Find Your Programme

Every EnSpire and partner programme, in one place. Filter by who you are and where you are today. You can move between stages, and several programmes suit more than one

Where to start

Inspire: build entrepreneurial skills and confidence, whether or not you have an idea yet.
Launch: test your idea and turn it into a venture.
Accelerate: grow a venture that's already underway.
Resources: clinics, guides, funding and support you can use at any stage

CXO School

Eight practitioner-led sessions on the executive roles that turn research into impact. Starts 7 October.

Edge Challenges

Work in an interdisciplinary team on a real industry challenge. For Oxford DPhil and master's students. Next cohort: October.

Edge Hackathons

Two-day hackathons where Oxford students build and pitch solutions to real challenges. Next: 31 Oct – 1 Nov.

EnSpire Idea Lab

A one-day bootcamp to turn your idea into a testable business plan. Next session: 31 October.

STUDENTS WATCH A PRESENTATION IN THE STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN CENTRE FOR THE HUMANITIES

GROW

Taster events on innovation, leadership and impact for Oxford's STEMM community. Next: 10 November.

Inspiring Female Founders

Free stories, events and research from women founders around the world, from Oxford Saïd.

Nestworking

An open, no-pitch networking event for Oxford's founder community. Once a term.

Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Forum

Oxford's annual one-day entrepreneurship conference: keynotes, panels and exhibitors. Friday 13 November.

RisingWISE

An award-winning programme for early-career women researchers in STEMM, run jointly with Cambridge.

SeedWISE

For women DPhil students in STEMM exploring where their research could lead. Three in-person days from October.

Startup Idea Competition

Pitch your idea in 250 words and one minute. Cash prizes and follow-on support. Next window: 12 October.

STUDENTS SITTING IN THE STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN CENTRE FOR THE HUMANITIES'S GREAT HALL

Venture Capital Lab (VC Lab)

A co-curricular introduction to venture capital for Oxford students. Register your interest.

Oxford Catalyst Grant

Equity-free grants from £10,000 for Oxford founders creating social impact, with pitch training and mentoring.

Oxford Climate Ventures

A free 12-week pre-accelerator for Oxford climate and net-zero ideas. Apply by 4 October.

Oxford Stage

Pitch to active investors and meet them one-to-one. For Oxford startups from pre-seed to Series A. Apply by 1 October.

Pitch & Mix

Pitch your idea or find a startup to join. Meet Oxford founders and collaborators. Next event: 4 November.

Startup Incubator Phase 1

A one-week pre-accelerator to test your startup idea, with a route into the year-long Incubator. Next sprint: March 2027.

StEP

An eight-week summer programme for Oxford students to build a venture, with cash prizes at the final pitch.

The Oxford Moonshot

Oxford's pre-seed deeptech accelerator for DPhils and early-career researchers. Applications close 30 October.

Oxford University Innovation (OUI) Incubator Phase 1 Lean Canvas

Incubator Phase 2

A 12-month venture development programme taking validated teams towards company formation and investment readiness.

University Digital Asset Xcelerator (UDAX) Oxford

An 8-week accelerator for fintech and digital asset startups, with Oxford and Ripple. Open to founders worldwide.

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