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Oxonian Ventures
4 min readInvestor

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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Novabook team
3 min readVenture

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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LEVRA team
3 min readVenture

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 readInvestor

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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Adder
3 min readVenture

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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PrecisionLife team
2 min readVenture

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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