Kay Makishi

Oxonian Ventures is the leading early-stage venture fund investing in Oxford alumni founded companies, using investment capital from Oxford alumni and affiliated institutions. With a portfolio of over 30+ companies Oxonian Ventures brings together Oxonian founders and investors to move ventures forward and elevate the visibility and reputation of Oxonian founded companies.

Critical Venture Partners is an inception stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional students tackling major crises.

Rethink Food is a venture strategy out of the Rethink Capital Partners platform investing in early-stage companies that leverage technology to provide sustainable and accessible food solutions.

We innovate to address the crises of food waste and hunger by producing tasty, inexpensive food products from surplus and fresh-cut remnants. We bridge gaps in local food systems by using misshapen, yet still-nutritious, rejected, landfill-bound vegetables. We transform systems by reimagining logistics, changing consumer demand, and encouraging enthusiasm for variety.

The Oxford Alumni Association of New York (OAANY) brings together alumnus of the University of Oxford who are based in the New York area. For further information, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram, and subscribe to our newsletter.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Lupoff/Stevens Family Office, manifests the various activities of family members, including investments, social and environmental programmatic activations, academic work, advisory and projects of the Family. The Lupoff/Stevens Family Office is committed to fomenting a just and sustainable planet, seeking acceptable financial returns along side demonstrable social/environmental impact benefiting people and planet from our 100% Impact/Responsible Investment Portfolio. Our investment mandate and policy objectives support social and climate equity and justice.

Oxonian Ventures is the leading early-stage venture fund investing in Oxford alumni founded companies, using investment capital from Oxford alumni and affiliated institutions. With a portfolio of over 30+ companies Oxonian Ventures brings together Oxonian founders and investors to move ventures forward and elevate the visibility and reputation of Oxonian founded companies.

Mount Sinai Innovation Partners (MSIP), the technology commercialization arm of the Mount Sinai Health System, facilitates the transfer of discovery from the laboratory to the marketplace, acting as the interface with commercial entities. MSIP is responsible for the full spectrum of commercialization activities required to bring Mount Sinais inventions to life. These activities include evaluating, patenting, marketing, and licensing new technologies, while also negotiating agreements for sponsored research, material transfer, and confidentiality.

Critical Venture Partners is an inception stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional students tackling major crises.