Oxford Entrepreneurs Explained

Oxford Entrepreneurs
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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).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Exploring Entrepreneurship. Blundel. Richard. Lockett. Nigel. Wang. Catherine. 2017-10-16. SAGE. 9781526418579. en.
  2. Web site: Oxford university looks to raise its game with start-up hub. Financial Times. en-GB. 2019-05-12.
  3. News: Oxford aims for 'number one tech hub' title. Piesing. Mark. 2015-01-16. Wired UK. 2019-05-12. 1357-0978.
  4. Web site: London startup Onfido: background checks for the 21st century. 2015-04-23. Tech.eu. en-US. 2019-05-12.
  5. News: Google buys UK startup Plink . The Guardian . 12 April 2010 . London . Jemima . Kiss . 12 April 2010.
  6. News: Student entrepreneurs frustrated by lack of funding . The Guardian . 2012 . 5 May 2012 . London .
  7. Web site: Tech disruptors, Tom Blomfield, founder of Monzo Bank: his story. 2019-07-31. Information Age. en. 2019-09-04.
  8. Web site: 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. Hamilton. Isobel Asher. Business Insider. 2019-09-04.
  9. Web site: How MBA courses offer fresh thinking for students. Moules. Jonathan. 2015-10-14. Financial Times. en-GB. 2019-05-12.
  10. News: From Oxford to Silicon Valley . BBC . 26 May 2008 . Kulveer . Taggar . 26 March 2008.
  11. News: Quid CEO Bob Goodson on Having A Backup Plan. Vu. Thuy. 15 December 2016. Business Rockstars. 18 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220224953/http://www.businessrockstars.com/2016/12/15/quid-ceo-bob-goodson-on-having-a-backup-plan/. 20 December 2016. dead. Nasdaq.
  12. Web site: UK tech firm GroupSpaces secures $1.3m. 2010. growingbusiness.co.uk. 7 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20130328055824/http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/uk-tech-firm-groupspaces-secures-1-3m.html. 28 March 2013. dead.
  13. Web site: GroupSpaces Raises Six Figure Funding to Revolutionise Group Management Systems. https://archive.today/20120909105540/http://www.oxei.co.uk/news.php?item=4&sl=10. dead. 9 September 2012. 2008. oxei.co.uk. 25 February 2008.
  14. News: Thomas Whitfield: The Oxford student who plans to make baldness a thing of the past. Tyler. Richard. 16 January 2009. The Daily Telegraph. 23 July 2012. London.
  15. News: Thomas Whitfield's German roots help hair loss product launch. Tyler. Richard. 9 January 2011. The Daily Telegraph. 23 July 2012. London.
  16. Web site: TechCrunch: UK's Onfido raises $25M as it brings its background checking platform to the US.

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