This is an exciting opportunity for students, staff and alumni of the University of Oxford to pitch their ideas to investors and the OSEFx audience. The pitching competition and forum are taking place on Friday 26th February and we are excited to be partnering again with UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) for the event. UKBAA will be sending a selection of investors as well as the Entrepreneurship Centre inviting its own network of investors to evaluate businesses to determine who will win the prize of £10,000.

The business must also fit the following criteria:
Applications are welcome from individuals or teams, but the founding team must contain at least one student, alumnus/a or staff member from the University of Oxford.
The business is incorporated
The business has not generated more than £250,000 in revenue
Businesses from all sectors are welcome to apply
Up to 8 teams will be selected to pitch at the final event at OSEFx. Ventures who are not selected to pitch at the competition may be invited to exhibit their venture on the day.

Application process: Applicants will be shortlisted to pitch at a 1st round selection presentation. The final teams will be selected and provided with pitching training to hone their skills.

The dates and times will be as follows ​(exact timings will be confirmed with each successful individual/team):
Venture interviews – between 4pm and 6pm on Friday 29th Jan
OSEFx pitching event – Friday 26th February (exact timings to be confirmed)
Please note: you will need to be able to commit to all of the above dates for your application to be considered.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 20th Jan.

You must submit a video pitch for your application to be considered.