How to build and scale a tech company w/ Quinten Selhorst | EWOR x OX1 x Oxford AI Society x Oxbridge AI X
How to build and scale a tech company
Join Quinten, a successful, exited founder from the Netherlands who scaled the tech hardware startup Felyx ($80M raised) to European levels. Learn from him as he talks about how to scale a tech company, what infrastructure you need and how you can raise funding for your startup. He will include the lessons he learned not only from his time at Felyx but also his time at EWOR as a partner. After his talk you will have time to ask him your own questions.
About Quinten Selhorst
Before joining EWOR, Quinten founded Felyx, a mobility company that he successfully sold to the company Cooltra, after raising over €80 million and scaling it to 500 employees. During his stint at Felyx, Quinten grew the company to 8000 e-mopeds on the road, scaling it from the Netherlands towards Belgium and Germany, executing both company acquisition strategies as well as launching in new markets directly. After selling his venture, he founded two investment vehicles which invest in startups and scaleups from the pre-seed to pre-IPO phase.
About EWOR
EWOR is a fellowship for outlier founders building transformative tech. We back the top 0.1% founders globally with up to €500,000 and battle-proven support, incl. weekly sparring with unicorn-founders (SumUp, Felyx, Adjust) who are committed full-time to EWOR. Among peers, our fellows break records: from a €13M pre-seed round to achieving a $3B valuation.
About Oxbridge AI X
Oxbridge AI X is a community empowering AI founders from Oxford and Cambridge to turn innovations into impactful ventures. Built on trust, support, and collaboration, it brings together entrepreneurs working on solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. Through the Oxbridge AI Challenge, mentorship, masterclasses, co-founder matching, and community events, it supports early-stage founders in building and scaling their startups. The community has over 2,000 members and has supported more than 350 teams and startups. Oxbridge AI X
About OX1
OX1 is Oxford's first startup pre-accelerator, designed by student entrepreneurs for student entrepreneurs. Its mission is to support young founders in turning innovative ideas into reality through exclusive mentorship from experts, industry leaders, and experienced entrepreneurs. Its six-month programme provides structured workshops, co-founder matching, and opportunities to pitch to investors and the wider Oxford entrepreneurship community. OX1 also offers equity-free grants and access to global networks to help early-stage startups grow.
About Oxford AI Society
The Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society (OxAI) is a student-run society at the University of Oxford and describes itself as the UK's largest AI society. Founded in 2016, it brings together students, researchers, and industry professionals from diverse backgrounds to foster collaboration, learning, and innovation in artificial intelligence. Its mission is to democratize access to AI and empower its community to learn, build, and share knowledge for the benefit of everyone. Through research projects, educational workshops, entrepreneurship initiatives, mentorship, and events, OxAI creates an interdisciplinary community dedicated to advancing AI and exploring its societal impact.