Tonye Cole, named amongst the top 100 most influential Africans alive by magazine New African, is the co-founder of Sahara Group, a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate. He also has founded and works closely with a number of foundations and non-profits in Nigeria, such as the Down Syndrome Foundation, Slum-2-School Foundation, The Compassionate CenterContinue reading “Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets”
Category Archives: 2019/20
Social Impact Workshop
The best way to solve the world’s most pressing problems is via innovation and entrepreneurship. Venture capital therefore plays a crucial role in delivering social impact and progress.Logan Sullivan is, among many other things, the co-founder of Counterfactual Ventures, an impact venture studio focused on filling gaps in the alternative proteins industry to accelerate aContinue reading “Social Impact Workshop”
Raising Capital Workshop
Imagine a young boy re-selling sweets from his school locker room; those were the early days when James Uffindell began showing his entrepreneurial zest. Fast forward to 2000, and he had graduated from Mansfield College Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. At the age of 19, whilst “in a moment of flow”Continue reading “Raising Capital Workshop”
Contact To Contract Workshop
Denise Xifara, Co-Founder of GMG Ventures, an independent media-tech VC fund, gave an interactive workshop on the process from meeting a startup to giving them their investment contract. She has worked in academia at Oxford and won awards from the American Society of Human Genetics and the Leventis Foundation, after completing a PhD in Statistical Genetics andContinue reading “Contact To Contract Workshop”
Meet RLC Ventures
RLC Ventures Founder & CEO Reece Chowdhry joined us for a presentation and networking evening. We found out what they do and how they invest. RLC Ventures is an award-winning Venture Capital fund investing in pre-seed and seed stage companies with an emerging market footprint. Their main focus is on Fintech, AI, Proptech, Enterprise, GamingContinue reading “Meet RLC Ventures”
Day In The Life Of A VC Workshop
Damien Lane, a partner at Episode 1, an early stage venture capital firm based in London, came to Oxford sharing he skills he needs for a typical day as a VC.Episode 1 has backed successful companies like Carwow, Triptease & AimBrain, and their past investments include the likes of Zoopla, Shazam, Betfair, and Lovefilm. TheyContinue reading “Day In The Life Of A VC Workshop”
Innovate Bar Crawl
We hosted the first inter-societal bar crawl with inter-disciplinary innovation in mind. “We want to provide an opportunity to all of our members to meet students with different edges, skills and passions. And if you are lucky, you might come out with a new business idea, meet your future cofounder or find a dream teamContinue reading “Innovate Bar Crawl”
Entrepreneurial Finance Workshop
We had Said Business School Professor Thomas Hellmann tell us how entrepreneurial finance really works. We had over 40 students attend this event at the Oxford Foundry. Dr. Thomas Hellmann is the DP World Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Saïd Business School. His research focuses on entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, and public policy and hisContinue reading “Entrepreneurial Finance Workshop”
GAIN: Girls Are Investors Panel
OXVC and CapitOx hosted Girls Are Investors (GAIN) for a panel event focused on inspiring, informing and assisting the next generation of investors! Panellists: Caroline Hultman: Co-founder of GAIN and a Senior Investment Analyst at Alta Advisors, a family investment office. Charlotte Yonge: Co-founder of GAIN and a fund manager at Troy Asset Management, where sheContinue reading “GAIN: Girls Are Investors Panel”
Campus Capital Intro To VC Workshop
We hosted Campus Capital for two workshops on Intro to VC, and had over 75 students attend. “Do you want to learn what venture capital is all about? Do you want to join our student VC team? Do you want your life to get much more exciting? If the answer to any of these questions is YES, thenContinue reading “Campus Capital Intro To VC Workshop”
Oxford Venture Capital Network 