The Oxford Foundry
The Oxford Foundry was established in 2017 by the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, for the benefit of all students and alumni of the University of Oxford.
Our mission is to build a new generation of ventures that better society, and to nurture more ethical leaders who put people and planet first.
We build Entrepreneurial Leaders and teams:
We’re committed to upskilling the future workforce. We provide our students with opportunities to co-create, collaborate and build solutions to global challenges. We’re on a mission to equip young people with crucial skills, including critical thinking, problem solving, team work and decision making, alongside empowering our future generations to lead with purpose and emotional intelligence, to be more resilient, and to learn from failure.
We build tech skills:
Delivering practical learning opportunities to build skills and understanding in areas such as coding, blockchain and AI, with a particular emphasis on peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchange across academia and industry – globally and locally. We develop thought leadership in tech-enabled questions, such as “How do we ensure AI is diverse and inclusive?”, and “How can we use blockchain technology to universally broaden access to finance?”
We build and accelerate ventures:
Our accelerator, OXFO L.E.V8, is based in the upper floor of the Foundry in the Amersi Foundation accelerator space. Through the accelerator, a select number of startups are provided with co-working space as well as a suite of support to accelerate their growth - all of this is provided at no charge, and without handover of IP from students to the Foundry. The accelerator supports real businesses, is sector-agnostic, and focuses on ventures outside of research, whilst it benefits from being embedded in an established and powerful academic setting. Take a look at our Ventures section for further information.
We build and sustain networks:
We've built a thriving global community of entrepreneurial students, staff, alumni, mentors, advisors and leaders. Our community is open to everyone at Oxford and alumni and we harness the best global talent.
“Via the Foundry, we can enable students to make entrepreneurship an embedded part of their Oxford
education, and to carry that rich experience forward into their futures, whatever they wish to do or achieve post-University.”
education, and to carry that rich experience forward into their futures, whatever they wish to do or achieve post-University.”
Where are we?
The Foundry is open from 8am until 10pm every day of the week, Monday to Sunday.
Located on Hythe Bridge Street, in a building that was once the Oxford Ice Factory, the building is a large, easily accessible, with facilities for co-working, workshops, events, and more.
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You can see our Access Policy here