Endeavor at Oxford: Inside VC & Emerging Tech

Event Title: Endeavor at Oxford: Inside VC & Emerging Tech

Date & Time: May 10-12, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM GMT

Location: Oxford University, Saïd Business School

Endeavor at Oxford: Inside VC & Emerging Tech is a highly curated, multi-day certificate program at Saïd Business School, designed to give participants an insider look at how leading investors navigate venture capital today, particularly as AI and emerging technologies reshape how companies are built, evaluated, and financed.

Across three days, participants will explore:

• The venture investing landscape, including emerging trends, liquidity, and how VC fits within broader asset management

• How AI is shifting venture economics, timelines, and diligence, on both the company and investor side

• Core VC finance foundations, including valuations, term sheets, and underwriting by stage

• Getting started as an LP, from angel and syndicate investing to funds and family offices

The program blends faculty-led sessions, real-world case discussions, and hands-on exercises to demystify how investors source and diligence frontier tech companies and launch global funds with industry-leading returns. 

*Please note: Accommodation is not included in the ticket price of $5,500. However, a hotel block will be arranged for the cohort to reside together. Please do not book external accommodation until the exact hotel details are confirmed and shared with you via email.

About the Faculty Director:

Thomas Hellmann is a leading scholar in entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, and public policy. His research explores how entrepreneurs finance and scale innovative ventures and how institutions and policy shape entrepreneurial ecosystems. He earned a BA from the London School of Economics and a PhD from Stanford University, where he studied under Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, and has held faculty and visiting positions at institutions including Stanford, Harvard Business School, Wharton, INSEAD, and the University of British Columbia. His work appears in top journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Finance, and Management Science, and he is the author of Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance (Oxford University Press).