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Oxford Foundry - CLOSED AND MERGED

Oxford Foundry

Status

Closed for now

Will not reopen under this name. Entrepreneurship support for Oxford founders now runs through the Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre (contact entrepreneurship@sbs.ox.ac.uk) and, for spin-outs, through Oxford University Innovation and Oxford Science Enterprises. Founders looking for the old Foundry programmes should approach those bodies instead.

Closed
Amount
Not published

No longer operating. The Oxford Foundry and its L.E.V8 / Elevate accelerators provided workspace, mentoring and access to investors to Oxford student and alumni founders; ventures supported went on to raise more than GBP 52 million in equity and grants. It did not offer a standard published cash cheque.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

University of Oxford / Saïd Business School

public · city

Deadline: Closed — Permanently closed as a standalone entity. Saïd Business School states: 'The Oxford Foundry has now formally closed and has merged with Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre.'

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Historic entry. Was restricted to University of Oxford students, staff and alumni.

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Source. https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/research/centres-and-initiatives/oxford-said-entrepreneurship-centre/oxford-foundry-elevate-accelerator

"The Oxford Foundry has now formally closed and has merged with Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.sbs.ox.ac.uk

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