Oxford Entrepreneurs
Formation2002 (2002)
TypePrivate
HeadquartersOxford, England
AffiliationsUniversity of Oxford
Websiteoxfordentrepreneurs.co.uk

Oxford Entrepreneurs is an Oxford-based British student society which was founded in 2002 to encourage entrepreneurship among students at University of Oxford.[1] It is the largest entrepreneurship society in Europe.[2][3] Its alumni have founded some of Britain's most successful startups, including Monzo, GoCardless, Onfido, Quid, and PlinkArt (acquired by Google).[4][5][6][7][8]

History

Oxford Entrepreneurs was initiated in 2002 by Fiona Reid, former executive director of the University of Oxford's Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OxCEI). It supports entrepreneurs at University of Oxford by running events and assisting with the development of ideas.[9]

Companies founded by its members

Companies founded by Oxford Entrepreneurs alumni include Auctomatic (founded by Kulveer Taggar and Harjeet Taggar, acquired by Live Current Media),[10] Quid (founded by Bob Goodson),[11] GroupSpaces (founded by David Langer and Andy Young),[12][13] Oxford BioLabs (founded by Thomas Whitfield),[14][15] Onfido (founded by Husayn Kassai and Eamon Jubbawy),[16] GoCardless (founded by Hiroki Takeuchi, Tom Blomfield and Matt Robinson).

References

  1. ↑ Blundel, Richard; Lockett, Nigel; Wang, Catherine (16 October 2017). Exploring Entrepreneurship. SAGE. ISBN 9781526418579.
  2. ↑ "Oxford university looks to raise its game with start-up hub". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Piesing, Mark (16 January 2015). "Oxford aims for 'number one tech hub' title". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "London startup Onfido: background checks for the 21st century". Tech.eu. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Kiss, Jemima (12 April 2010). "Google buys UK startup Plink". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Student entrepreneurs frustrated by lack of funding". The Guardian. London. 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tech disruptors, Tom Blomfield, founder of Monzo Bank: his story". Information Age. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "This 32-year-old CEO went from having little awareness of tech to raising $122 million for a pioneering fintech, while also overcoming a life-changing bike crash". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ↑ Moules, Jonathan (14 October 2015). "How MBA courses offer fresh thinking for students". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Taggar, Kulveer (26 March 2008). "From Oxford to Silicon Valley". BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  11. ↑ Vu, Thuy (15 December 2016). "Quid CEO Bob Goodson on Having A Backup Plan". Business Rockstars. Nasdaq. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "UK tech firm GroupSpaces secures $1.3m". growingbusiness.co.uk. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  13. ↑ "GroupSpaces Raises Six Figure Funding to Revolutionise Group Management Systems". oxei.co.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  14. ↑ Tyler, Richard (16 January 2009). "Thomas Whitfield: The Oxford student who plans to make baldness a thing of the past". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  15. ↑ Tyler, Richard (9 January 2011). "Thomas Whitfield's German roots help hair loss product launch". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "TechCrunch: UK's Onfido raises $25M as it brings its background checking platform to the US".
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