Investor Spotlight
Our network of impressive Oxford alumni investors provide not only investment capital but also their expertise and connections to help our portfolio companies move their ventures forward. We invite you to learn more about our investors and if you studied at Oxford we hope you will decide to join us.
Sidney Liu
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund II, III
EMBA, Balliol College
Sidney Liu is an investment‑management technology leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and deep, domain expertise in asset and investment management. Over the past two decades, Sid has led technology architecture & product strategies in several global financial institutions including BlackRock, JPMorgan, and S&P Global. Currently he heads up Trading & Asset Services architecture and product strategy for CDO, CLO, loan, and private credit businesses in Fidelity Information Services. He also brings founder experience from my time as CTO of a startup focused on investment and credit research and surveillance. Sid completed an Executive MBA with a focus in Finance and Investment in 2018 at Said Business School and was a member of Balliol College. While at Oxford Sid enjoyed rowing and participating in startup activities.
Christine Li-Auyeung
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund II, III
EMBA, Kellogg College
Christine Li-Auyeung is Vice President, Operational Risk Manager at BHI, a commercial bank, where she leads enterprise risk management initiatives spanning digital transformation, governance, and operational resilience. Prior to BHI, Christine was an early employee at StoneCastle Cash Management, a fintech platform focused on institutional cash solutions. She advanced to Senior Vice President and helped build the firm’s products, teams, and infrastructure from the ground up—driving innovation, scaling operations, and shaping the company’s growth trajectory. The firm successfully exited through acquisition by Fiserv.
Rory Berke
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund II, III
MBA, Keble College
Rory Berke is a Principal Program Manager at Anduril Industries. His career has centered on managing complex technical operations within the defense and technology sectors. Prior to joining Anduril, Rory was the VP of Strategic Engagements and Partnerships for a defense startup. In that role, he focused on the development and delivery of counter-Unmanned Aerial System (c-UAS) solutions for the U.S. military, international partners, and domestic government agencies. His commercial technology experience includes serving as an Engineering and Operations Program Manager at Apple and Meta, where he worked on the development of mixed-reality hardware programs including Apple Vision Pro and Meta Ray-Ban Display. Rory’s professional foundation was built during his service in the U.S. Navy, where he held a variety of operational roles globally.
Rich Gill
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund II, III
BA English Language and Literature, St. Catherine’s College
Rich Gill is a Founder of Wealth Partners Capital Group and a former Principal for Oxonian Ventures Fund I and an LP for Fund II and IIII. Rich studied English Language and Literature at St. Catherine’s College, matriculating in 2000. While at Oxford he participated in College and Varsity Boxing.
David Rosenheim
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund II, III
MBA, Corpus Christi
David Rosenheim is an executive coach, leadership advisor, and former CEO working with founders and senior leaders navigating scale, complexity, and high-stakes decision-making. He is the founder of David Rosenheim Executive Coaching, where he partners with CEOs, senior executives, and leadership teams—primarily in climate/clean tech, biotech, and impact-driven technology companies.
Shiva Amiri
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund II, III
DPhil Computational Biochemistry, Wolfson College, St. Hugh’s College
Shiva Amiri was most recently Partner and Chief Data Science Officer at Pivotal Life Sciences, a San Francisco–based venture capital fund, where she built an AI platform for life science investments. She previously led data technology at 23andMe, directed data science at Zymergen, and served as CEO of BioSymetrics, a biomedical machine learning startup. Earlier in her career, she developed big data systems for the Ontario Brain Institute. Her work has centered around the intersection of biology and computer science, and she holds a DPhil in Computational Biophysics from the University of Oxford and an HBSc in Computer Science and Human Biology from the University of Toronto.
Nathan Zibilich
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund III
MA PPE, Blackfriars College
Nathan Zibilich, CFA, is a seasoned financial executive and thought leader in global equity research, venture capital, and healthcare innovation. As Managing Director at Bank of America, he chairs the Americas Equity Research Recommendations Review Committee (RRC) and serves on the Global Research Operating Committee. He holds an MA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from the University of Oxford and a BA in Philosophy from the University of San Francisco. A CFA charterholder since 2001, Nathan blends analytical depth with strategic vision to drive impact across finance, healthcare, and entrepreneurship.
Lauren Weymouth
LP Oxonian Ventures: Fund II, III
MBA, Linacre College
Lauren Weymouth is a Senior Director at Ripple, where she leads the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) that funds financial technology curriculum development, research, technical projects, entrepreneurship, and student activities. Since launch, she has activated more than 60 global university partnerships, driving 1,600+ research projects in blockchain, cryptocurrency, cryptography, and digital assets. She hosts the Webby award-winning podcast All About Blockchain. Previously, Lauren held leadership roles in education, private equity, and at technology startups, pioneering ventures that grew record-setting profits.