Funding & Competitions
If you’re looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and sectors.
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Finding Funding: An Overview
A short list of the different funding options that a startup could choose.
Creating the Perfect Pitch Deck
Want a pitch that will wow visually? Take a look at what these startups have done.
Startup Tips: Finding funding
Startup tips video from students and recent graduates on how they found funding.
The First Questions to Ask Yourself Part 4
Where do you find the money to get going? And at what price?
Business competitions and awards in the UK
A list of business competitions and awards open to UK businesses (opens in new window)
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GrantTree Startup Funding
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Gov.uk Finance and support
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
The John Fell Fund
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
eScalate Social Enterprise Support
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
F6S Competitions List
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
MBA Entrepreneurship Project (EP)
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Longwall Venture Partners
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
StartedinOxford Demo Night – the results
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
YouNoodle Competitions
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Bethnal Green Ventures
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
ImagineIF Accelerator
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Amazon Small Business Accelerator
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Finding Funding: An Overview
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Women Startup Competition
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Nesta
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Startup Bootcamp: Fintech London
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Aspect launch new Accelerator!
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Developing your Creative Practice
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
How to Finance and Grow Your Startup – Without VC
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
University of Oxford Internal Funding
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
F6S Incubators List
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Diversity VC
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Support Innovation
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
EIT Innovation
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
DevPost
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Skoll Venture Awards
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
OxReach: rewards-based crowdfunding platform
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
First Steps
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
SSE Funding List
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Panacea Stars
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Priya Oberoi, Founder of Oberoi Capital Partners Ltd
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Awards 2019
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Translational funding
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Oxfordshire County Council Community Group Funding
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Satellite Application Catapult Competitions
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Venture Capital Investment Competition
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Generation Medics wins big at Oxfordshire Business Success Awards
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Community Enterprise Awards
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Startup Tips: Finding funding
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Oxford Entrepreneur’s Network
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
util
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
ActInSpace
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Bio-start
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
StartedinOxford Demo Night – the results
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Oxford Technology
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
OX1
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
The University Challenge Seed Fund
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Emerge Education
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Hult Prize
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Global Challenges Research Fund
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Female Founders Fund
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Aunnie Patton Power , Angel Investor and author
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Oxford City Council Funding List
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Oxford Seed Fund
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Climate KIC
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
#StartedinOxford Demo Day
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
University of Oxford Entrepreneurship Support
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Skoll Scholarship
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Impact Investing: How to Leave a Mark
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Tata Varsity Pitch Competition
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Startups.co.uk
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Oxford Innovation Finance
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
xEdu
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
YES Young Entrepreneurs Scheme
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Oxfordshire Business Support
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
Head-to-head with Jessica Dillon at the Social Tech Trust
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
OUI Angels
If you're looking for funding, to pitch an idea, or want to meet an investor, there are plenty of options for different stages and ...
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