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4 min read·Innovation Hub

Oxford North: The City's Flagship Innovation District

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Oxford North is the city's flagship new innovation district purposefully master planned to enable the next century of life-changing discoveries in science and technology - offering 1 million sq ft of labs and workspaces, 480 homes, and three public parks.

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3 min read·Venture

Novabook: Startup Accounting That Actually Works

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Built by exited founders who experienced broken startup accounting firsthand, Novabook combines responsive chartered accountants, startup experts, and in-house software to take admin off your plate - so you can save time, reduce costs, and focus on growth.

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2 min read·Venture

60x: Building the Knowledge Layer for Enterprise AI

Building enterprise agents and knowledge graphs to solve the context problem for AI. Founded by University of Oxford alumni, 60x is creating the infrastructure for next-generation enterprise AI systems.

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2 min read·Venture

Unicorn Mafia: Building SF-Quality Networks in London

Developers who do hackathons, building vibrant tech communities and SF-quality networks in London. Founded by University of Oxford alumni to create opportunities for founders and developers to connect and build.

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3 min read·Venture

Oxford Brain Diagnostics: Rethinking Brain Health

Med Tech startup from Oxford University spin-out with cutting-edge patented technology evaluating micro-structural change in the cortex using regular MRI machines. Tackling dementia, the second biggest killer, with the number 1 MRI neurodegeneration biomarker.

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3 min read·Venture

NavLive: Real-Time 3D Scanning for the Construction Industry

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Born from robotics research at the University of Oxford, NavLive provides advanced 3D scanning technology that turns reality capture from a technical task into something any project team can confidently use - with real-time processing and instant results.

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3 min read·Innovation Hub

Inventa: Pioneering Oxford's West End Innovation District

Mission Street's market-leading Science and Innovation platform, developing over 1.5 million sq ft of committed projects across Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol - catalysing Oxford's 'West End' Innovation District with 2.5m sq. ft development pipeline.

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3 min read·Venture

Mills & Reeve: Empowering Oxford's Tech Ecosystem

Oxford's fastest growing law firm advising the UK's most exciting Technology businesses. Featuring LaunchPad, an app for tech start-ups offering tailored events, legal updates, and opportunities for businesses, peers, and investors.

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3 min read·Venture

Cydea: Bringing Clarity to Cyber Risk

Cyber risk assessments are subjective, misleading, and all-too-often wrong. Cydea brings clarity to cyber risk - quantifying what you face in pounds and pence, tracking what you're doing about it, and knowing when you've done enough.

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Oxonian Ventures
4 min read·Investor

Oxonian Ventures: Building a Investment Network for Oxford Innovation

A unique early stage investment fund providing Oxford Alumni the opportunity to invest in Oxford founded companies building their ventures in the US - creating a virtuous circle for Oxford innovation and providing a US-based network to support Oxford founders.

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3 min read·Venture

LEVRA: Making Human Skills Measurable in the Age of AI

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Born from Saïd Business School, LEVRA helps organisations make human skills measurable and commercially relevant - ensuring communication, confidence, and leadership keep pace with technological progress.

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Oxford Seed Fund
3 min read·Investor

Oxford Seed Fund: Backing Oxford's Best Before Y Combinator

Oxford's student-powered first-cheque fund investing alongside General Catalyst, a16z, and GV. Fixing the capital mismatch - Oxford founders build unicorns at the same rate as Stanford and Harvard, but with one-seventh of the capital.

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3 min read·Venture

Adder: Bridging the Generative AI Execution Gap for SMEs

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With 8 years of ML expertise and early OpenAI experience, Adder helps SMEs bridge the execution gap between AI vision and implementation - providing the senior-level expertise needed to validate and ship generative AI projects.

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2 min read·Venture

PrecisionLife: Expanding Precision Medicine Beyond Oncology

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Discover how PrecisionLife is using AI and access to 7 million genomic datasets to tackle complex chronic diseases - the conditions that account for 80% of healthcare costs.

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