Oxford Entrepreneurs

Oxford Entrepreneurs
Formation2002; 23 years ago (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 founded in 2002. It supports entrepreneurs at the 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.
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  5. ^ Kiss, Jemima (12 April 2010). "Google buys UK startup Plink". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
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  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".