The A-Day

Just 9 days left until the Startup Summit 2024! Got your ticket? Check out who you'll be rubbing shoulders with on 23rd May at the swanky Natwest Conference Centre in London, and introduce yourself in the comments below 👋 Make sure you've... 🗣️ Applied to pitch to the cracking line up of iconic retailers (pitching applications close at MIDNIGHT): Selfridges, Superette, Macknade, Whole Foods Market 🎙️ Applied to grab the limelight on stage at Pitch Perfect - 300+ pairs of eyes on your brand + speciality buyers 🤩 Sorted your products for The Producers' Table (pre-launch prototypes totally welcome!) 📖 Read through the show guide, so you know what's on, who's speaking & how you're going to make the most of it (comment SHOWGUIDE and we'll DM it to you) Tickets are limited, so grab yours now if you haven't already - link in the comments. SEE YOU THERE! Ruchi H. Christopher Edwards Rhian Caffull Edward van der Lande Nina Penning Thomas Gamst Gretel & Belle Timothy Spinks James Bayliss-Smith Becky Horrocks-Taylor Dominic Bill Tom Smart Greg Bargeton Freddie Crowther Joanna Monaghan Anna-Sophie Deetjen Dan Bulman George Amos Akid Zolkifli Amit Singh Kalley Rob Bennett-Baggs Asilia Salt Angharad Jones Buxton Andrea Stykket Shane Ryan Khalia Ismain Tabúcha Michael Boyd Laura Willoughby MBE Andrea Kazan Morris Carr Sam Swart Mohammed Baki, EMBA Sander Ghielens Aisling Tuck Jacqueline Slatter

It was a real privilege to be part of this launch. Our personal highlights were the robodog 🐶 and the proposal to give A-DAY to astronauts! We didn’t seem like an obvious fit for an event dominated by robotics and AI outfits, but it just goes to show what can come from leaving your comfort zone. Excited to see what comes of the Defence and Security cluster, a space to watch for sure 🚀

“We heard from our founders that measures currently in place to increase women’s participation tend to focus on training to enhance women’s skills, rather than addressing the structural and wider behavioural issues which these individuals cannot overcome alone.” As an all-female team - this quote stands out. Too many of the efforts start with assumption that female founders need help competing with male counterparts, despite female founded businesses usually delivering a better return on investment! What needs to change is the culture that surrounds us, not the teams themselves.

What a fantastic end to a busy week! It was wonderful to attend the culmination of the first University of Warwick Warwick Big Ideas pre-accelerator and watch all the amazing founders who showcased their ideas 🥳🥳🥳. Including my mentee Andrea Stykket 👏👏👏 Huge congrats to Tim Hart who brought us all together with the support of Joanna Bates Selina Forsythe and the team from Oxentia including Sahand Zanjani pour Lauren Sosdian 🙏🙏🙏 It was lovely to hang out with Alison Cavey Huw Edwards Rick Norsworthy Alexandra Bush RTTP to name a few! #innovation #spinout #university #deeptech #cleverfolks!

Helping out at the infamous ‘Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais, a group of University of Oxford postgraduate students saw first-hand the widespread issues of malnutrition and dental disease among refugees, and wanted to do something about it. Now, with support from Oxford University Innovation's Startup Incubator, the team behind The A-Day are working hard to take their business to the next level and achieve their dual ambition of disrupting the supplements industry and helping vulnerable people. Read on ➡ https://lnkd.in/eU28fRsc #startedinOxford #socialimpact #studententrepeneurship #socialventures #entrepeneurship #startupsuccess EnSpire Oxford | Oxford Entrepreneurs | Oxford Department of International Development | Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford | Social Sciences Division, University of Oxford | The Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford

We loved participating in the fair last week - incredible to see so many exciting new ventures and speak to such a diverse and highly motivated group of attendees! We encourage any other start ups in the Oxford ecosystem to get involved with the fantastic Oxford Entrepreneurs team.

Busy class this week with our Norwich Business School Brand Leadership students - mostly looking at the research they're doing for their live client projects - and we discovered how important it is to both think and feel in research. (One team was high on logic, the other on emotion.) We also reviewed this start-up chewing gum product A-Day - a new way to take supplements...

A warm welcome to Sylvia Xi, who is joining The A-Day as a finance intern! Currently a visiting student studying mathematics and computer science at the University of Oxford, Sylvia is interning with us at the A-Day until she moves on to her upcoming investment banking internship with Goldman Sachs' Healthcare team. Sylvia has an impressive track record, bringing extensive quantitative abilities and private equity experience to our team. She shares our passion for inclusion and grassroots interventions, which she has already demonstrated both as a Co-Director of Diversity & Inclusion for Oxford Women in Business and in her work with EnSpire Oxford - to mention just some of her many involvements. We eagerly anticipate her analytical contributions and perspective. Welcome Sylvia! 🍊

We will be at the Oxford Entrepreneurs Startup Fair this Thursday - come say hello! 🍊

A while back I met a female founder team developing a new nutritional supplement with a social impact story for the future that will blow your socks off! For the time being......they are introducing their new supplement to the consumer market. Check out their video 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGX9sfDK