How can new ventures get exposure to potential EB-5 investors?

You may want to co-counsel with an experienced EB-5 attorney. There are nuances to the program that take time to learn.

Research and meet with attorneys who do EB-5 extensively. Even with the TEA you will need to submit economic data. This can be better addressed by an EB-5 attorney.

Unfortunately, the EB-5 program is not well suited to the working capital needs of small businesses or start-ups, which needs fall under the category of corporate finance rather than project finance. The one exception is foreign entrepreneurs that wish to deploy capital in start-up enterprises they found or run themselves. Such entrepreneurs would be bearing the early-stage risk in any case and can take advantage of all of the jobs created in the enterprise, not just their share of a larger EB-5 pool. We typically suggest to our early stage clients looking for capital that they join an incubator or coaching program and/or recruit an advisory board of persons well-connected in their industry.