Oxford Entrepreneurs

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Oxford Entrepreneurs
Formation2002;23 years ago (2002)
TypePrivate
Headquarters Oxford, England
Affiliations University of Oxford
Website oxfordentrepreneurs.co.uk

Oxford Entrepreneurs is an Oxford-based British student society which was founded in 2002 to encourage entrepreneurship among students at University of Oxford. [1] It is the largest entrepreneurship society in Europe. [2] [3] Its alumni have founded some of Britain's most successful startups, including Monzo, GoCardless, Onfido, Quid, and PlinkArt (acquired by Google). [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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History

Oxford Entrepreneurs was founded in 2002. It supports entrepreneurs at the University of Oxford by running events and assisting with the development of ideas. [9]

Companies founded by its members

Companies founded by Oxford Entrepreneurs alumni include Auctomatic (founded by Kulveer Taggar and Harjeet Taggar, acquired by Live Current Media), [10] Quid (founded by Bob Goodson), [11] GroupSpaces (founded by David Langer and Andy Young), [12] [13] Oxford BioLabs (founded by Thomas Whitfield), [14] [15] Onfido (founded by Husayn Kassai and Eamon Jubbawy), [16] GoCardless (founded by Hiroki Takeuchi, Tom Blomfield and Matt Robinson).

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