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BUILDING A NEW GENERATION OF VENTURES

Building a new generation of ventures and leaders

Oxford Foundry

The Oxford Foundry gives all students and alumni at the University of Oxford, and wider communities, the entrepreneurial and technology skills they need to succeed in their chosen career, and to build and lead purposeful, sustainable ventures that benefit people and the planet.

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Dan Carter’s 'Legends of Leadership', Wednesday 24 November, 8pm GMT, online, open to all

 

 

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Join us for the first event in Dan Carter’s ‘Legends of Leadership’ series. All Blacks sporting legend and OXFO Leader in Practice, Dan Carter, will be in conversation with Reid Hoffman CBE, Co-founder of LinkedIn. 

Livestreamed globally for anyone and everyone – this is an incredible opportunity to gain unique and unparalleled access to leadership advice and insights from two world-renowned leaders in sport and entrepreneurship.

They’ll be discussing powerful and practical lessons on leadership, covering topics such as the synergies between leadership in sport and entrepreneurship, leadership philosophies and applications, the future of leadership, 'the art of winning', the importance of compassion and empathy in leadership, and how we can build the right mindset and skills to succeed within our chosen careers and lead with purpose.

Join us to gain essential lifelong learning and direction, and feel inspired, empowered, and ready to lead and succeed in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world.

The event will be livestreamed at 8pm GMT (12pm PT, 9am NZDT – 25th Nov) with open access across the world.

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Oxford Foundry and FMDQ Global Partnership

The Oxford Foundry and FMDQ Private Markets Limited, Africa’s first vertically integrated financial market infrastructure group, have launched a global partnership to accelerate the growth of Nigeria’s start-up ecosystem and nurture a future generation of young Nigerian leaders in entrepreneurship, through knowledge exchange and collaboration.

Cohort 4

OXFO Elevate Accelerator All Ventures Portfolio

Following the six month intensive accelerator programme, the 32 startups in cohorts 1-3 have raised £51m+, are valued at over £150m, are operating globally and have created over 210 jobs to help rebuild our economy, with cohort 4 due to complete the programme in early November. Meet these inspirational leaders who are driven by purpose, making the world a better and more inclusive place and using tech for good, preventing societal inequalities from widening and building back better. Explore our venture portfolio to meet the teams, see their traction and what OXFO Elevate has meant to them!

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Oxford Foundry's First Cohort of Entrepreneurial Fellows Announced

29 University of Oxford students from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds have been awarded a Fellowship from our OXFO Entrepreneurial Fellowship Initiative, the first of its kind for the University of Oxford, which was announced in The Times in April.

Dan Carter

All Blacks Rugby Legend Dan Carter New Leader in Practice for Oxford Foundry

We’re delighted to announce that Dan Carter, New Zealand All Blacks rugby legend has been appointed as Oxford Foundry Leader in Practice.

In this new role, the first since his retirement, Dan will be providing strategic counsel to OXFO leadership curriculums, launching a flagship new ‘In Conversation series’ with global leaders from different sectors and providing mentorship, skills and training for students, alumni and wider audiences on leading under pressure, developing a growth mindset and building strong, compassionate, resilient teams.