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Professor Kylie Vincent, NED of HydRegen
Kylie Vincent is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a cofounder and Non-Executive Director of the University of Oxford spinout company HydRegen
Lucinda Scharff, Clinical Specialist at Google
Lucinda Scharff is a Clinical Specialist at Google, working in the health product area. Her role is to work alongside product and engineering teams to build safe, first-class medical products,
Ben Waterman, Co-Founder of Strabo
Ben Waterman, 2021 Said Business School alumnus, is the co-founder of Strabo, a personal finance platform for internationals.
Nicola McConville, Partner at Taylor Vinters
Nicola is a Partner at Taylor Vinters, an international law firm focusing on innovation and disruption with offices in Oxford, London, Cambridge and Singapore.
Danae Maragouthakis, Founder and CEO of Yoxly
Danae is the CEO of Yoxly, a venture that provides a range of remote sexual health services through an ecosystem designed to give users more convenience, privacy, accessibility, and control.
Dr Assia Kasdi, CEO of Milvus Advanced Ltd
Dr Assia Kasdi is a CEO of Milvus Advanced Ltd and pioneered a nano-material catalyst made of Earth-abundant materials.
Louis Wright, Founder of OxBikes
OxBikes creates a circular economy, reducing waste and making bicycles more affordable which in turn promotes green transport in the city of Oxford.
Carrie Lomas, CEO of EYFSHome and Brand Conscience
Carrie Lomas runs two ‘purpose with profit’ companies, one in EdTech (educational technology) and the other in sustainability for retail, which connects consumers to their buying choices.
Joana Lenkova, founder of Futures Forward Ltd
Joana Lenkova is the founder of Futures Forward Ltd. Futures Forward is a strategy and futures consultancy company founded in 2019.
Anna Richards, Founder of Maymessy
Anna Richards is the founder and Director of Maymessy, a social enterprise which supports young people in need through bespoke cookery classes and wellness activities
Dr Cathy Hua Ye, co-founder of Ivy Farm Technologies
Dr Cathy Ye, an Oxford alumna (DPhil, 2005), is an Associate Professor in Engineering Science as well as the co-founder of Ivy Farm Technologies.
Daisy Allington, co-founder of Cognitant
Daisy Allington is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Cognitant – a health-technology start-up that aims to improve patient education.
Zhanet Zaharieva, co-founder of Quantum Dice Ltd
Dr Zhanet Zaharieva, a St Cross College, Oxford alumna (DPhil, 2018), is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Quantum Dice Ltd. Founded in 2019
Rebecca Gingell, Finance and Operations Director of Meshworks
Rebecca Gingell is the Finance and Operations Director of Meshworks, a subsidiary of an advanced materials and 3D-printing company
Sian Gaskell, Managing Director of CubanEight
Sian Gaskell is the Managing Director of award-winning & fast-growing PR agency CubanEight.
Susan Burton, CEO of Classlist
Susan Burton is the CEO and founder of Classlist, a rapidly expanding community app for school parents
Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, founder of LitHits
Kirsten is founder of LitHits, a digital reading venture that aims to break down barriers to reading
Aarti Jagannath, Founder of Circadian Therapeutics
Aarti is the founder of Circadian Therapeutics where she coordinates preclinical work and strategizes the next steps forward along the development pipeline
Victoria Close, Co-founder of Oxford Code Lab
Victoria is the Co-founder of Oxford Code Lab which she set-up with her husband. Their vision is to develop a product for charities to help manage their work more efficiently.
Martine I. Abboud, Founder of Creo Incubator
Martine is the founder of Creo Incubator; a start-up that provides gamified and interactive entrepreneurial and business know-how education.
Wenmiao Yu, Co-Founder of Quantum Dice Ltd
Wenmiao Yu, co-founder of Quantum Dice, a pioneering high-speed and secure Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG).
Rachel Hammond, Founder of eEdge
Rachel Hammond is the founder and Director of eEdge, who run training courses and offer professional urban design consultancy.
Raghav Agarwal, founder of FIREUP
Raghav Agarwal is a cookware insider, entrepreneur, and former MBA student who founded FIREUP, which produces innovative and aesthetic cookware
Christopher Kong, co-founder of Better Nature
Christopher Kong is the co-founder of Better Nature, a leading tempeh brand.
R. A. Williams, Founder of RWilliamsCoaching
R. A. Williams is the founder of a Business Coaching practice, RWilliamsCoaching.
Charlotte Hochman, Empowerment and innovation expert
Charlotte Hochman is an empowerment and innovation expert working across sectors and through entrepreneurship on the question of agency.
Gabriella Hakim, CEO and co-founder of VacTrack
Gabriella is the CEO and co-founder of VacTrack; a digital patient-centric platform that provides seamless vaccine tracking and guidance.
Julia de Boinville, co-founder, The Anti-Slavery Collective
Julia de Boinville is the co-founder of The Anti-Slavery Collective, raising awareness of human trafficking
Andrea Stykkert, EO at NABIO, co-founder of Vitagum
Andrea is the executive director at NABIO, a non-profit working to support women groups into commercial agriculture.
Montana Butsch, Founder of Spotivity
Montana Butsch is Founder of spotivity, a marketplace that supports after school programs to increase enrolment and participation rates
Katy Brown, Co-founder and MD, Skylark Works
Katy Brown is the co-founder and Managing Director of Skylark Works, helping businesses do good and charities do business
Simi Lindgren, Founder and CEO of YUTYBAZAR
Simi Lindgren is the Founder and CEO of the YUTYBAZAR, an AI-driven beauty marketplace helping conscious beauty shoppers find the right products
Harriet Lester, founder of VitaGUM
Harriet Lester is the founder of VitaGUM, a vitamin infused chewing gum that provides essential nutrition and improves oral healthcare in refugee populations
Martina Hadrovic Sinthalapadi, Programme Lead, Panacea Stars
Panacea Stars is an innovative translation platform that helps sci-entreprenuers to transform their research findings into thriving companies
Sofiia Verkhoturova, founder of Unbox
Sofiia Verkhorturova is the founder of Unbox, a platform that offers students a unified career discovery experience from the day they step onto university campus to the day they graduate.
Matt Thomason, founder of The Witney SEO Guy
Matt Thomason is the founder of Witney SEO Guy, a Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Pay-Per-Click (PPC) and Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) consultancy.
Marthe Naudts, CEO & Founder of Oxford Business Review
Marthe Naudts is the CEO and Founder of the Oxford Business Review, aiming to provide all students with the insights, skills and community needed to thrive in the world of business
Aunnie Patton Power , Angel Investor and author
Aunnie Patton Power is an academic, advisor, and angel investor.
Laure Sylvie Loutala M’polo, founder & CEO, Lady Boss Events
Laure Sylvie Loutala M’polo is the founder and CEO of Lady Boss Events.
Mira Kassouf, co-founder of Innovation Forum, Oxford
Mira Kassouf co-founded the Innovation Forum Oxford, a platform that offers inspiration, education and support for entrepreneurially-minded/curious scientists
Leslie Kenny, Founder & CEO, Oxford Healthspan
Leslie is the Founder and CEO of Oxford Healthspan, a nutraceutical company based on Oxford research into healthy aging compounds.
Angie Lang, founder of Swirlit
Angie Lang is the founder of beverage company Swirlit, with the aim to provide alternatives to sugary and acidic drinks with a focus on oral health.
Jasmine Richards, founder of StoryMix
Jasmine Richards is the founder of StoryMix a children's book incubator with a social purpose that creates stories with inclusive casts of characters.
Libby Wood, Associate Director for Programmes, Entrepreneurship Centre, Saïd Business School
Libby Wood is the Associate Director for Programmes, Entrepreneurship Centre, Saïd Business School
Jennifer Wanyi Jia, Founder of Emporsand
Jennifer Wanyi Jia is the founder of Emporsand, a social venture started in 2019 with the aim of empowering women through the provision of sustainable and affordable menstrual products.
Julia Mallaby, Co-Founder & CEO of Bimble
Julia Mallaby is the co-founder & CEO of Bimble, a digital platform for listing the places you love.
Michelle Miles, Founder of Sustainable Wedding Alliance
Michelle Miles is the founder of Sustainable Wedding Alliance: a purpose driven organisation driving sustainable change in the wedding industry.
Nikita Patel, Co-Founder & CEO of Fortify Health
Nikita Patel is the co-founder and CEO of Fortify Health, an evidence-driven nutrition organisation working in India aiming to address the issue of micronutrient deficiencies.
Shawn McQueen-Ruggeiro, Co-Founder of CareerPoint
Shawn McQueen-Ruggeiro is the founder of CareerPoint; the very first online career advancement platform aimed at young professionals 5-10 years after graduating university.
Professor Simonetta Manfredi, Associate Dean for Research & Knowledge Exchange Business School, Oxford Brookes University
Simonetta Manfreddi is the Associate Dean for Research & Knowledge Exchange Business School at Oxford Brookes University and project lead focusing on the underrepresentation of women scientists as founders of universities spin-out companies.
Fiona Reid, Founder of Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Fiona Reid is the founder and former Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Saïd Business School.
Shelley Meagher, Founder of Magdalen Means Business
Shelley Meagher is the Founder of Magdalen Means Business Enterprise and Innovation Network, supporting entrepreneurship and leading initiatives in entrepreneurship.
Nicki Campling, Ecosystem Manager of Barclays Eagle Labs
Nicki Campling is the ecosystem manager at Barclays Eagle Labs which helps to support start-ups to innovate and grow.
Iva Fattorini, founder of Artocene
Iva Fattorini is the founder of Artocene, a company that integrates the healing power of the arts with medicine.
Melinda Kenneway, Founder & CEO of Kudos
Melinda Kenneway is the founder & CEO of Kudos, a platform which enables researchers to share their research outside of the academic sphere.
Candice Hampson, CEO Co-Founder of Liminal Health
Candice Hampson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Liminal Health which connects people affected by chronic conditions to remote health coaches and personalised content, providing them with the support needed for better outcomes.
Jane Jasmine Saword and Tanya Nyadzayo, Co-founders of Her Packages
Jane Jasmine Saword and Tanya Nyadzayo are Co-founders of Her packages providing women in sub-Saharan Africa and migrant women in Europe with sanitary products and hygiene equipment.
Selma Studer, Founder of GONG
Selma Studer is the founder of GONG, a wellness venture aimed at helping people to relax and find a sense of calm through gong baths.
Aneeta Madhavan, Co-founder of Talking Cranes
Aneeta Madhavan is the co-founder of Talking Cranes, a Diversity & Inclusion start up working with companies to develop, advance and retain talent from diverse backgrounds and experiences,
Maria Pousa, Partner, Aletta Angels
Maria Pousa is a partner in Aletta Angels, an angel investment collective investing in early stage start-ups that empower women.
Priya Oberoi, Founder of Oberoi Capital Partners Ltd
Priya Oberoi is the founder and Managing Partner of Oberoi Capital Partners Limited, a boutique firm providing third-party fundraising and positioning expertise in the Middle East.
Lily Elsner, Head of Strategy, Arctoris
Lily is the Head of Strategy at Arctoris, the world’s first fully automated drug discovery platform.
Beth Plant, Co-founder of SafeBangle Ltd.
Beth Plant is the co-founder SafeBangle Ltd which makes and sells protection alarms in the form of a bracelet, with in-built GPS and SMS functions.
Nara Orban, Chief Operating Officer of Phaim Pharma Ltd.
Dr Nara Orban is the Chief Operating Officer of the Phaim Pharma Ltd and is responsible for the regulatory, tax, compliance, communication and accounting aspects of Phaim Pharma Ltd.
Becky Fishman, Communications Consultant
Becky Fishman is an independent communications consultant, specialising in ventures and SMEs
Angela Hobbs, CEO of Wilkinson Hall
Angela Hobbs is the CEO of Wilkinson Hall, a consultancy business based in Oxford
Maria Gureeva, Founder of Earth of Maria
Maria Gureeva is the founder of Earth of Maria, a recipe website with a focus on flavourful vegan comfort food for busy people.
Asha Bayliss, Founder of Oxonia Solutions
Asha Bayliss is the founder of Oxonia Solutions, a virtual assistant services business.
Barbara Hammond, CEO of the Low Carbon Hub
Barbara Hammond is the CEO of the Low Carbon Hub, a group of social enterprises that all work together in Oxfordshire
Diana Torgersen, Venture Investor at Novo Holdings
Diana Torgersen is a Venture Investor at Novo Holdings, a world-leading life science investor with a focus on creating long-term value
Maria Rotilu, MD of the Oxford Seed Fund
Maria Rotilu is the current MD of the Oxford Seed Fund, a student-led VC (Venture Capital) body that invests in Oxford-affiliated startups every year.
Sarah Barratt Ball, Director of Oxford’s Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
Sarah Barratt Ball is the Director of Oxford’s Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global programme that mentors massively scalable, seed stage, science and deep-tech ventures.
Chibugo (Chi) Okafor, Founder and CEO of Kendake Honey
Chibugo Okafor is the founder and CEO of Kendake Honey, a social enterprise focused on utilising the apiculture sector to provide job opportunities for women and youth
Alan Roth, Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence, University of Oxford
Alan Roth is the Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Oxford
Zeenith Ebrahim, Founder of Jamiilife
Zeenith Ebrahim is the founder of Jamii Life, a technology platform that connects health workers with people that can’t care for themselves in low-income South African and African communities
Natalia Efremova, Co-founder of Deep Planet
Natalia Efremova is co-founder of Deep Planet, a company which applies machine learning and satellite imagery for precision agriculture
Laura Johnson Blair, Chief Strategy Officer of Farmforce
Laura Johnson Blair is chief strategy officer of Farmforce, enabling transparent sourcing from smallholder and medium-scale farmers in developing markets.
Kate Thiers, Co-founder of I-Drop Water Holdings
Kate Thiers is co-founder of I-Drop Water Holdings, an innovative social impact company in the African retail drinking water market
Hema Vallabh, Co-Founder and CEO of WomEng
Hema Vallabh is the CEO of WomEng and WomHub, assisting women in engineering and across STEM fields in order to combat gender discrimination.
Ishveen Jolly, Founder of OpenSponsorship
Ishveen Jolly is the founder and CEO of OpenSponsorship, the largest two-sided marketplace for sports sponsorship which helps connect brands to athletes.
Sheen Gurrib, Co-founder of ReShape Co
Sheen Gurrib is the Co-founder of ReShape Co, one of the world’s largest non-profit consulting groups catering to SMEs.
Natalya Vilyavina, UK Chapter Lead at the Oxford Entrepreneurs Network
Natalya Vilyavina is the UK Chapter Lead and Executive Board member at the Oxford Entrepreneurs Network
Anna Cleland, Founder of Work-Happy
Anna Cleland is the founder of Work-Happy, a platform which equips individuals to take control of their happiness at work
Katerina Spranger, CEO and Founder of Oxford Heartbeat
Dr Katerina Spranger is an Oxford alumnus who is now CEO and Founder of Oxford Heartbeat, making cardiovascular surgeries safer and more accurate.
Avery Bang, President and CEO of Bridges to Prosperity
Avery Bang is Founder of Bridges to Prosperity, providing infrastructure to connect over 1.2 million rural people with education, healthcare and job opportunities.
Vimbai Chagonda, Founder of Belle Vita Fashions
Vimbai Chagonda is Cofounder of Betvel limited operating as Belle Vita Fashions, a fashion boutique in Zimbabwe.
Placi Espejo, Head of Business Development at Oxford Technology Park
Placi Espejo is the Head of Business Development at Oxford Technology Park, one of the newest Science and Technology hubs in the county
Napala Pratini, Co-founder of Habitual
Napala Pratini is co-founder of Habitual, a behavioural change technology company
Maneesha Wijesinghe, Founder of Kola Project
Maneesha Wijesinghe, Founder of Kola Project, aiming to modernise consumer retail to be waste-free and customer-centric
Fiona Story, University Relationship Manager for Oxford University Innovation
Fiona Story is the University Relationship Manager for Oxford University Innovation, spreading the word about the work OUI does within the University
Alexa Virdi, Co-founder of Super Sapiens
Alexa Virdi is co-founder of Super Sapiens, a social enterprise creating fun and educational inclusive card games.
Justine Shaw, Co-founder of Literati & Light
Justine Shaw is the co-founder of Literati & Light, creators of eco-friendly home fragrances inspired by great works of literature.
María Zubeldía, Head of the Entrepreneurship Centre, Said Business School
María Zubeldía leads the Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Robyn Fukumoto, Strategic Design Lead at BCG Digital Ventures
Robyn Fukumoto is Strategic Design Lead at BCG Digital Ventures and Co-founder of Lani & Kai, a sustainable sunscreen.
Sarah Haywood, Managing Director for Advanced Oxford
Sarah Haywood is the Managing Director for Advanced Oxford, a membership group bringing together Oxfordshire companies, institutions and organisations focused on innovation and knowledge-related business.
Jennifer Manson, Chief Operating Officer of Podium
Jennifer Manson is Chief Operating Officer of Podium, a community-moderated social network solving the problems of abuse, misinformation and toxicity online.
Olivia Durand and Paula Larsson, Co-founders of Uncomfortable Oxford
Olivia Durand and Paula Larsson are co-founders of Uncomfortable Oxford, a social enterprise that runs 'uncomfortable' history tours, workshops and events.
Sharmita Stokes, Founder of MumsCorp
Sharmita Stokes is Founder of MumsCorp, an online platform which helps busy mums find professional services from a network of qualified local mums.
Ani Haykuni, Founder and CEO of VANN
Ani Haykuni is Founder of VANN, a digital health platform providing cancer patients with the tools to self-monitor vital information and mental health states.
Bronwyn Dugtig, Programme Manager at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Bronwyn Dugtig is the Programme Manager for Developing Talent at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Said Business School.
Dr Nicola Nice, Founder and CEO of Pomp & Whimsy
Nicola Nice is Founder of Pomp & Whimsy, a classically distilled gin updated for a contemporary palate that is inspired by women, for women.
Adjoa Adjei-Twum, Founder and CEO of EBII group
Adjoa Adjei-Twum is the Founder of EBII group, offering education and expert consulting services, supporting diversification and growth in emerging markets.
Samuel A Diaz Pulgar, Co-founder of Nutriendo El Futuro
Samuel Diaz Pulgar is Co-Founder of Nutriendo El Futuro' (NEF), an organization that, for the past two and a half years, has fed and provided education to children in Venezuela.
Viktoryia Shautsova, Founder of SkyLimit
Viktoryia Shautsova is Founder of SkyLimit, a social impact venture combining science-backed content, interactive self-reflection tools, and social learning.
Prerna Wadikar, Founder of Jeeva Global
Prerna Wadikar is Founder of Jeeva Global, accelerating livelihoods through portable affordable energy using lithium-ion battery technology.
Leon Rodin, CEO and Co-Founder of MyMynd
Leon is CEO of MyMynd, a digital mental health platform built around a holistic individual assessment of mental health and wellbeing for individuals.
Grace Baghdadi, Co-Founder of Females for Finance (F^3)
Grace Baghdadi, Co-Founder of Females for Finance (F^3), aims to bridge the male-female wealth gap by providing a free online program to high-achieving high school girls.
Mark S Thompson, Founder of OxVent
Mark Thompson is Founder of OxVent, a social venture with the object of making low cost ventilator technology available in low middle income countries.
Halimah Omogiafo, Founder and CEO of Koody
Halimah Omogiafo is the Founder of Koody, an online marketplace for financial advice making it cheaper and more accessible.
Louise Webster, Founder of The Curious Bear Club
Louise Webster is Founder of The Curious Bear Club, a fun and interactive virtual coffee club bringing people together to learn about, discuss, and drink fantastic coffee.
Alexander Wankel, founder of Rooted Quinoa MilQ
Alexander Wankel is the Founder of Rooted Quinoa MilQ that creates milk-free "MilQ" made with peruvian quinoa.
Tejal Lodhia, Founder and Director of Senzill Travels Ltd
Tejal Lodhia is the founder and director of Senzill Travels Ltd which provides unbiased and value for money travel options.
Matt Woolford, Founder and CEO Trendineer
Matt Woolford is Founder and CEO Trendineer, a new online store that supports all types of businesses and promotes sales.
Kannan Ganga, Founder and CEO of YellowNest
Kannan Ganga is Founder of YellowNest, an early years education business providing affordable high quality education to all in the UK.
Rafael Guper, Co-Founder of UJJI
Rafael Guper is Co-Founder of UJJI, a gamified, personal growth mobile tool combining the latest research and advances in neuroscience & AI.
Noël Duan, Founder and CEO of Argos & Artemis
Noël Duan is founder of Argos & Artemis, the first global community and lifestyle platform designed to inform and inspire dog parents.
Sarah Tress, Founder of Loop Cushion
Sarah Tress founded Loop Cushion which is developing low-cost inflatable wheelchair seat cushions from bicycle inner tubes for use in low-resource contexts.
Ebunlomo Azeez, Founder of Oxfurnished
Ebun is the Founder of Oxfurnished, a platform to revolutionise and provide environmentally-friendly furniture options for short-term use.
Simon Yates, Founder of DigiVue
Simon Yates is the Founder of DigiVue aiming to address attendance and engagement issues in students and make a positive impact.
Ellis Parry, CEO and Co-founder of neumind
Ellis is CEO and co-founder of neumind - a company dedicated to improving the lives of people with cognitive impairments.
Nathania Aritao, Founder of TAYO
Nathania Aritao is Founder of TAYO International, providing financial education and management tools made for migrant workers.
Huw Evans, Co-Founder and CEO of nanovert
Huw Evans is the CEO of nanovert, a platform boosting the value of business promotions with authentic exposure from local nano-influencers.
Stephen Ringler, Founder & CEO of Space Store
Stephen Ringler, Founder of Space Store, an experiential retail store and café which aims to bring space to everyone, everywhere, every day.
Spencer Beckman, Founder of Beckman
Spencer Beckman is the Founder of Beckman Automobiles, a new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer.
Rosa Arias-Yague, Founder of EGALVIA
Rosa Arias-Yague, Founder of EGALVIA, aims to end discrimination, making learning and work environments more inclusive.
Rodrigo Montenegro, Co-founder and CEO of Gamma Wave Technologies Ltd
Rodrigo Montenegro is the CEO of Gamma Wave Technologies Ltd, a start-up that applies neuroscience insight in the field of sleep.
Tami Majeed, CEO of Nigelle de Crѐte
Tami Majeed is the CEO of Nigelle de Crѐte, a new luxury skincare start up taking consumers back to nature.
Henry Majed, Co-founder of MyMynd
Henry Majed is a co-founder of MyMynd, a digital health platform tackling the rising challenge of mental health & wellbeing.
Mike Karim, CEO and co-founder of Oxford Endovascular Ltd
Mike Karim is CEO of Oxford Endovascular Ltd, a spinout from Oxford University developing a revolutionary medical device to cure brain aneurysms.
Jack Replinger, Founder of Positive Physics and One Classroom
Jack Replinger is founder of Positive Physics, an online learning platform aiming to make physics accessible to students of all backgrounds.
Daniel McMahon, CEO of 1715 Labs
Daniel McMahon is CEO of 1715 Labs, taking the technology behind the citizen science project Zooniverse.org to commercial applications.
Nessa Carey, Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at University of Oxford
Nessa Carey is a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at Oxford University who facilitates the route to impact through scientific research.
Joy Foster, Founder of TechPixies
Joy Foster is Founder of TechPixies, upskilling women with tech for returning to the world of work, changing careers, or starting a business.
Jessica Bruce, Founder of Run3D
Jessica Bruce is Founder of Run3D, who has developed a powerful and scientifically accurate way to analyse and prevent running injuries.
Ashley Cavers, Founder of The Wonky Food Co
Ashley is a co-founder of The Wonky Food Company, which makes products from imperfect and surplus fruit and veg.
Ruthe Farmer, Co-Founder of Last Mile Education Fund
Ruthe Farmer built and scaled up NCWIT Aspirations in Computing, a multifaceted programme for women and girls in computer science.
Rosie Jacobs and Anna Munday, Founders of Independent Oxford
Rosie Jacobs and Anna Munday set Independent Oxford up in 2015 and showcase the best indie businesses in Oxford.
Paula Skokowski, CMO at Incognia and Co-Founder of Oxford Angel Fund
Paula Skokowski is currently Chief Marketing Officer at Incognia, and a co-founder and investment manager of the Oxford Angel Fund.
Bhavini Patel, CEO and Co-founder of BeamData
Bhavini is CEO of BeamData, a civic tech venture that improves the data capacity of social enterprises and local governments.
Lauren Xie, Co-Founder of Lively Worlds
Lauren Xie is co-founder of Lively Worlds, a think-and-do tank that engages in research, education in order to create a regenerative future.
Elizabeth Filippouli, CEO of Global Thinkers Forum
Elizabeth Filippouli is CEO of Global Thinkers Forum, facilitating accountable leadership, women’s empowerment and youth development.
Carolyn Hicks, CFO of Brill Power
Carolyn Hicks is the Chief Finance and Operations Officer at Brill Power, a spin-out company from the University of Oxford specialises in limiting battery wastage by extending the life-time of lithium-ion battery packs.
Julie Macken, Founder of Neve’s Bees
Julie Macken is ‘Deputy Queen Bee’ at Neve’s Bees, a 100% natural skincare brand made from their bees’ beeswax.
Mehak Mumtaz, Co-founder and COO of Intelligent Lab on Fiber (iLoF)
Dr Mehak Mumtaz is Co-founder and COO of Intelligent Lab on Fiber (iLoF), a platform using artificial intelligence and photonics to build a cloud-based library of diseases biomarkers and biological profiles
Sara Fernandez, CEO of Oxford Hub
Sara Fernandez is CEO of Oxford Hub, a local charity that brings people and organisations together to make Oxford a better place.
Alice Curry, founder of Lantana Publishing
Alice Curry is founder and CEO of Lantana Publishing, a company promoting diversity and inclusion in children’s literature.
Ros Deegan, CEO of OMass Therapeutics
Ros Deegan is the CEO of OMass Therapeutics, using biophysical technology to push drug discovery for genetic diseases and immunology
Stephanie Gnissios, cofounder of Climate Risk Services
Stephanie Gnissios is the cofounder of Climate Risk Services, which supports its clients in responding and adapting to the physical, technological, regulatory, and social impacts of climate change
Marja Verbon, cofounder of Jump
Marja is co-founder of Jump, an online platform and marketplace helping jobseekers find the right employment, and businesses find the ...
Ludmila Milla, founder of UJJI
Ludmila Milla is the founder of UJJI, a platform supporting its users in actively but securely working towards their goals
Julian Cottee, cofounder of OxGrow, Cultivate and Good Food Oxford
Julian Cottee is the cofounder of OxGrow, Cultivate and Good Food Oxford
Ed Rosser, Founder of NX Magazine
Ed Rosser is the founder and creative director of NX Magazine, which strives to inspire and educate by showcasing and engaging members of the next generation through interviews, articles and features.
Ben Thompson, Founder of Thompson & Terry Recruitment
Ben founded Thompson & Terry Recruitment in 2014 with a innovative, refreshing outlook on the recruitment industry.
Dr Martin-Immanuel Bittner, CEO of Arctoris
Martin-Immanuel Bittner is the CEO of Arctoris, the world's first fully automated drug discovery platform, that he cofounded in Oxford.
Mofe Binitie, Co-Founder of The Oxford Green Partnership Ltd
Mofe Binitie is Co-founder of the Oxford Green Partnership ("OGP"), leveraging data and design to develop fintech products focused on the green economy.
Ella Barrington, Founder of Corse Concierge
Ella Barrington is Founder of Corse Concierge, a project management and business support consultancy based in Greatworth, North Oxfordshire.
Puja Balachander & Katherine Tredinnick, Co-founders of Devie
Puja Balachander and Katherine Tredinnick launched Devie in March 2020, a social enterprise with a mission to close the school readiness gap that starts in the early years.
Kabir Bali, Co-founder of Jumpstart
Kabir Bali is Founder of Jumpstart, a graduate scheme for top Russell group students, providing graduates with an alternative to the traditional graduate programmes.
Hannah Pye, Founder of Hello Hann Photography
Hannah is an Oxford-based freelance photographer & designer with a passion for social enterprise and sustainable business.
Nicholas Russell, Entrepreneur-in-Residence on the Conception X programme.
Nicholas Russell is Entrepreneur-in-Residence on the Conception X programme. Conception X creates deep tech startups from PhD research.
Cedric Maforimbo, Founder of Weed2Pesticide
Cedric is the Founder of Weed2Pesticide, a social enterprise building a rural community-driven supply industry for pesticides.
Montana Butsch, Founder of spotivity
Montana Butsch is Founder of spotivity, a dynamic marketplace platform and personal utility app., aiming to change the way teens live, work, and play.
Leah Spasova, Founder and CEO of LIFESEXPERTS
Leah Spasova is the Founder of LIFESEXPERTS, specialising in sex and relationships education for adults.
Tobias Halloran, Co-founder of Pidge
Toby is the co-founder of Pidge, a software platform for the sports, fitness and wellbeing ecosystem.
Olivia Sibony, Head Of Impact Investment at Seedtribe
Liv is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of a food-tech startup, GrubClub.
Tiancun Xiao, Co-founder of Oxford Sustainable Fuels
Tiancn co-founded Oxford Sustainable Fuels with Prof. Peter Edwards, based on their research in chemical recycling of waste plastics.
Maggie Chen, Co-founder of Girls in Charge Initiative
Maggie is a serial entrepreneur and a full-time Oxford student.
Olivia Munk, Founder of Part of the Night
Olivia is the founder of Part of the Night, a theatre company that supports people who identify as female, trans and non-binary.
Alex Barnes, Co-founder of Lanterne
Alex is the co-founder of Lanterne, an online platform showing the safest routes in conflict zones.
Tom Shopland, Co-founder of Trail Unknown
Tom is a co-founder of Trail Unknown, providing adventure tours for mountain bikers.
Lilia Stoyanov, CEO of Transformify
Lilia Stoyanov is Chief Executive Officer and Angel Investor at Transformify.
Trang Tran, COO of Archangel Imaging
Trang is currently working as the interim COO at Archangel Imaging.
Ali Cigari, Co-founder and lead engineer at Wattson Blue
Ali is the Co-founder and Lead Engineer at Wattson Blue.
Aniruddha Voruganti, Co-founder of Students for Students
Ani Voruganti is a medical student at the University of Oxford, and Co-founder of Students for Students.
Bunmi Ayeh, Co-founder of The Loop
Bunmi Ayeh is a University of Oxford alumna, and fashion entrepreneur.
Swati Kanoi, Co-founder of Wallaroo
Swati is co-founder of WALLAROO, a food company dedicated to challenging our idea of clean snacking.
Jake Backus, Co-founder of Common Ground Cafe and Study Space
Jake Backus is a Visiting Senior Member of Linacre College, Managing Director of Empathy Sustainability, and co-founder of Common Ground.
Nix Ticehurst, Founder of Nixercise – a breath of fresh air
Nix is the Founder of Nixercise, a refreshingly realistic approach to health, fitness and nutrition.
Jamie Dundas, CEO of The Refinery London
Jamie is the CEO of The Refinery London, a collection of workspaces across London.
Elspeth Briscoe, CEO Founder Learning with Experts
Elspeth Briscoe is the CEO and Founder of Learning with Experts.
Spyridon Pavlos, Co-founder of IRmage
Spyridon Pavlos is the Co-founder of IRmage, an affordable remote sensing vision system.
Nicolai Thomson, Founder of Tosca Money
Nicolai Thomson is the Founder of Tosca Money, an app which allows you to grow your savings faster by sharing your goals with friends.
David Jackson, Founder and CEO of Oxtex
David is the Founder and CEO of Oxtex Limited, an early stage medical device company that was spun out from the University of Oxford in 2011.
Andrew Beale, Co-founder of Finden
Prof. Andrew Beale is the Co-founder of Finden, a scientific consultancy company.
Ronit Kanwar, CEO and Co-founder of Empower Energy
Ronit Kanwar is the CEO and Co-founder of Empower Energy, a social enterprise start-up which provides electricity in India.
Lampson Leung, inventor and founder of Clipmatic
Lampson Leung is the Founder of Clipmatic, a company that specialises in spiral notebook accessories.
Dong Xie, Founder of CodeRobin Ltd
Dong Xie is the Founder of CodeRobin Ltd., a small software company based in Oxford.
Ben Davison, Founder of Salient
Ben Davison is the Founder of Salient, a startup developing professional post workout clothing.
William Cotton, Founder and Managing Director of TrustonTap Ltd
William Cotton, is the Founder and Managing Director of TrustonTap Ltd.
Harry Hall, Founder of UniCups
Harry Hall is the Founder of UniCups, a startup aiming to eliminate single-use coffee cups and food containers on university campuses.
Cristina de Sus, Founder of Miss Frida
Cristina de Sus is the Founder of Miss Frida, a social startup.
Richard Benjamin Allen, executive director of PalaeoPi Ltd.
Richard is Executive Director of PalaeoPi Ltd, a small lean spin out company originating in the School of Archaeology, Oxford.
Dr Mark Larkin – Founder and CEO of Vitaccess
Dr Mark Larkin is the Founder and CEO of Vitaccess, a digital health and strategic consultancy start-up based in Oxford.
Dr llana Wisby, CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)
Ilana Wisby is the CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits, an early stage Oxford University spin-out company founded by Dr Peter Leek.
Dr Zsuzsa Mayer, Co-founder of EcoSync
Dr Zsuzsa Mayer, is the Co-founder of EcoSync, a company which is revolutionising energy saving for large organisations.
Simon Breese, Founder of Ground Data
Simon Breese founded Ground Data in 2017 to produce remote autonomous sensors for agricultural and other uses.
Dr Andy Woods, CTO of Flying Fish Research
Dr Andy Woods is CTO of Flying Fish Research, which helps companies + startups use the crowd to make smart decisions.
Prabh Simran Badal, Founder of Chirrup Foods
Prabh Simran Badal is the Founder of Chirrup Foods, an insect flour based cookie company.
Naveen Sharma, CEO of Connido
Naveen is the CEO of Connido, a UK-based start-up which develops products to help parenting and baby monitoring experience.
Alex McCallion, Co-founder of Greater Change
Alex McCallion is Co-founder of Greater Change, helping to provide a way of giving to the homeless.
Christoph Birkl, Co-founder and CEO of Brill Power
Christoph is Co-founder and CEO of Brill Power, developing game-changing battery control technology.
Nick Pinks, CEO of Covatic
Nick is the Founder of Covatic, a company that helps broadcasters and publishers deliver the content their viewers want, when they want it.
Renee Watson, Founder of The Curiosity Box
Renee is the Founder and Head of Explosions at The Curiosity Box, the UK's first STEM subscription box.
Sarah Jordan, Co-founder of Y.O.U. Underwear
Sarah Jordan is the Co-founder of Y.O.U Underwear, 100% organic cotton underwear where every purchase gives underwear to people in need.
Prof. David Edwards, Founder of Oxford Enhanced Medical
Prof. David Edwards currently serves as Founder Director and Chief Technology Officer for Oxford Enhanced Medical Limited.
Alexander Koelbl, Founder of HEADING ON
Alex is the Founder of HEADING ON, described like a "Fitbit® for your car".
Mariana Morris, Founder of Fruto
Mariana is Founder and Director of Fruto, a digital experience design studio.
Deqian Jia, Co-founder of Schema
Deqian Jia is the Co-founder of Schema, a web-based note taking application.
Andrew Rimmer, CEO of Opsydia
Andrew Rimmer is the CEO of Opsydia, set to bring significant security advances to the diamond gemstone market.
Helen Wright, Founder and director of 9-2-3
Helen Wright is the Founder of 9-2-3, specialising in placing high quality professional candidates into jobs with flexible hours.
Liz Eden, Co-founder of OpenBenches.org
Liz Eden is the Co-founder of OpenBenches.org, a way to record and celebrate the existence of memorial benches across the world.
Dan Holloway, Founder of Mycelium
Dan is the Founder of Mycelium, a creative thinking training tool and game.
Macarena Hernandez and Ana Maria Ñungo, Co-founders of Language Amigo
Macarena Hernandez and Ana Maria Ñungo are the founders of Language Amigo, connecting language ’Learners’ with native speaking ‘Amigos’.
Grace Gibbons, Founder of Bounce Video
Grace Gibbons is the founder/creative director of Bounce Video, a film and marketing company based in Oxford.
Stephen Barnett, Founder and CEO of Util
Stephen Barnett is the founder and CEO of Util, a company which seeks to lead the next generation of company assessment and valuation.
Sylvester Lewis, Co-founder and CEO of Suppa
Sylvester is Co-founder and CEO at Suppa, a social eating app that enables users to network with new people at restaurants, bars and cafes.
Tom Fryer, Founder of Write on Point
Tom Fryer is the Founder of Write on Point, a social enterprise that’s working to increase access to university.
Fujia Chen, Co-founder of Oxford Space Structures
Revolutionising baby products by using space technologies.
Max Inglis, Co-founder of Tekcapital
Max Inglis is an experienced entrepreneur and Co-founder of Tekcapital.
Dr Alexander Reip, CEO of Oxford nanoSystems (OnS)
An innovative nanotech biz developing coatings to improve heat transfer in two phase systems.
Sergiu Matei, Co-founder and CEO of TRAVOD
Sergiu is the Co-founder of Travod, a leading on-demand translation service platform.
Professor Dame Carol Robinson, Co-founder of OMass
A company studying proteins in their native folded states.
Chau-Jean Lin, Co-founder of Marulin
Chau-Jean Lin is the Co-founder and Director of Marulin, a London-based company that sources tea from Taiwan.
John Miles, Founder of InkPath
Dr John Miles is the Founder of Inkpath, a skills tracking and career planning app.
Christer Holloman, CEO and Co-founder of Divido
Christer Holloman is the CEO and Co-founder of Divido, a startup that lets consumers spread the cost of any purchase over a period.
Georgina Atwell, Founder of Toppsta
Georgina Atwell is the Founder Toppsta, a children’s books website.
Lily and Violet Adams, Co-founders of Nerd Pirates
Lily and Violet Adams are twin sisters and Co-founders of Nerd Pirates, a creative agency.
Alexandra Littaye, Founder of Azure
Alexandra Littaye is the Founder of Azure, the first distributor of a Mexican superfood made of blue corn called 'pinole'.
Jose Miguel Alfaro Gomez, Founder of s.e.e.d
José Miguel Alfaro Gómez is an Attorney at Law in Costa Rica and Founder of s.e.e.d, a boutique law firm targeted to social impact ventures.
Dr Les Russell, CEO of OrganOx
Les has been the CEO of OrganOx, a University of Oxford spinout company, since its formation in 2008.
Samuel Conway, CEO of Zegami Limited
Samuel Conway is the Co-founder and CEO of Zegami Limited, an intuitive data discovery image technology platform.
Matthew de la Hey, Co-founder and CEO of inploi
Matthew is Co-founder & CEO of inploi, a London-based employment marketplace for the service economy.
Aron Gelbard, CEO of Bloom & Wild
Aron Gelbard is the Co-founder and CEO of an online flower delivery company, Bloom & Wild.
Stephen Patrick, CEO of Wireless Excellence
Stephen Patrick is the Founder and CEO of CableFree: Wireless Excellence, a leading Oxford based wireless telecommunications company.
Simon Hombersley, CEO of Oxford Flow
Simon Hombersley is the CEO of Oxford Flow, an engineering innovation business developing industrial technologies.
Professor Tom Brown, Co-founder of Oswel, ATDBio and PrimerDesign
Tom Brown is Professor of Nucleic Acid Chemistry at the University of Oxford, and Co-founder of several biotech companies.
Irina Fedorenko, Co-founder of the Kindness Collective
Irina is a Weidenfeld Hoffman Trust scholar, and Co-founder of a social enterprise named Kindness Collective.
Peter Dobson, Founder of Oxonica, Oxford Biosensors, and Oxford NanoSystems
Peter Dobson is the Co- founder of Oxonica, Oxford Biosensors, and Oxford NanoSystems.
Alex Froom, Co-founder of Zipabout
Alex Froom is the Co-founder of Zipabout, an Intelligent Mobility project.
Erik Abrahamsson, Founder and CEO of Digital Fineprint
Erik is the Founder and CEO of Digital Fineprint, a fintech startup that is turning social data into insurance data.
Shrochis Karki, Founder of Samaanta Foundation
Shrochis is the Founder of Samaanta Foundation, an initiative that promotes equality and empowerment to poor students in Nepal.
Alasdair Harris, Founder of Blue Ventures
Alasdair Harris is the founder of Blue Ventures, an award winning marine conservation charity and social enterprise.
Nicholas Shekerdemian, Co-founder of Headstart App
Nicholas Shekerdemian is the Co-founder of HeadStart App, a revolutionary graduate recruitment platform.
Noam Angrist, Founder of Young 1ove
Noam Angrist is the Founder of Young 1ove, a Botswana based not-for-profit organisation, providing evidence-based sex education.
Agne Milukaite – Founder of Cycle.land
Agne Milukaite, is the Founder of cycle.land, a peer-to-peer bike sharing social marketplace.
Abhinav Jain – CEO of PowerMarket
Abhinav Jain is the CEO of PowerMarket, an online renewable energy assessment and marketplace.
Professor Kieran Clarke, Founder of T∆S®
Kieran Clarke is Professor of Physiological Biochemistry and runs T∆S®, a spinout company.
Lucy Gadkari – CEO of MooDoo
Lucy is the Co-founder of moodoo, an app that lets you know which friends are nearby and what they’re in they're in the mood to do.
Mike Piddock – Founder of Glisser
Mike Piddock is the Founder of Glisser, a presentation software business designed to engage audiences and gather data at live events.
Alex Caccia – CEO of Animal Dynamics
Alex Caccia is a serial entrepreneur, with start-ups in hardware and software, as well as sports equipment.
Rowan Gardner, CEO of Ozo Innovations Ltd
Rowan Gardner is the CEO of Ozo Innovations Ltd (OZO), a company which develops oxidative solutions.
Julian Jost, CEO of Spacebase
Julian Jost is the CEO of Spacebase, an online booking-platform for workshop spaces and meeting rooms.
Oliver Cox, Creator of Thames Valley Country House Partnership
A way of linking entrepreneurial ideas in the heritage sector with researchers.
Karl Loo, Co-Founder and CEO of ServisHero
Karl Loo is the Co-founder and CEO of ServisHero, a mobile application that links consumers with local service providers.
Professor Hagan Bayley, Founder of Oxford Nanopore and OxSyBio
Hagan Bayley is the Founder of Oxford Nanopore and OxSyBio.
Dr Colin Story, Co-founder and CEO of OxSonics
Dr Colin Story is the Co-founder and CEO of OxSonics, an Oxford University spinout company developing a new generation of ultrasound devices.
Rajarshi Banerjee, CEO of Perspectum Diagnostics
Rajarshi is the CEO of Perspectum Diagnostics, detecting and quantitatively measuring of liver, gallbladder and pancreatic disease.
James Nettleton, Founder of the Central Research Laboratory
James Nettleton is the Founder of the Central Research Laboratory (CRL) Programme.
Jessica White, VP of Meet’n’Learn
Jessica White is the VP of Meet'n'Learn, a platform for online & offline tutoring.
Dr Shisong Jiang, CTO of Oxford Vacmedix
Shisong Jiang is the CTO of Oxford Vacmedix, which has developed a technique to grow overlapping peptides in bacteria, for vaccines.
Richard Snow, Co-founder and CEO of Oxford Wood Recycling
Richard is the CEO of Oxford Wood Recycling Ltd, a social enterprise recycling wood waste.
Ekaterina Damer, CEO of Prolific Academic
Ekaterina (Katia) is the CEO and co-founder of Prolific, a crowdsourcing platform for paid participant recruitment.
Dominique Piche, Co-Founder of UPROSA
Dominique is the Co-founder and Creative Director of UPROSA, a brand that aims to bring real science into the consumer market.
Patrick Beattie, Founder of Redbird Health Tech
Patrick is currently developing Redbird Health Tech, a medical diagnostics distributor expanding access to health care in Ghana.
Riham Satti, CEO and Co-founder of MeVitae
Riham is the Co-founder and CEO of MeVitae, a cognitive recruiting system that makes intelligent and personalised hiring decisions.
Susan Burton, Founder of Classlist
Susan is the founder of Classlist, a vertical social network and platform for school parents.
Charlotte Stacey, Film Maker & Video Journalist
Charlotte is a freelance film-maker, journalist and media trainer based in Oxford.
Steven Zimmer, CEO of MitoDys Therapeutics
Steven Zimmer is the CEO of MitoDys Therapeutics, a drug discovery company.
Dr Samantha Decombel, CSO and Co-founder of FitnessGenes
Dr Samantha Decombel is the Co-Founder and CSO of FitnessGenes Limited.
Alastair Sussock, Co-Founder of SafeBoda
Alastair Sussock is the Co-Founder of SafeBoda, an innovative solution to motorcycle taxi transportation in Africa.
Charley Darbishire – CEO and Founder of Educake
Charley is the Founder and Managing Director of Educake, an online homework and revision application for secondary school science.
Jemma Phibbs and James Lloyd – Co-Directors of School Space
Jemma and James started School Space while running events in high school.
Jake Schofield – CEO and Co-Founder of Labstep
Jake Schofield is the CEO and Co-Founder of Labstep, a platform to help scientists capture and record their research experiment steps.
Dr Michalis Papadakis, CEO and Co-founder of Brainomix
Dr Michalis Papadakis is Cofounder of Brainomix, which automates the assessment of stroke damage on CT scans.
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