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Does anyone happen to know if all the fellows are American? I cannot seem to find this info online.

Quibbling detail, I know. But I had the impression the competition was not just limited to the U.S. (Which in no way "argues" the above point. I tried to let it go. I really did. Curiosity killed the cat and all that.)

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Absolutely not; a fair number of them are from Europe, and some from Asia. (I am one of the "mentors" who get to vote on finalists, and help them out after they're in). Out of 40, maybe 15-20 were non-US born, and maybe 10 were non-US citizens.

Thanks!

It's hard to start and actively run a company in the United States if you're not American citizen especially if you don't even have a bachelors degree to get a H1B visa from your own company.

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