University Digital Asset Xcelerator (UDAX) Oxford
Helping ambitious fintech, digital asset and financial infrastructure startups strengthen their products and scale.
Delivered by Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre, with Ripple.
Programme Overview
UDAX Oxford helps ambitious fintech, digital asset and financial infrastructure startups strengthen their products, business models and growth strategies through Oxford's entrepreneurship ecosystem and Ripple's technical and industry expertise.
Founders apply and are selected through a competitive review process. Selected teams complete onboarding and attend an in-person opening programme in Oxford, where they refine their core business, technology and programme objectives. They then participate in weekly online sessions covering technology, brand and marketing, fundraising, business development, and legal and regulatory readiness. Each team receives dedicated journey mentoring, technical support, pitch coaching and access to experts. The programme concludes with final pitch preparation, a closing programme and a Demo Day in London.
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UDAX is for early-stage fintech founders — particularly those building on or integrating with the XRP Ledger (XRPL), or developing digital asset, fintech, payments, tokenisation, identity, or blockchain infrastructure solutions.UDAX Oxford is open to the University of Oxford community, including undergraduate students, postgraduates and DPhils, researchers and staff, alumni, and external founders and the wider community.
UDAX is application-based and internationally open, with priority access for Oxford applicants. Applications are jointly reviewed against the quality and scalability of the venture, the strength and commitment of the founding team, product progress, market potential, and relevance to the programme themes.
Applicants should normally have a prototype, MVP or evidence of meaningful technical and commercial progress. Clarification interviews may be used where required.
Dates: August to October 2027.
Application dates for UDAX 2026-27 are not yet open.
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