Oxbridge AI Pitch Competition

Oxbridge AI Pitch Competition

The Oxbridge AI Challenge is an annual pitch competition born from Oxbridge AI, an ambitious alliance between OxAI and CUE (Cambridge University Entrepreneurs). Our mission is to identify, fund, and champion the AI-driven ideas from Oxford and Cambridge that promise to shape the future.

We stand at the crossroads of innovation, drawing from OxAI's deep AI roots and CUE's unparalleled entrepreneurial legacy. The competition seeks to forge connections between the unparalleled talent within Oxbridge community and the highest-profile investors and mentorship opportunities within the industry, in order to leverage AI to address the most pressing problems of today. 

Eligibility criteria:
The key requirement to be considered for this competition is the application of AI within the business idea.
We welcome applications from individuals and teams, with the Founder / core team member being affiliated with Oxford or Cambridge Universities as student, staff, or recent alumni up to 3 years since graduation. 
This is primarily an early stage startup competition, welcoming applications from the stage of ideation to pre-Seed & Seed. Applications from later stage startups are also accepted, however this will be taken into account by the judges to ensure fair evaluation. 

The Opportunity:
The participants will get an unparalleled opportunity to:
Win financial prizes from our sponsors, with exact amounts being finalised;
Receive invaluable feedback on the idea and pitch from our esteemed judges, with previous and current partners including the Alan Turing Institute, Google DeepMind, and JPMorgan;
Gain exposure to key industry investors, VCs, innovators and thought leaders

*The prize pots will be announced once sponsorship deals are closed. We will notify applicants by email on any updates. The more applicants we get the bigger the interest from sponsors so apply quickly to gain early bird access to support and spread the word!

Key dates:
21/10/23: Application deadline
28/10/23: Oxford round (held locally)
28/10/23: Cambridge round (held locally)