Oxford Venture Builder - Application Form

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OXFORD VENTURE BUILDER PROGRAMME

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED:

The programme opens its door for all members of the University of Oxford who want to develop their business ideas. The selected teams will be offered a 3-day bootcamp, mentorship, hands-on-support, networking and matchmaking opportunities, and a pitching night.

If you are applying as a team, This application form must be completed by the lead applicant who must be a current Oxford staff or student, either undergraduate, postgraduate, Dphil or diploma student.

In order to progress onto the next part of the application please note that we will be asking for a two-minute video pitch. The video is a requirement and applications submitted without sharing the video link will not be considered.

BOOTCAMP: All applicants will be invited to attend a mandatory 3-day bootcamp from Saturday 29th April to Monday 1st of May 2023.

Weekly sessions and mentorship: Each Wednesday for five weeks from the 3rd of May to the 31st of May 2023, applicants will be invited to attend an after hours session. During this period, applicants will be matched with mentors to help them develop their ideas and tackle their challenges.

Pitching night: Applicants will get the chance to pitch their ideas to our network in a chance to access further support or funding.

The Entrepreneurship Centre will not take any equity or claim any ownership in ideas or intellectual property (IP) created by teams or individuals through their participation in Oxford Venture Builder.

You will be notified on the result of your application by Friday, 7th April.

For more info, see our Oxford Venture Builder FAQs. For specific enquiries, please email us at ovb@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Good luck!

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About You

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Gender

Country of Nationality

I confirm that I am a current student or a staff member at the University of Oxford:

Yes

Oxford University Single Sign On (SSO)

Enter your Oxford SSO username in the format ABCD1234

Lead applicant Oxford University College

Course (if applicable)

Affiliation

Please, Provide your Linkedin profile link

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Your Idea

Video Link

In order to progress onto the next part of the application you will be required to add a short video link (please upload your video by sharing with us a Youtube/Vimeo link below).

The video is only required to be 2 minutes long, please do not go over this time as the committee will only review up to the 2 minute mark.

Please note that the form does not support the uploading of videos and in order to have your application considered you will be required to share a link. If you have any issues uploading your video please send the video directly to ovb@sbs.ox.ac.uk

The video itself can be recorded by the nominated team lead on behalf of the team, it does not need to feature all team members.

Please take your time to record your video and review the following advice below to ensure that you have covered all the relevant information required by our committee.

*When describing your idea make it simple, how would you describe it to a 12 year old?

*What is the problem you are trying to solve and why is it an important issue?

*Who will your idea benefit and what market are you trying to address?

*Who are your competitors?

*How do you expect your idea to make money?

Please add your video link as part of your application below:

What is the name of your idea?

What industry type best suits your idea?

How long have you been working on your idea?

Short description of your business idea (max 50 words)

Choose what best describes your business

Please post a link to your Video Application here:

Please ensure your video is no longer than two minutes.

Please use this optional box to include any further detail on your idea that you were not able to include in the video. (Up to 500 words)

How will you and your team members contribute to making your idea a success? What strengths do you bring to this business as individuals? (Up to 250 words)

What are the key challenges / next steps you foresee? Please note any areas where you may need some help

(Up to 250 words)

What additional hard skills do you think you will need to grow your idea? (You can select multiple)

What other hard skills do you think you will need?

What additional soft skills do you think you will require to grow your idea?

What other soft skills do you think you will need?

OVB includes a 3-dayboot camp and 5 weekly workshops (All the dates are shown on the programme page). Teams are required to attend all the activities. Will you and your team be able to attend the boot camp and the workshops?

YesNot sure

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Team Members Information

How many team members do you have (including yourself)?

Team member 2

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Team member 4

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