A techie from India has developed a new method for navigating the infamously complicated visa process in the United States. After nine years on a visa, 34-year-old machine learning scientist Priyanka Kulkarni decided to use artificial intelligence to help others with employment-based immigration.
Her startup, Casium, replaces antiquated Excel sheets and lessens reliance on pricey law firms by giving employers a digital platform to handle visa matters from beginning to end, according to a Business Insider report. Particularly in light of the Trump administration's executive order charging a $100,000 cost for each new H-1B visa application, the platform is built for a rapidly evolving legislative environment. The shift caused businesses to panic and resulted in numerous lawsuits from the US Chamber of Commerce and business associations.

A technological solution for an antiquated system
Casium is placing a wager that a tech-first strategy may improve the immigration process's historically sluggish pace by increasing speed, accuracy, and transparency. According to Business Insider, the business has a high approval record and has already assisted hundreds of applications with evaluations, compliance reviews, and filings. According to reports, some users went from application to job in less than a month.
Casium was founded in 2024 and recently raised $5 million in a seed round led by Maverick Ventures. AI2 Incubator, GTMfund, Success Venture Partners, and angel investor Jake Heller participated in the round. In 2023, Thomson Reuters purchased Casium's startup, Casetext.

An innovative solution to an antiquated system
Casium is placing a wager on the ability of a tech-first strategy to improve the historically sluggish immigration process in terms of speed, accuracy, and transparency. With a high approval rate, the business has already assisted hundreds of applicants with evaluations, compliance reviews, and filings, according to Business Insider. In less than a month, some users apparently went from application to job.
Founded in 2024, Casium just raised $5 million in a seed round headed by Maverick Ventures, with participation from angel investor Jake Heller, whose company Casetext was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2023, as well as AI2 Incubator, GTMfund, and Success Venture Partners.

The platform's operation
The first step for applicants is to complete an intake form. According to Kulkarni, Casium's software uses "agents" that automatically examine publicly available data sources, such as patents and research journals, in order to create a comprehensive profile of the applicant. The program creates a dossier in a matter of minutes, which is then examined by independent attorneys and paralegals who suggest the best visa, including EB-1A, O-1, or H-1B.

According to Kulkarni, a draft attorney letter defining eligibility can be generated with just one click. According to Casium, it reduces errors that could cause approvals to be delayed and speeds up the document preparation process from several months to less than ten working days.