹 Rajat’s experience starting Lyft and starting and scaling Presto, and lessons learned.🔹 What immigration issues Rajat saw, both personally and as an employer, and how it led to Lima.🔹 How Lima works today, what Rajat sees in the company’s future, and the future of immigration.And more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #migration #globalmobility #relocation----Check out Lima here: https://www.limadream.com/Follow Rajat here: / rajatsuri Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://tinyurl.com/romanzel
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🎙 Today, on episode 121 of the GMI Rocket show, we’re joined by serial entrepreneur Rajat Suri who is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based immigration concierge service called Lima!(❤️ Huge thank you to this episode’s main sponsor, Docketwise! All-in-one immigration case management platform with best-in-class forms and questionnaires, industry-leading integrations, a great blog and podcast, and much more. Check out Docketwise here! 👉 https://t.ly/ELlEA 👈)(❤️ Also, Huge thank you to this episode’s second sponsor, CaseBlink, which automates document review and drafting for EB-2 NIW, EB-1, O-1, L-1 and other writing-heavy visas, in the attorney’s style, and are building AI-powered forms for EB, FB and humanitarian cases. Learn more at 👉 https://caseblink.com 👈)Rajat received his undergrad degree in engineering and economics at the University of Waterloo, and moved to the US to pursue a PhD at MIT before dropping out to co-found ride-sharing company Lyft.Rajat’s career has been that of a serial entrepreneur. After co-founding Lyft, Rajat went on to start Presto, an AI and automation solution for quick service restaurants, and grew the company for over a decade, eventually taking it public in 2022 and eventually departing in 2023.Great at solving problems, Rajat decided to tackle the problem of immigration that same year and launched Lima, a full-service immigration concierge based in Silicon Valley that’s helped over 10,000 talented immigrants from all over the world.So, here’s what we’re going to talk about:🔹 Rajat’s early life, early career, and experience moving to the US from Canada.🔹 Rajat’s experience starting Lyft and starting and scaling Presto, and lessons learned.🔹 What immigration issues Rajat saw, both personally and as an employer, and how it led to Lima.🔹 How Lima works today, what Rajat sees in the company’s future, and the future of immigration.And more!So please join us, ask questions and leave comments!#immigration #immigrationlaw #migration #globalmobility #relocation----Check out Lima here: https://www.limadream.com/Follow Rajat here: / rajatsuri Digital marketing for immigration & global mobility firms at GMI Rocket: https://gmirocket.com/Digitize your LCA posting and PAF process with LaborLess: https://laborless.io/Connect with Roman Zelichenko on LinkedIn! https://tinyurl.com/romanzel
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