We're travelling to the fastest-growing startup hubs in the world, and connecting the best early-stage founders to resources and opportunities in Oxford and beyond.
Listen in as we speak to leaders in entrepreneurship and VC speak about their experiences, what motivates them, and what advice they have for founders.
Driving UNIVERSITY INNOVATION - 5 mins with Dr Mairi Gibbs
We had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Mairi Gibbs (https://www.linkedin.com/company/99485807/admin/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_people%3BE%2FKQrzSySHOn%2BTgzxE3mkA%3D%3D#), Chief Executive Officer at Oxford University Innovation (https://www.linkedin.com/company/99485807/admin/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_people%3BE%2FKQrzSySHOn%2BTgzxE3mkA%3D%3D#), for the next episode of our OxFounders Quick Fire series. 🔥
We talked about:
• What innovation looks like in practice
• What universities can and should do to foster entrepreneurship
• Social and impact ventures: what they are, how to approach them, how to fund them
• Founders' work-life balance
• Underhyped technologies to watch out for 👀
Mairi has over 20 years of experience transforming cutting-edge research into successful ventures, and her expertise in this space is unparalleled.
Don't miss her insights. 📈
#Oxford #innovation #startups #entrepreneurship #oxforduniversityinnovation #oxfoundersglobal
3 Apr 2025
India = Tech POWERHOUSE | Deep Dive with Alok Mittal
Introducing the India Show, our brand new collaboration with TiE Delhi-NCR.
Every month, we will be interviewing luminaries from India's startup ecosystem, diving deep into its unique challenges and opportunities, examining rising trends and how to navigate them from the inside both as a founder and as an investor, and taking a closer look at the factors that have shaped India's rise as a tech powerhouse.
Today, we are joined by Alok Mittal, Founder of Indifi, angel investor, mentor, and President of TiE Delhi-NCR.
We talk about what makes India unique as a startup ecosystem, how investors and founders can navigate it from the inside, and the outlook for India in an increasingly competitive global tech sector.Don't miss these insights.
20 Mar 2025
Quick Fire | HOW TO IPO
Should I? Where? How?Join us for 5 minutes with Neil Shah, Head of Tech, Primary Markets at the London Stock Exchange 🔥It was a privilege to hear Neil's insights on:☠️ Are IPOs dead? (spoiler: no!)📊 Is there a right size to IPO?💂♂️ Why London over the US? 🇬🇧as well as key advice for founders at all stages of their startup's growth.Don't miss this eye-opening discussion. 👀
10 Mar 2025
QuickFire | Oxford Professor Thomas Hellmann
Today, we're pleased to sit down with Thomas Hellmann, DP World Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Oxford University's Saïd Business School.Thomas has done extensive research about all parts of the startup ecosystem: from what role universities or foreign investment play, to how founders can make the best choices for their company and the ecosystem. We read several of his papers in preparation for this QuickFire chat and absolutely loved them — We can particularly recommend checking out some of his research on scaling vs selling or on whether government's should focus on founding- or funding-focused policy. Fascinating stuff!This short episode is packed with insights from his research and we're glad to bring it to our audience. Enjoy! 🚀
25 Jan 2025
Quick Fire | Brent Hoberman
"It's a golden age to be an entrepreneur" 🔥👑
We are joined by Brent Hoberman - a titan in the UK and European entrepreneurship ecosystem, Co-Founder of lastminute.com as well as executive chair of Founders Forum Group and Firstminute Capital. Brent has founded and exited 2 unicorns and invested in several more of them.
Listen as he compares being an entrepreneur today to the dotcom boom, gives key words of advice, and makes the case for the future of UK and European tech.
Don't miss his insights 🚀
30 Oct 2024
Quick Fire | Ed Bussey
In this quickfire episode of the OxFounders Global Podcast, we’re joined by Ed Bussey, CEO of Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), the investment fund fund backing Oxford’s most innovative research startups. Ed shares highlights from his fascinating journey, beginning in the British army before launching into entrepreneurship during the dot-com era. As a serial founder with three successful exits, including one of the UK’s earliest e-commerce platforms, figleaves.com, Ed has unique insights into how the startup landscape has evolved and how OSE is backing the next generation of transformative tech.
Listen in as Ed discusses:
The startup journey: then vs. now
OSE’s role in scaling breakthrough ideas
His personal pursuits in extreme sports, from polar treks to mountain climbing
This quickfire episode is packed with actionable advice and inspiration for founders. Don’t miss it!
8 Sept 2024
Deep Dive | How Ankush Sabharwal Scaled CoRover to 1 Billion+ Users
In this episode of The Oxfounders Global Podcast, we sit down with Ankush Sabharwal, founder of CoRover.ai, Asia’s #1 conversational AI platform with over 1 billion users. CoRover.ai offers businesses smart virtual assistants that automate customer support and user engagement, making interactions faster and more intuitive. Ankush also developed BharatGPT, an LLM designed for India’s unique linguistic landscape.
What We Talk About:
The future of AI and why it’s all about making interactions more natural, conversational, and voice-based.
The rise of AI adoption, with tools like ChatGPT helping people embrace AI’s potential, and accept its occasional imperfections.
How CoRover is putting data security first, by ensuring companies’ sovereignty over their data.
Proactive AI—how AI might soon be able to anticipate our needs and act on them without waiting for input.
Tune in to hear Ankush's unique insights on AI's direction and how CoRover is shaping the future of human-AI collaboration.
5 Aug 2024
DEEP DIVE | Inside Malta’s Thriving Startup Scene
This small EU country punches far above its weight when it comes to startups. Often overlooked, Malta has been hard at work building a startup-friendly set of policies as well as a burgeoning entrepreneurial ecosystem. Listen in as we talk to top government officials — as well as a founder who’s recently opened operations there — about the special mix of opportunities and circumstances the island ecosystem has to offer. We were delighted to be joined by three esteemed guests: Kurt Farrugia, CEO of Malta Enterprise, Maria Roberta Rodoligo, Head of Client Relations at Residency Malta, and Scott Francis, Founder and CEO of biometrics startup Trust Stamp.
This podcast was recorded in partnership with Residency Malta.
21 Jul 2024
Deep Dive | How to Expand to Mexico
Ever thought about starting or expanding your business to Mexico? The country is the largest economy in the Spanish-speaking world and is often seen as a gateway to the fast-growing LatAm region. 🇲🇽
Listen is as we speak with Fernando Eraña, Partner (VC and Finance) at Pérez Correa González, one of Mexico's most successful startup law firms, about the unique challenges and opportunities facing companies starting business in the Mexican market.
We go from both an outlook on the health of the startup ecosystem in the country to the specific steps you might need to take to start operations there - don't miss out! 🚀
21 Jul 2024
Quick Fire | Zsuzsanna Hargitai
"Central Asia is waking up" 🌏🚀
Join us at the EBRD's office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where we speak to the Managing Director for Central Asia (and now Managing Director for all SME Finance at the bank), Zsuzsanna Hargitai, about why Central Asia is such an exciting region for entrepreneurship.
Listen in as we discuss the unique opportunities presented by the Central Asian market, the EBRD's steps to facilitate the growth of startups, and the crucial role of the green energy transition in shaping the technological landscape in the region.
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21 Jul 2024
SPECIAL RELEASE | Matt Clifford Uncut
Catch our full conversation with Matt Clifford at EF Bangalore in this special release of our 'Quick Fire' series.
Matt dives into the challenges of AI regulation, as well as highlighting the startups in the EF portfolio that most closely align with his 'boring is king' thesis. 👑
Don't miss all the insights from such an influential figure in the world of entrepreneurship today.
21 Jul 2024
Deep Dive | Design + Entrepreneurship?
Join us and hear from the Chair of Europe's biggest design council, Furkan Demirci, on the fascinating ways in which design and entrepreneurship are linked 👨🎨🚀.
The Turkish Design Council (TDC) is currently leading international efforts for the rebuilding of Türkiye's Hatay province, following the devastating Türkiye-Syria earthquakes in February 2023. A key part of this monumental undertaking involves co-ordinating a vast network of design entrepreneurs who are hard at work to rebuild crucial buildings and infrastructure in the province.
Don't miss Furkan's fascinating insights.
This podcast was recorded in November 2023.
21 Jul 2024
Quick Fire | Matt Clifford
We caught up (in BANGALORE 🇮🇳!) with Matt Clifford, Co-Founder of Entrepreneur First, Chair of ARIA (UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency), and most recently the PM's Special Representative to the AI Safety Summit.
Listen in as he tells us
• What's his most counterintuitive advice for founders
• What boring company he would build
• What's his favourite ARIA project
• Which historical figure would've made a great founder
It was a privilege to sit down with Matt and listen to his insights. Don't miss the full conversation also specially released here, where we delve into the challenges of AI regulation, as well as hear more about promising projects in the EF portfolio.
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21 Jul 2024
Quick Fire | Prof. Pinar Ozcan
"The regulation of technology will shape the future of entrepreneurship" 🔥
We are thrilled to host Pinar Ozcan, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Oxford University, for another episode of our 5-min chats.
Listen in as she talks about her research, the future of startups and technology in the next ten years, and top tips for founders building across sectors. Find the uncut version on our YouTube channel.
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21 Jul 2024
Quick Fire | Laura McGinnis
"Emerging according to who?" 🌍
We are joined by Laura McGinnis, Principal at Balderton Capital.
Balderton is one of Europe's biggest venture funds, with over $5bn in AUM.
Listen in as we talk about the opportunities for "emerging" markets (and whether that term is actually useful), the big trends to emerge in the next ten years, and predictions on the future of technology in education.
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20 Jul 2024
Quick Fire | George Robson
"It's a great time to found a great company" 🚀
George is Partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the world's biggest venture capital firms. Join us and listen to what he's putting his money on in the next ten years, his thoughts on the role of education in creating the next generation of entrepreneurs, and key advice for founders building today. 🔥
Plus, which historical figure does he want to have dinner with?
Don't miss his insights.
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