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🚀 Cape Town, are you ready? 🌍✨ Tomorrow from 2-6pm, OxFounders Global brings you a showcase pitch event in Cape Town! This is the grand finale of our Africa Tour and is bound to be an amazing session with some of the best guests and jury members, both online and in person, we have ever had. 🌟 8 of the most innovative early-stage impact startups from across South Africa are set to pitch their ideas to a amazing lineup of guests and jury members, including: - Antony Phillipson, UK High Commissioner to South Africa - Alderman James Vos, Cape Town Mayoral Committee for Economic Growth - Fadilah Tchoumba, CEO at African Business Angel Network & Fund Manager at Catalytic Africa - Janade Du Plessis, Founder and Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures - Anthony William Catt, Founder at the London Africa Network & Managing Partner at Ventures 54 🌐 Our virtual jury includes really active investors like Charmaine Hayden, Sherif Nessim, Anas Ben Mejdoub, Giovanni Cattani and Dillon R.. 🙏 Special thanks to our amazing sponsors: Pinnacle Business Solutions (PBS), Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Startups, Radix Legal & Consulting Ltd., and O'Reilly Law – your support makes this event possible! 🙌 _____________ ✍ 🏃♀️ Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time! Sign up here: https://lu.ma/iztsy4gk _____________ Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with visionaries shaping the future of impact-driven innovation in South Africa. Stay tuned for updates – we can’t wait to see you there!

🚨OXFORD IN CAPE TOWN 🚀 Join us on Tuesday 26th for the grand finale of our Africa Tour. After two amazing events in Lagos and Nairobi - PHOTOS COMING SOON📸 - we are thrilled to be finishing with a 💥 in Cape Town, SA's thriving startup hub. We have put together an incredible lineup for next Tuesday, including our guests of honour: H.E. Antony Phillipson, UK High Commssioner to SA Alderman James Vos Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth Fadilah Tchoumba, CEO of ABAN and Fund Manager at Catalytic Africa Janade Du Plessis, Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures Anthony William Catt, Founder of London Africa Network and Ventures 54 Our event will see exceptional early-stage startups go head-to-head in front of an audience of 100+ investors and entrepreneurs from SA, the UK, and across the African continent. For founders: apply HERE https://lnkd.in/dHVFDzyt to pitch before midnight on 23rd Nov For investors, non-pitching founders, and students: register HERE https://lu.ma/iztsy4gk For all other members of the ecosystem: register HERE https://lu.ma/30xw3eq2 And a massive thank you to our friends, supporters and partners Toby Chance, Henri Zietsman, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Pinnacle Business Solutions (PBS), Banji Ajilore, Anthony William Catt, Cara Eachus, Natalie Miller, the standout team at Innovation City Cape Town, and everyone else who has been helping us along the way. Don't miss out. 🔥🇿🇦 #southafrica #entrepreneurship #startups #oxfoundersglobal #tech #innovation #africa

🚨🔥 OXFOUNDERS COMES TO LAGOS 🇳🇬🚀 Next week, we will be in Nigeria's thriving startup metropolis for the official launch of OxFounders in Africa. We're hosting a pitch showcase for 10 early-stage startups selected from across the country's leading innovation hubs, together with over 100 investors, entrepreneurs, ecosystem leaders, and significant expected media coverage. This will be a big one! This is the first ever time the Oxford and Nigerian startup ecosystems come together for an event of this kind. Among our honoured guests at the event, OxFounders is looking forward to host Obi Asika, Director-General of the National Council of Arts and Culture, Charles Uche Emembolu, FNIEEE, Chairman of the Board of Innovation Support Network (ISN) Hubs , Ireayomide O, CEO of Endeavor Nigeria, Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho F.SCGN, CEO of Futuresoft (Future Software Resources Ltd), Tochi Ginigeme, Founder at Mesh Venture Partners, and others. Our 🌟star🌟 virtual jury will include Charmaine Hayden, Founding Partner at GOODsoil VC, Anas Ben Mejdoub, Managing Director at Ryad VC, Mobolaji Adeoye, Managing Partner at Consonance, and other leading Africa-focused investors. If you want to pitch - you've got till tomorrow at midnight - apply here https://lnkd.in/esum4iTt If you want to come - apply here https://lu.ma/obnpzumh And if you're based in the UK or elsewhere, and want a virtual ticket to our showcase of the founders shaping Nigeria's future - write to us in the comments or via DM. Don't. Miss. Out. 🔥 #nigeria #entrepreneurship #founders #tech #innovation #oxfoundersglobal

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🚀 Quickfire Insights with Ed Bussey! 🚀 Excited to share that our latest episode of the OxFounders Global Podcast just dropped! 🎙️ We sat down with Edward Bussey, CEO of Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) — the fund backing Oxford’s most innovative research startups. From British army beginnings to serial entrepreneurship in the dot-com era, Ed’s journey is packed with the kind of resilience and vision that define true founders. Having led and exited three companies (including the pioneering e-commerce platform, figleaves.com), Ed shared his thoughts on: •⁠ ⁠The evolution of the startup world 🌐 •⁠ ⁠OSE's unique approach to scaling breakthrough research 📈 •⁠ ⁠And, yes — his drive for extreme sports like North Pole treks and climbing adventures! 🧗♂️ Tune in to catch Ed’s advice for today’s founders and his take on the future of entrepreneurship! Spotify: https://lnkd.in/epNPfPnT Apple Music: https://lnkd.in/e6QydAA3 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/egy9m3uf

🌍 AFRICA TOUR - COMING SOON 🔥 Dear network, we are thrilled to announce the details of our upcoming Africa Tour next month. After events in 7 countries across 4 continents, we are now officially launching OxFounders Global in Africa with a series of 3 showcase events, in Lagos, Nairobi, and Cape Town. Together with our pre-tour virtual event in Abuja, we will bring together 40 brilliant early-stage impact founders to pitch in front of audiences of leading investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem players from Oxford as well as Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and the rest of the UK. If you'd like to be involved or want more information, please visit our page https://lnkd.in/exC6vAXW Endeavor MEST Africa Strathmore Business School (SBS) University of Cape Town Stellenbosch University Antler UK-Nigeria Tech Hub UK-Kenya Tech Hub Oxford Entrepreneurs Network The Tony Elumelu Foundation ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Interswitch Group #startup #tech #startupafrica #oxfoundersglobal #entrepreneurship #nigeria #kenya #southafrica

🚨 NEWSLETTER DROP 🍁🔥 We've collected and condensed all of our activities over the past few months into one place and we can't wait to share it with you. Read our newsletter to find out: • All the details on our brand new podcast • The best stories from our last four events in Central Asia, India, and Brazil • Spotlight on our most successful startups including all their news and updates • News on our hotly-anticipated Africa Tour, as well as what's next, partner showcases, and more Find it all on the link below 👇👇👇🚀 https://lnkd.in/e6GRMVee #startups #oxfoundersglobal #entrepreneurship

Dear Network, we cannot wait to announce the next step in our journey: OxFounders Global AFRICA TOUR. The startup ecosystem on the continent is vibrant, diverse and expanding quickly and we're so excited to be a part of it 🔥 Our first event in Africa is officially live: Abuja, Nigeria 🇳🇬 🚀 Nigeria is home to a thriving startup ecosystem with hubs in Lagos and Abuja. Join us at the Triple Helix Nigeria conference that will bring together government, academia and industry in the administrative centre of the country. ✍ We are opening our applications to exceptional early-stage founders across the ecosystem to come and pitch their projects to a panel of high-profile judges and an audience of incredibly active investors. Please apply if: ▶ You run an early-stage startup based in Nigeria ▶ Your startup has launched its product and is experiencing traction ▶ You're currently raising either pre-seed or seed ▶ A member of the founding team can come pitch in Abuja on 23rd October ▶▶ You are keen to connect with great investment opportunities, other brilliant founders and prominent ecosystems leaders. ✨ Can't wait to see you there! ✨ _______ Please apply here before 4th Oct: https://lnkd.in/eFc--Chi _______

ICYMI: We sat down with the founder of CoRover, Asia's largest conversational AI, Ankush Sabharwal 🔥 CoRover has over 1 BILLION users and provides automated customer support to companies via its smart virtual assistants. ✨ 🎙 Tune in to hear us speak about the future of AI, how LLMs can respect user piracy and how ChatGPT's release shaped the tech landscape. Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e9X897Mu Apple Music: https://lnkd.in/egVYzBtm

🇲🇹 Malta: the next European startup hub? 🇲🇹 We're thrilled to bring you the latest episode of our 'Deep Dive' series. 🎉 Malta is taking big steps to encourage non-EU founders to establish a base there. We sat down with key figures in Malta's startup ecosystem to uncover why this small EU country is becoming a powerhouse for entrepreneurship. Join us as we chat with: - Kurt Farrugia, CEO of Malta Enterprise - Maria Roberta Rodoligo, Head of Client Relations at Residency Malta - Scott Francis, Founder and CEO of Trust Stamp Discover the unique mix of policies and opportunities Malta offers to startups. It was a privilege to speak with these leaders, and we're incredibly grateful for their insights and participation. Find the episode here: YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ei7yqUzi Spotify: https://lnkd.in/edSmmPS9 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eDyBuzGj #Oxfoundersglobal #Entrepreneurship #Podcast #MaltaEnterprise #ResidencyMalta