Venture fund launched by Saïd MBA students

Oxford's Saïd Business School has announced the launch of the Saïd Business School Venture Fund (SBSVF). Conceived by 2004 MBA Lyle Deitch, the student-run fund, which will invest in businesses that involve Oxford University students, alumni, faculty or technologies, as well as businesses in the City of Oxford, is the first of its kind in Europe. To be launched in 2005 with a target capitalisation of £1 - 3m, the SBSVF will provide Saïd Business School students with the opportunity to both make investments in, and manage, a portfolio of early-stage companies. With MBA students increasingly drawn to careers in venture capital, or to working in early-stage businesses, the launch of the SBSVF significantly strengthens Saïd Business School's proposition for current and prospective students. In addition to gaining direct venture capital experience, students will also have the opportunity to work and network with local venture capitalists, and to learn about the numerous young businesses in and around the Oxford area. In turn, the SBSVF will also provide the Oxford investment and business community with an avenue to meet and engage Saïd Business School and its students. Deitch, a graduate of the University of Virginia who was an entrepreneur and principal of an investment fund and business incubator prior to attending Saïd, has experienced a great deal of support for the fund to date.

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