Oxford Foundry - CLOSED AND MERGED
Oxford Foundry
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.
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%.
University of Oxford / Saïd Business School
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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.'
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- Locally registered entity required
Historic entry. Was restricted to University of Oxford students, staff and alumni.
Source. https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/research/centres-and-initiatives/oxford-said-entrepreneurship-centre/oxford-foundry-elevate-accelerator — checked 2026-08-14
"The Oxford Foundry has now formally closed and has merged with Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre."