A recent federal court ruling that rejected a bid by the Trump administration to tighten rules on H-1B visas â significantly curbing U.S. firmsâ ability to bring in skilled workers as a result â will be a boon for the tech startup space, Vecteezy founder and CEO Shawn Rubel said. Rubel, who recently obtained U.S. citizenship after emigrating from Canada in 2004 and moving to Kentucky after college through a visa program, said the move comes at a fortuitous time for his business. Based in Western Kentucky Universityâs Center for Research and Development, Vecteezy is a platform for stock images and graphics on the internet, and itâs growing. The firm plans to add 40 employees next year to its current staff of 60, Rubel told the Daily News.