OX1 Incubator

Get excited, applications for the 2024/2025 cohort are open! Sign up below, applications close soon. OX1 is your one stop shop for helping YOU take your startup idea to your first stage of funding! You can apply as a team or an individual, with or without an idea. We help early stage, Oxford student lead startups. Using our network of experts, we run workshops and mentorship programmes to ensure Oxford keeps producing high quality, innovative start-ups whilst avoiding common pitfalls. At the end of the programme, you’ll get to compete for £18,000 in prize money and present to VCs and angel investors. So far we have given away over £100k+ in totally no strings attached grants. To get access to our network of experts, meet peers at socials and learn invaluable skills that will help you create the best start up possible all you need to do is sign up below. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eUS8SqU7

We're looking for ambitious (non-technical & technical) individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations to join us for EF's Fall Hackathon! Legacy industries are full of inefficiencies waiting to be solved with AI. Join us at the EF Office in London on the 16th-17th of November to build something ambitious in small teams within 30 hours. Whether you code or understand the commercial landscape, we want to see you there. If you know someone else interested in this, tag them below! ↘ For more info, check the registration link in the comments 📥

Join us on Wednesday, Oct 30, for the OX1 24/25 Cohort Opening Event, put on in collaboration with Entrepreneur First and OxVC. Jonny Clifford, a partner at Entrepreneur First, will be starting off the cohort with a talk on one of the earliest and most central steps in entrepreneurship - team formation. Entrepreneur First is a leading accelerator that invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. It is a talent investor, with a heavy focus on its cohort. The event will be on Wednesday, Oct 30, 7 pm to 9 pm, in the Garden Room, Trinity College. If you wish to attend, please sign up for the 24/25 OX1 cohort here: https://lnkd.in/eUS8SqU7

🚍✨ Hey everyone! We’re super excited to invite you to a Fireside Chat with Azmat Yusuf the brilliant mind behind Citymapper! Ever wondered how Azmat turned an idea into a game-changing app for navigating cities? 🏙️ He’ll be sharing his journey and insights on founding Citymapper, plus there’ll be a Q&A where you can ask your burning questions! 🔥 📅 When: October 29th ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM 📍 Where: Amersi Room, Brasenose College Stick around after for some informal chats and networking—this is your chance to connect with Azmat! Spaces are limited! Use this link to sign up: https://lnkd.in/dkx7Pjzi!

🚀 FINAL REMINDER Calling to all Oxbridge AI Entrepreneurs! 🚀 🕰 There are only 7 days left till the 20th of October Deadline! Don't miss out on this opportunity to become part of a growing community of Oxbridge AI entrepreneurs. 👉 APPLY NOW and join the community driving the future of AI innovation at Oxbridge: bit.ly/oxbc24 Are you working on an AI-driven idea or early-stage startup? This is your chance to be part of the Oxbridge AI Challenge 2024! 💡 Applications are OPEN for the Oxbridge AI Challenge 2024! Whether you're in the idea phase or already launched, we want to hear from you. 🧠✨ 🚀 Why Apply? 1️⃣ Access to equity-free prize money 2️⃣ Immediate entry into the Oxbridge-AIx community — a powerful network of 3️⃣ AI innovators, investors, industry leaders, mentors, and judges 4️⃣ Access to up to $150,000 Azure Cloud Credits and Microsoft for Startups 5️⃣ A chance to showcase your venture at our AI Pitch Competition and gain invaluable exposure 🗓️ Deadline: October 20th, 2024 📍 Eligibility: Open to AI entrepreneurs at Oxford & Cambridge 💥 Take your AI startup to the next level! In collaboration with Cambridge University Entrepreneurs and Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society Microsoft for Startups, Microsoft, Digital Realty, Keltie, Taylor Wessing, Marcho Partners, Stability AI! Reach out via email to team@oxbridgeaix.uk or reach out directly to our President Udai D. or to our Vice President Francisco Morejón if you have any questions! Good luck to everyone, you've got this! Join us to make history! #Oxbridge-AIx #Oxbridge AIChallenge2024 #AIEntrepreneurship #Startups #Oxford #Cambridge #TechInnovation #AIx

🌟 Join Us for an Exclusive Personal Branding Workshop! 🌟 We’re excited to invite you to a unique opportunity to enhance your personal brand with Meagan Loyst, the Founder & CEO of Gen Z VCs, on October 16th! This workshop is designed for students and aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make their mark in today’s competitive landscape. 🗓 Event Details: Date: October 16th Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Amersi Room, Brasenose College Networking: Free drinks will be provided! What You’ll Gain: In this workshop, Meagan will share her expertise on personal branding, drawing from her experience building a community of over 27,000 members focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. Agenda: 6:30 PM - Workshop on Personal Branding 7:00 PM - Q&A Session 7:30 PM - Networking with refreshments Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from one of the leading voices in Gen Z entrepreneurship and to connect with like-minded individuals! 🔗 Secure your spot today! Use this link here: https://lnkd.in/ddNDS4Y8 We look forward to seeing you there! Let’s build a connected entrepreneurial community together!

TechSummit 24 - biggest inter-uni student-alumni startup fair is back on Sat Oct 19th, London   Network with 500+ top-tier students, entrepreneurs & 40+ panellists incl. :   🚀 early-stage founders (KAIKAKU, YAVA, Nusmark) 💰 senior VCs (Northzone, Carbon 13, Plug and Play) 🔗 big industry (Barclays, Microsoft, DeepMind) 🎓 job plats (Bright Networks, Zero Gravity, Headstart Global) 🏛 incubator clubs (Oxford, Imperial, Cambridge, LSE, Warwick, UCL, KCL)   X10 your connections, internships, grad schemes and on-the-day startup pitching before FREE capacity reaches : https://lnkd.in/g9U9TCf8   See you guys there! p.s. I am, of course, slightly biased since OX1 Incubator has a booth and since I am one of the panellists. That aside, I definitely think this is a must attend if you’re around the area and interested in tech, entrepreneurship, or any intersection thereof.

OX1 Incubator is officially opening its applications for new members of the organising team for the 24/25 cohort! OX1 incubator (https://lnkd.in/exJkCKW) is the ONLY incubator in ideation-to-seed stage in the University of Oxford startup ecosystem and it's fully run by students. We are a diverse group of Oxford students with a shared interest in entrepreneurship and student start-ups. For the past few years, we have given away a total of over £100,000 in equity-free grants to student-run startups. Some of our alumni startups have then gone on to participate in accelerators like Y Combinator and raise million-dollar funding rounds. We're looking to build a diverse team of individuals who are passionate about promoting and supporting entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford. If that sounds like you, sign up now: https://lnkd.in/eMStnDWG Deadline: 18th May 2024

🚀 Announcing the winners of OX1 Demo Day 2024! Winner of the Magdalen College Grand Prize of £10,000 is the team at GambitBio (BioTech / MedTech)!  Tiffany S. Ma, DPhil (PhD), Cristiano Peron, Susan Kilgas, Shilin Chen Winner of the Christ Church S.S. Chang Memorial Prize of £5,000 is the team at BioMorph (ClimateTech / BioTech)! Alina M., David S. Kim, Jeroen Bergmann Winner of the Chris Byrne Award for Entrepreneurship of £3,000 is the team at OmegAlph (Robotics)! Nadja Yang, Samuel Sze A huge thank you to all of those who joined us at Demo Day this year and congratulations to every single one of our startups below for your amazing pitches. Cedge (AI / Business Analytics) Tobias Gessler, Moritz Eckardt, Clara Haase Coco Factory (AI / 3D Printing) Shuyu Lin, Ronald Clark, Betsy Chou Zero One Creative (Tech & Entertainment) Ashkan Dabbagh, Rupert Aspden, James Elkin LuneCare (HealthTech) Samuel Ting, Pankhuri Dudani FlashAid (HealthTech) Maksym Korotych, Grigorii Rodionov WeLight Tech (EdTech) Xisen W., Jingbo Zhao We are extremely grateful to have been joined throughout our programme by some amazing founders and investors that have shared their expertise to help our startups grow into the companies they are today. Massive thanks to Jonny Clifford, Roman Rothaermel, Tobias Eppler, Philip Daniel Fortio, Vivan Shridharani, Arjun Verma and Patrick S. Chung for offering their time and insights! Also a big thank you to Harriet Lester, Callum Usher-Dodd and James Murray for judging the contest and to the team EnSpire Oxford for their financial support for this event. We look forward to many more events like OX1 Demo Day 2024. 🚀

🚀 Startup Panel and Open Mic Are you pursuing an idea for a startup and are looking for a co-founder with the right skills? Are you keen on getting feedback on an ongoing project? Or are you simply open to new ideas and want to pitch yourself? Whatever stage you may be at, come and pitch yourself or your idea at our open mic event at Merton College, on Tuesday the 14th of May. No prior experience in entrepreneurship is required! Join us for an inspiring talk beforehand with Jason Lee, a serial Oxford founder, and Celina Nanbara from the Oxford Seed Fund, who will share their first-hand experience from both sides of the startup world. There will be plenty of time for networking at our drinks reception afterwards. 📌 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/db9DKR2q 🗓️ Tuesday, 14th of May 2024 🕕 6:00 - 8:00 pm 📍 TS Eliot lecture theatre, Merton College  Oxford OX1 4JD 📧 Want to find out more about OE and our events? Sign up for our newsletter: https://form.mlmn.ch/ymo0w EnSpire Oxford | Saïd Business School, University of Oxford | Oxford Seed Fund | Oxford University Innovation | Careers Service, University of Oxford | University of Oxford | Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School | BIPC Oxfordshire | OxLEP Business | Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford | Oxford Business Network for Entrepreneurship and Innovation