Every venture starts with an idea. What if the next one's yours? We're the University of Oxford's entrepreneurship hub. We help ideas become ventures, and we stay in your corner.

EnSpire in Numbers

^{Programme count reflects the EnSpire ecosystem portfolio; participation and funding figures are drawn from EnSpire's internal records for the 2025-26 academic year.}

741 people supported some with an idea, some just curious

How we can help

Programmes

Find your stage

Three stages, one journey.

Wherever you're starting, we'll help you build skills, shape your idea and turn it into a venture.

Find a Programme

Funding

Fund your idea

Grants, prizes and invesment

Equity-free grants, competitions and investment open to Oxford students, researchers, alumni.

See What's Open

Resources

Get expert advice

1-2-1 clinics and IP rights

Book a 1-2-1 clinic with legal, finance and IP experts and understand your own IP rights early.

Book a Clinic

Resources

Find your people

Workspace and founder communities

Work from the NatWest Accelerator hub and meet other founders through communities across Oxford.

Find a Space

Ecosystem and Partners

Meet the network

Who else can help

University teams and Oxfordshire partners who can help your startup, all signposted in one spot.

Get to know us

What's On

All Events

EnSpire & Partner Programmes

Nexus Presenting at The Oxford Moonshot Demo Day

The Oxford Moonshot: Applications Open

25 September to 30 October

Applications close Fri 30 Oct · Oxford — Four months of pre-seed support for DPhils and early-career researchers building deeptech ventures. Free, no equity.

Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Forum: Pitching Competition

28 September to 16 October

Applications close Fri 16 Oct · Saïd Business School — Pitch your venture to investors and a global audience at OSEF, with the chance to win a cash prize.