Oxford Seed Fund - Initial funding form 2023/24

What is the Oxford Seed Fund?

Oxford Seed Fund (OSF) is a select international team of entrepreneurs, investors and industry specialists looking to learn first-hand about the investment process in early stage ventures . Student-led and housed within the Entrepreneurship Centre of the Saïd Business School, we help brilliant Oxonians make the Oxford difference through their innovations.

We invest in Oxford-affiliated ventures and provide entrepreneurs with the network and support they need to scale their business through advice from our diverse team, world-class University resources and international business connections.

Since 2012 OSF has invested in 24 Oxford University associated companies including being early investors in Onfido and Go1.

To Apply For Funding You Need:

Corporate registration in the UK or US (even if you operate elsewhere).
An Oxford connection: At least one alumni, staff member or current student in your founding team.
Requirement for capital: An explanation why our investment will make a meaningful difference for your venture.
Potential for growth: Demonstrate that you could receive a 10x follow-on investment or generate substantial revenues in the next 18 months.

The Application

The application is short and includes a few high level questions about the business.
You will need:

Pitch deck (look at Y-Combinator for examples)
Co-founder names
Short brief on your company

We also ask that you submit a link to a deck or data room that covers the problem/solution, market and competition, team, traction, and how you intend to use the funds.

We look forward to receiving your application. We also hold Office Hours for would be applicants. Please follow our social media for news on dates and locations. If you have any questions concerning the application please email: seedfund@sbs.ox.ac.uk.

First Name

Last Name

Personal or Business Email

University Email (if applicable)

ending in .ox.ac.uk

What is the name of your company?

Your company website url:

Briefly describe your company (elevator pitch) here:

limit 100 words

Where is your company registered?

Other - please provide details

Which region does your company operate in?

Click Ctrl to "Multi Select" multiple regions.

Lead Founder LinkedIn url

Are you an Alumni, Current student or Staff of the University??

Please pick the most recent status that fits you best.

Which department are you from or did you study within?

If more than one - please select the most recent.

If Alumni or current student what was your course?

Have you applied for funding previously to the Oxford Seed Fund?

YesNo

What was the name of the company?

If you have any co-founders, please list them, indicating any connection to the University of Oxford and graduation dates if applicable:

Co Founder 2:

Co-Founder 2 LinkedIn:

Co Founder 3:

Co-Founder 3 LinkedIn:

Please add a link to your pitch deck or data room

This could be a link to a folder on a cloud drive, (i.e. onedrive, Google drive or Dropbox) containing a pitch deck, financial plan or other data useful to understand your business. This could also just be a live link to your pitch deck.

Key notes about your pitch deck:

The deck should include information on...

problem & solution
market & competition
team
traction
how you intend to use the funds if you receive investment

If you are looking for a template try this link: Y Combinator's Seed Deck template. 

How did you hear about the Oxford Seed Fund?

Please enter the name of the Oxford University Society here:

Please enter the name of the Venture Scout here:

Please provide additional detail for "Other" here:

Would you like to stay in touch with Entrepreneurship Centre occasional emails?

Agreement

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