Founders' Cut: Real stories. No edits.
Join CAMentrepreneurs and Oxbridge AIx for an evening of honest Food & Beverage founder stories, a community highlight, drinks and open networking at the Barclays Innovation Hub.
Hear directly from founders who've built real Food & Beverage brands, the wins, the setbacks, and the moments that actually shaped their journeys. Just how it really happened.
THE PANEL
🍷 Laura Riches — Founder of Laylo, luxury boxed and canned wines. Featured in the Drinks Retailing 100 Most Influential People in Drinks.
🥣 Lauren O'Donnell — Founder of Oatsu, the UK's first overnight oat brand. Stocked in Holland & Barrett, Ocado and Selfridges. LSE Entrepreneur of the Year 2023.
🍺 Sam McGregor — Founder of Signature Brew, London's largest independent brewery. Now works with founders scaling their businesses through Simtosi.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT
Following the panel, we're shining a light on one founder from our startup community. Early-stage Oxbridge AIx founder Ashwin S.K, Co-Founder of Swipeondeck, shares the story of growing Deck to 5,000+ users in 2026.
WHY COME
We're a founder-first community, and this is a founder-first evening. Founders' Cut is about hearing it from their side, the wins, the wrong turns, the moments that actually shaped the journey. Come for stories you'll actually relate to, stay for a room full of people building through the same highs and lows, drinks in hand.
WHO SHOULD COME
Founders, builders and investors from across the Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and London community, including alumni.