Age: 23

As a founding member of Oxford Entrepreneurs, Kulveer went on to establish the society as one the most enterprising in the country during his tenure as President. He founded Idea Idol, paved the way for future expansion by setting up the first successful rollout at LSE, and led the society on to a national profile.

Whilst still an undergraduate, Kulveer successfully invested in property in three continents, and cofounded Boso, the biggest online student marketplace in the UK. Having raised funding from the prestigious venture firm Y Combinator, Kulveer is currently out in San Francisco, where he is looking to raise further investment.

Kulveer blogs at kulveer.co.uk and is happy to share his experiences in starting a company and raising investment.

Projects

Auctomatic

January 2007 - present, San Francisco, CA
Cofounder and CEO of Auctomatic - an online eBay selling utility.
Launched Mar 2007.
Angel funded.
Y Combinator funded.

Boso

February 2005 - present, San Francisco, CA
Cofounder and CEO of Boso.com - a marketplace which taps into the natural liquidity at universities.
Launched Feb 2005. 3,000+ sellers. Mainly Oxford, growing in London, Manchester and Nottingham.
$300k+ seed funding from UK Angels and first non-US startup to be selected for Y Combinator.
Evan Williams is an early advisor and shareholder.
Watch Kulveer on Channel 4’s Tricky Business here! Check out Kulveer’s items for sale and sign up.

Deutsche Bank

July 2001 - Feb 2006, London, UK
Research assistant to the Chief UK Economist (2001-2002, full time)
Successful 10-week internship in Global Markets, Credit Structuring and Commodities Research (2004)
Analyst in the Graduate Program, class of 2005.

Oxford Entrepreneurs

Jan 2004 - present, Oxford, UK
Cofounder, former President and now Vice-Chairman of Oxford University’s first organisation for student entrepreneurs
Pioneered “Idea Idol“, a competition to showcase innovative business ideas, which received coverage from BBC News Online.
Hosted successful Game-Changer series with Karan Bilimoria (CEO Cobra Beer), Dinesh Dhamija (Ebookers plc) and Stelios (EasyGroup).
Nominated by peers as a FreshMinds Ones to Watch in 2004.

Lateral Invest

June 2003 - present, London, UK
Wrote a business plan and raised investment to profitably invest in real estate in 3 continents.

Education

St. John’s College, University of Oxford 2002 - 2005 BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Eltham College, 1991 - 2001
Scholar and ranked 50th nationally in Maths.

Kulveer can be contacted online on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.