Founding and scaling a venture can be tough. Something which is acknowledged by the Oxford Foundry and its OXFO Elevate accelerator.
By leveraging OXFO’s powerful networks, partnerships and talent, OXFO ventures scale fast, raise significant investment, and innovate to reinvent and rebuild a better society and economy.
Its ventures have gone on to raise more than £40m in investment, are worth more than £140m, and have hired more than 150 employees - all in under three years.
They’re revenue-generating whilst helping to tackle tough world challenges. Whether that’s helping combat the climate crisis, ensuring healthcare equity, or another critical Sustainable Development Goal.
Some of the key ways they are looking add value are through:
- A comprehensive venture building and leadership curriculum from some of the world’s leading experts including ex-entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, thought-leaders and academics
- Hands-on support from our exceptional global Resident Experts, mentors and Founder coaches focusing on personal development & mental health
- Direct introductions to potential investors, funds, clients and partners and opportunities to secure grant funding, leveraging on our network of high-net-worth individuals and corporate sponsors
- Access to Oxford’s incredible talent for paid internship support and team-building
- A core focus of bespoke mentorship and networking opportunities for Founders from underrepresented backgrounds; Women Founders and Founders from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
- £150,000-worth of partnerships: They give access to over £150,000 of partnership benefits from Google, AWS, Hubspot, Twilio and more. They also give access to free legal support and advice from key legal partners
Applications opened on 12 January and will close on 12 February for Cohort 4 which runs from April through to October.
Ventures must be pre-Seed or Seed and have a University of Oxford student or alumni on the co-founding team.
