Oxford Entrepreneurs

Oxford Entrepreneurs x Publicize Workshop!

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Publicize, a PR agency for start-ups, to host an online workshop for early-stage oxford start-ups. The event will cover key topics for early-stage founders such as financing and managing media and offer networking opportunities.

Only start-ups of current Oxford students and Oxford graduates are permitted.

To register for the event, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVsmd0WCQj4smnSENp7jafXrkxj43jPB-FM_jKnQQuC31yTA/viewform

The event will be held online on Wednesday 30th November, 6:00 - 8:30pm UK time.

We can't wait to see you there!

Venture Capital panel taking place today at 6 pm!

We are excited to be hosting a panel discussion on the current issues facing the Venture Capital industry. The event will occur from 6pm - 8pm (GMT) at the Pavilion, Masters Field (on the corner of Jowett Walk and St Cross Road).

Register for the event here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inflation-recession-and-uncertainty-how-resilient-is-the-vc-industry-tickets-460394691917

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀

To celebrate the end of a successful term, this week we will host a sustainability coffee & cake instead of our regular lunch. We'll have a discussion session with Aiofe Brophy, a professor at the Said Business School who specializes in the impacts of climate change on business.

Please join us on Friday, 25 November at 2pm if you’d like to experience our ultimate entrepreneurship community, learn about sustainable entrepreneurship and discuss your own ideas.

You can sign up and submit your ideas for discussion during our lunch using this link: https://forms.gle/P6hraypymuHSWSEY7

Save the date in your calendar, it’s not an event to miss. Details about the location and exact time will follow soon. Places are limited, we will accept the first 12 to sign up!

We’ll be thrilled to have you there!

Inflation, Recession and Uncertainty - How Resilient is the VC Industry?

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 - 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗖 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆?

On 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟲-𝟴𝗽𝗺 (𝗚𝗠𝗧), please join us to hear an expert panel discuss current economic issues and how they affect the VC industry and startup funding. The event will take place at the 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (on the corner of St Cross Road and Jowett Walk).

To register for the event, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inflation-recession-and-uncertainty-how-resilient-is-the-vc-industry-tickets-460394691917

In the last decade, the venture capital industry benefited from low interest rates and a stimulating economic environment. Caused by the pandemic and the Russian attack on Ukraine, inflation surged, interest rates rose and a recession is looming. Join us to hear an expert panel discuss these issues and how they affect the VC industry and startup funding.

Speakers include:
– Professor Tim Jenkinson from the Said Business School
– Dr. Owen Metters from Octopus Ventures
– Alexandra Ntemourtsidou from the Creator Fund
- Audrey Handem from Speedinvest
– Moderator: Constantin Kogler, DPhil Student in Mathematics and board member of Oxford Entrepreneurs

Inflation, Recession and Uncertainty - How Resilient is the VC Industry? Join us to hear an expert panel discuss current economic issues and how they affect the VC industry and startup funding.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁!

Join Matt Clifford (Entrepreneur First), Drew Ologunebi (LottieLab) and James Dacombe (CoMind) to learn how to start your entrepreneurial journey!

This event is occurring on 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆), at 𝟭𝟳:𝟰𝟱 in the 𝗦𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺.

You can sign up using the Eventbrite link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-an-entrepreneur-tickets-462574371397

Join Matt Clifford (founder of Entrepreneur First), in a panel with Drew Ologunebi (founder of LottieLab) and James Dacombe (founder of CoMind). Matt is the founder of Entrepreneur First, the largest accelerator and talent investor in Europe. Drew is the founder of LottieLab, the easiest editor for product animations, which already raised almost 4mln GBP. James is the founder of CoMind, a neurotechnology start-up building the next generation of non-invasive neural interfaces.

The trio will share their early entrepreneurial journeys and learnings with the OE community. You will have the opportunity to learn from their experience, as well as ask questions and gain inspirations for starting your own entrepreneurial adventure!

Get ready for what is sure to be an exciting and inspiring evening, followed by a networking opportunity!

Apply for an exclusive dinner with the speakers after the event: https://forms.gle/nKXqAM2armPtKVaf7.

Panel Discussion Event: Inflation, Recession and Uncertainty - How Resilient is the VC Industry?

On Tuesday 22nd November, 6-8pm (GMT), please join us to hear an expert panel discuss current economic issues and how they affect the VC industry and startup funding. The event will take place at the Pavilion, Master's Field (on the corner of St Cross Road and Jowett Walk).

To register for the event, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inflation-recession-and-uncertainty-how-resilient-is-the-vc-industry-tickets-460394691917

In the last decade, the venture capital industry benefited from low interest rates and a stimulating economic environment. Caused by the pandemic and the Russian attack on Ukraine, inflation surged, interest rates rose and a recession is looming. Join us to hear an expert panel discuss these issues and how they affect the VC industry and startup funding.

Speakers include:
– Professor Tim Jenkinson from the Said Business School
– Dr. Owen Metters from Octopus Ventures
– Alexandra Ntemourtsidou from the Creator Fund
- Audrey Handem from Speedinvest
– Moderator: Constantin Kogler, DPhil Student in Mathematics and board member of Oxford Entrepreneurs

Pitch Night Startup Event

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁

On 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, join us and meet 5 different student-led startups and hear about their journeys in industries ranging from Education to MedTech.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/464632256587

The event will take place at the EP Abraham Lecture Theatre in Green Templeton College. Please arrive on time at the main entrance of Green Templeton College, and Oxford Entrepreneurs representatives will lead you to the venue. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs.

We can't wait to see you there!

Pitch Night Startup Event Join us and meet 5 different student-led startups and hear about their journeys in industries ranging from Education to MedTech.

✨JOIN OUR TEAM!✨

Application: https://forms.gle/mQHQf6E8M1nJN6y86

Get involved with Europe's largest entrepreneurship society! As a constantly growing society, we're on the lookout for new team members.

Available positions:

- Talks Lead
- Community Lead
- Sponsorship Lead
- Marketing Lead

We are looking for students across Oxford - no matter what you study or what your experience is, we are an inclusive community! We have a variety of students on the committee studying for Bachelor, Master and DPhil degrees in humanities, engineering, business and science - everyone's welcome!

🤝As a committee, we meet once a week for an hour and have dinner afterwards.

‼️DEADLINE: Sunday, the 20th of November 2022.

We are really excited to hear from you! 🙌

Let us know if you have any accessibility needs and would like to submit an alternative application.

BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR

Join Matt Clifford (Entrepreneur First), Drew Ologunebi (LottieLab) and James Dacombe (CoMind) to learn how to start your entrepreneurial journey!

21 November, at 17:45 in the St John's College Auditorium

You can sign up using the Eventbrite link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/become-an-entrepreneur-tickets-462574371397

Join Matt Clifford (founder of Entrepreneur First), in a panel with Drew Ologunebi (founder of LottieLab) and James Dacombe (founder of CoMind). Matt is the founder of Entrepreneur First, the largest accelerator and talent investor in Europe. Drew is the founder of LottieLab, the easiest editor for product animations, which already raised almost 4mln GBP. James is the founder of CoMind, a neurotechnology start-up building the next generation of non-invasive neural interfaces.

The trio will share their early entrepreneurial journeys and learnings with the OE community. You will have the opportunity to learn from their experience, as well as ask questions and gain inspirations for starting your own entrepreneurial adventure!

Get ready for what is sure to be an exciting and inspiring evening, followed by a networking opportunity!

Apply for an exclusive dinner with the speakers after the event: https://forms.gle/nKXqAM2armPtKVaf7.

Pitch-Night Start-Up Event

Excited about Startups? Want to know more about new businesses and how they started? Keen to network with other entrepreneurs?

We have something great prepared for you! Join us and meet 5 different student-led startups and hear about their journeys in industries ranging from Education to MedTech.

Join us at 6 pm at Green Templeton College on the 16th of November.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/464632256587

Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs.

Information on Venue: Please arrive on time at the main entrance of Green Templeton College. You will be lead to the EP Abraham Lecture Theatre.

DINNER WITH MATT CLIFFORD, DREW OLOGUNEBI & JAMES DACOMBE

Are you building a company? Apply for an exclusive dinner with three successful entrepreneurs! Matt is the founder of Entrepreneur First, the largest accelerator and early-stage investor in Europe. Drew Ologunebi is the founder of LottieLab, the easiest editor for product animations, which already raised almost 4mln GBP. James is the founder of Co-Mind, a neurotechnology start-up building the next generation of non-invasive neural interfaces.

On 21 November (8pm), we will host a dinner with Matt, Drew and James for the most promising start-up founders from Oxford!

Please use this link to apply: https://forms.gle/nKXqAM2armPtKVaf7

We will communicate the venue to successful applicants in due course! Can't wait to see you there!

Thank you all for your applications to become our College Rep for Michaelmas 2022! We still have a few spots available, so apply to join us ASAP! 🥳

✨✨Become an Oxford Entrepreneurs College Rep!✨✨

❕Becoming a College Rep with Oxford Entrepreneurs can be a great way to get involved with Europe's largest entrepreneurship society! We organise a variety of events every term, from workshops and talks to entrepreneurship lunches and networking events.

❗️We are looking for students across Oxford - no matter what you study or what your experience is, we are an inclusive community!

📨As College Rep, you will advertise our events at your college (FB group, Whatsapp chat, college newsletter etc.) once a week.

🪧Deadline: Sunday 6th November

📃Application form: https://forms.gle/jPRQbCUG94Wk7tyD8

Become an Oxford Entrepreneurs College Rep!

Becoming a College Rep with Oxford Entrepreneurs can be a great way to get involved with Europe's largest entrepreneurship society! We organise a variety of events every term, from workshops and talks to entrepreneurship lunches and networking events.

We are looking for students across Oxford - no matter what you study or what your experience is, we are an inclusive community! As College Rep, you will advertise our events at your college (FB group, Whatsapp chat, college newsletter etc.) once a week.

Apply by midday on Sunday 30th October here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsRJ-OCTgmjmdEjz-uspo2-_bDI2fdWkwbYzhQ89Eg9DoOsg/viewform

All-Innovate Ideas Competition - Application Form 2022

𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐱𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

This competition is run by the Entrepreneurship Centre in collaboration with all Oxford colleges. Eligible students (undergraduate, postgraduate and DPhil) pitch their entrepreneurial ideas for a chance to win a share of £30,000.

All-Innovate will be in-person and run during Michaelmas term. Prizes will be awarded to the strongest ideas that are addressing real challenges and can achieve impact. As usual, the competition will be free to enter! The competition aims to encourage all students at Oxford, regardless of discipline or level of study, to develop an entrepreneurial skill set and generate entrepreneurial ideas.

Applications CLOSE November 6th!

Apply now by following the link:

All-Innovate Ideas Competition - Application Form 2022 To enter All-Innovate, your team size must have a minimum of two and maximum of five. Please note that we only require ONE application per team.

Join Wingman Campus Fund's private lectures. 🚀

Venture Capital Private Lectures

Interested in how VC's operate? We partnered with Wingman Campus Fund to invite you to the following two private lectures:

Lecture 1: How to assess teams and markets as a VC Investor: October 25, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM by Levin Bunz, Partner at Heartcore Capital.

Lecture 2: Archetypes of successful VC investors & finding a style that is true to you: October 25, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM by Markus Gleim, VP at Northzone.

Sign up:

Join Wingman Campus Fund's private lectures. 🚀

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀

We are excited to announce we will be starting our series of weekly entrepreneurship lunches in Week 3! On Thursdays of each week we will be hosting brainstorming lunches for students to discuss our ideas, companies, business problems and passions.

Please join us for the first lunch on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 if you’d like to experience our ultimate entrepreneurship community, discuss your ideas, get inspired and network. You can sign up and submit your ideas for discussion during our lunch using this link:
https://forms.gle/FGAdquC8YDHSKc1V9

Save the date in your calendar, it’s not an event to miss. Details about the location and exact time will follow soon. Places are limited, each week we will accept the first 12 to sign up!

We’ll be thrilled to have you there!

𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀!
Jumpstart is looking for Student Ambassadors to join their team to help spread the word about Jumpstart.
Jumpstart helps match graduates with jobs at growing start-ups, and by becoming an ambassador you will help them on this mission.
Apply here:
https://jumpstartprogramme.typeform.com/jsambassador

Last 48 hours to enrol, limited space available！

Come and join us for the Introverted Entrepreneur Summer programme. Would you like to leverage your strengths as an introverted entrepreneur? Whether you're a quiet entrepreneur or an extroverted introvert, the following programme is designed with the busy professional in mind, 15 min daily, for the ultimate empowering experience. You can express your interest on the webpage: https://creoincubator.com/introverted-entrepreneurs-eoi. It's free of charge for our community, but places are limited! Make sure to express your interest before the end of June.

A date 📅 for your diary: Steve Blank, the father of modern and the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology will be joining the Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on Wednesday 22 June.

This event is open to all individuals who have a University of Oxford connection.

Steve will be in a fireside chat to discuss the 'Future of Entrepreneurship' drawing on his wealth of experience of working with entrepreneurs and ventures, sharing insights into where he sees the industry heading both within education and beyond.

Blank is an adjunct professor at Stanford University and co-founder of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. Author of several books, he’s changed how start-ups are built; how entrepreneurship is taught; how science is commercialized, and how companies and the government innovate.

To take advantage of this exclusive opportunity, please register* here: https://lnkd.in/eVCAk_3K

Come and join us for the Introverted Entrepreneur Summer programme. Would you like to leverage your strengths as an introverted entrepreneur? Whether you're a quiet entrepreneur or an extroverted introvert, the following programme is designed with the busy professional in mind, 15 min daily, for the ultimate empowering experience. You can express your interest on the webpage: https://creoincubator.com/introverted-entrepreneurs-eoi. It's free of charge for our community, but places are limited! Make sure to express your interest before the end of June.

Nucleate Activator App (Early Bird)

Join our friends at Nucleate Oxford for their in-person launch this Wednesday @ Christ Church! Nucleate Oxford is a student-run nonprofit facilitating the formation of new life science ventures! Register at https://tinyurl.com/mr34s9mh and apply for the accelerator at http://tinyurl.com/2jn8j5cm!

Nucleate Activator App (Early Bird) Register your interest in the equity-free Nucleate Activator program for emerging life sciences founders.

Join our Team! 🚀

We are looking for people to help build OE! There is a range of positions available next academic year. Have a look at the form below for more details.

Apply here:
https://forms.gle/b75soDFxN53WLit69

NETWORKING FIESTA 🤯

Meet and mingle with founders, investors and students from Cambridge, KCL, LSE and UCL - with complimentary beverages and snacks provided!

The London Startup Hyphen, has rounded up a set of serial entrepreneurs and investors who are actively looking to build their teams.

Some of the founders that will be present include:
Nikita Khandwala - Head of Growth at Coleap
Oliver Rutherford - CEO at Unirise
Alexia de Broglie - Founder of Your Juno
Masamba Senghore - Investor at MMC Ventures

📍 Location: King's College London, Bush House South Wing, The Arcade
🗓 Date & Time: March 24, 7-9pm
🎟 Register here - https://uclentrepreneurs.typeform.com/to/yrAZJu8Z

We are looking for someone with an interested in marketing to join team OE!! Contact us via [email protected]!

Female Founder Night

Join Oxford Entrepreneurs and founders of Suitably, Yoxly, and Topicals at 5pm on the 24th of Feb for a night of empowerment and networking!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/female-founder-night-tickets-268098649277?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Female Founder Night Join Oxford Entrepreneurs and the founders of Suitably, Yoxly, and Topicals for a night of empowerment and networking!

Superdry Founder Night

You are warmly invited to attend an evening in conversation with Julian Dunkerton, the founder and CEO of Superdry!!!

A titan of the fashion industry, Julian founded his first successful clothing business at the age of 19, which quickly grew into the nationwide chain Cult Clothing; he later co-founded Superdry with friend James Holder in 2003. The company has evolved into a global brand valued over £400 million, with 231 stores in 53 countries across the world.

The event will take place on the 24th of February at 7pm at the Christ Church Research Centre, Oxford. Sign up below.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/superdry-founder-night-tickets-269533190027?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Superdry Founder Night A conversation with Julian Dunkerton, the founder and CEO of Superdry