Top Influencers: 101 UK Founder, CEO’s To Follow in 2022

3 years ago

Founder, CEO play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Founder, CEO role. We have selected these Founder, CEO’s for this list as they are inspiring for a variety of reasons – whether that’s pushing boundaries, creating groundbreaking products, or doing their bit to save the world.

Our analysts did their best to select be best, and most innovative Founder, CEO’s. The list is in no particular order!

Kabir Barday

Founder, CEO @ OneTrust

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Barday is Fellow of Information Privacy, a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT), and Chief Executive Officer of OneTrust. Barday oversees all aspects of OneTrust’s product development, operations, and sales, and is the driving force behind the company’s international expansion. Prior to OneTrust, Barday served as Director of Product Management at AirWatch, which was acquired by VMware in 2014 for $1.54B. At AirWatch, Barday received the HPE-IAPP’s Most Innovative Privacy Technology Award after launching the Privacy First program. Learn more about Kabir Barday on Crunchbase…

Read more about OneTrust on Crunchbase…

Natalia Vodianova

Founder, CEO @ Naked Heart Foundation

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Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova, nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian model, philanthropist and occasional film actress. She is well known for her rags to riches life story and for her eight-season, seven-figure contract with Calvin Klein. Learn more about Natalia Vodianova on Crunchbase…

Read more about Naked Heart Foundation on Crunchbase…

Yao-Yun (Yoyo) Chang

Co-Founder, CEO and President @ KodyPay

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Yoyo is a 21-year old Taiwanese born British entrepreneur who is a co-founder and the current CEO of KodyPay. Yoyo co-founded KodyPay in the final year of High School and successfully raised US$6 million to date for KodyPay in the summer of 2021. Hoping to build a career in investment banking, Yoyo had started to invest in the stock market at the age of 13. With returns of over 80% in Q4 2016, he led his school team to first place in a national investment competition. During Yoyo’s first year at the University of York, Yoyo self-invested £120,000 of trading profits to build a pilot product for KodyPay. Learn more about Yao-Yun (Yoyo) Chang on Crunchbase…

Revolutionising in-person payments to grow your business with a trustworthy and innovative solution. Read more about KodyPay on Crunchbase…

Theo Pape

Founder, CEO @ DRONEWORK

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DRONEWORK is a drone mission matching platform for professional drone operators. Read more about DRONEWORK on Crunchbase…

Faisal Butt

Founder, CEO & Chairman @ Pi Labs

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Faisal is CEO, Founder and Chairman of Pi Labs Ltd. Faisal founded Pi Labs Ltd in 2015, after leading the first round of investments in PropTech start-ups Hubble and Trussle as an individual investor. Faisal and his team have built a portfolio of 50 PropTech companies across UK and Europe, making Pi Labs one of the most active investors in PropTech start-ups globally. Learn more about Faisal Butt on Crunchbase…

Read more about Pi Labs on Crunchbase…

Thomas Hoegh

Founder, CEO @ Arts Alliance

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Thomas is the founder of Arts Alliance, an investment organisation that builds and supports innovative and high growth technology companies in Europe, US and the Middle East. Arts Alliance has been behind 45 start ups including Lastminute, LoveFilm, Arts Alliance Media, Spinner, Launch, Atom Shockwave, Smartjog and Shazam. Thomas sits on the boards of City Screen, Kenshoo, Kiala, the Metropolitan Film School, Kebony and Plan UK. He is a visiting professor of Kanazawa Institute of Technology. Learn more about Thomas Hoegh on Crunchbase…

Read more about Arts Alliance on Crunchbase…

Scott Weavers-Wright

Founder, CEO & Partner @ Haatch

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Scott is best-known for founding one of Britain’s largest e-commerce businesses Kiddicare.com which was subsequently acquired in cash for £70m, by Morrisons, one of the UK’s largest supermarkets. Reaching 6th on the Retail-Week Power List, Scott is regarded by many as one of the UK’s most innovative business professionals in retail. After the Kiddicare acquisition, Scott became Managing Director and Chief Architect for Morrisons.com and has a wealth of experience in building and scaling large e-commerce businesses across the UK, most notably Kiddicare.com. Founding Haatch, Scott has invested in, and developed businesses in the areas of ad tech, B2B SaaS (software as a service) and retail tech within the FMCG market including Elevaate, founded in 2014, enabling supplier monetisation programs across retailer websites. Learn more about Scott Weavers-Wright on Crunchbase…

Read more about Haatch on Crunchbase…

Christian Owens

Founder, CEO @ Paddle

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Christian Owens is a technology entrepreneur located in the United Kingdom. Christian has been involved with a number of startups but most notably his own two [Branchr Advertising](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/branchr-advertising) and [Mac Bundle Box](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mac-bundle-box). Christian is currently the Founder and Director of Branchr Advertising. A company with a new approach on CPC based internet advertising that allows fair ad distribution, without contracts or startup fees. Previously Christian was involved in the creation of various web based technologies and applications that have since been sold. Christian also started The Dream Apps, a privately funded Macintosh software development company. Learn more about Christian Owens on Crunchbase…

Paddle is a Revenue Delivery Platform for B2B SaaS companies that powers growth across acquisition, renewals, and expansion. Read more about Paddle on Crunchbase…

George McDonaugh

Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director @ KR1 plc

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I’ve been involved in blockchain technology since 2011. Before then I was an advertising copywriter for London based agencies. I have a masters degree in Anthropology and a further degree in Creative Advertising. I helped form one of London’s most popular blockchain meetups and co-founded kr1 in early 2016 and as such it become the first token focussed investment company in the world. We have the longest track record in the space and a global network of funds, developers and investors. Learn more about George McDonaugh on Crunchbase…

Read more about KR1 plc on Crunchbase…

Wil Stephens

Founder, CEO @ Fusebox Games

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Wil is a Welsh entrepreneur with extensive experience of building transformational businesses in media and interactive entertainment. Wil is currently CEO of Fusebox Games, an interactive entertainment company he co-founded in 2016 that develops and publishes mobile games based on hit TV shows. Wil founded his first business aged 23 and as CEO of Cube TV, led the company to win BAFTAs and Broadcast Digital Awards for their ground-breaking interactive and TV formats. After growing Cube TV to offices in Cardiff and London, he joined the leadership team at New York based video streaming company Boxee to build out their international business, later acquired by Samsung. Wil is an investor in the media and interactive entertainment industry through his holding company, Closs Holdings. Learn more about Wil Stephens on Crunchbase…

Live the stories you love with Fusebox Games. Read more about Fusebox Games on Crunchbase…

Greg Jackson

Founder, CEO @ Octopus Energy

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Greg Jackson is the Founder and CEO at Octopus Energy. Learn more about Greg Jackson on Crunchbase…

Octopus Energy builds technology that reduces the cost of energy to improve customer experience. Read more about Octopus Energy on Crunchbase…

Alexander Guslisty

Founder, CEO @ BIG Atom

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Recycling company on a mission to end polymer waste. They develop, build and operate new generation infrastructure for processing waste. Read more about BIG Atom on Crunchbase…

Niccolò Corsini

Founder, CEO @ Logidot

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Logidot is a plug-and-play and high-performance indoor location intelligence platform for warehousing and factory automation. Read more about Logidot on Crunchbase…

Dana Pressman Tobak

Founder, CEO and Managing Director @ Hyperoptic

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As joint founder and Managing Director of Be Un limited, the record-breaking 24 Meg broadband provider of 2005, Dana took the business from start to launch in just six months. By placing the consumer at the heart of success (Be customer support continues to win awards to this day) and generally refusing to take no for an answer, Dana has been building successful global businesses for over 20 years. Co-founder and director of Hyperoptic, Dana brings expertise in commercial agreements, financial business practice and purchasing, and an unshakeable vision for Hyperoptic’s success. Learn more about Dana Pressman Tobak on Crunchbase…

Hyperoptic is a fiber-based internet service provider. Read more about Hyperoptic on Crunchbase…

Francesca Howland

Co-founder, CEO, Director @ Bimble

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Bimble is the app for great, little places. Peer-to-peer place recommendations from around the world. Read more about Bimble on Crunchbase…

Alex Loizou

Co-Founder, CEO @ Trouva

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Alex co-founded StreetHub after graduating from the 2012 Cohort of Entrepreneur First. He is an experienced iOS, Javascript and PHP developer, and studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Cologne. Learn more about Alex Loizou on Crunchbase…

Trouva, the online destination for unique products from the best curators around the world Read more about Trouva on Crunchbase…

Andrew Mukerjee

Co-founder, CEO @ Brisqq

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Andrew has a keen interest in solving big global problems using software. Andrew and team built Brisqq into the leading digital last mile distribution business in the London market and launched eLogii to enable commercial fleet operators around the world to increase efficiency in their planning, routing and dispatch operations. Formerly an investment banker focusing on software and internet transactions. Andrew graduated from King’s College London and speaks fluent Dutch. Learn more about Andrew Mukerjee on Crunchbase…

Brisqq provides local logistics-as-a-service, enabling retailers to offer same day (or future date) deliveries in 1-hour timeslots. Read more about Brisqq on Crunchbase…

Lu Li

Founder, CEO @ Blooming Founders

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Lu Li is the founder of Blooming Founders, a business incubation platform designed for early stage female entrepreneurs and diverse teams. Blooming Founders runs popular events and an award-winning co-working space in Shoreditch that give our members a competitive edge in building and growing their businesses. We offer fundraising support for selected startups. We also offer event and marketing services to corporates and government entities who want to leverage our diverse network. Lu has also published the book Dear Female Founder which contains 66 personal letters of advice written by female entrepreneurs from 20 countries. It is globally available on Amazon and Kindle. In her previous corporate career, Lu has launched FMCG products for Procter & Gamble across Western Europe and has worked on several consulting projects for McKinsey, BMW and T-Mobile. Learn more about Lu Li on Crunchbase…

Blooming Founders is a business incubation platform designed for early stage female entrepreneurs and diverse teams. Read more about Blooming Founders on Crunchbase…

Eric Masaba

Founder, CEO @ Texxi Global

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Largescale Dynamic Real-Time Ridesharing + Computational-CryptoCurrency + Predicitive Analytics (AI) Read more about Texxi Global on Crunchbase…

Evren Kacar

Founder, CEO @ DAN Global

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15 years of experience in digital marketing and agency business. Established Synergy, one of the first generation of digital marketing agencies in 2002. In line with the rising trends, Co-founded Boomerang Social Media Agency in 2010. Managed both agencies and supported the development of digital marketing industry in Turkey with DijitalAjanslar.com which began as a local network for digital agencies in 2013. Witnessed the rise of the digital age. Gained deep experience in all areas of digital marketing, working with global brands and Turkey’s most respectable brands since 2002, as the definiton of web agencies became interactive agencies with web 2.0, and digital agencies as of today. Established DAN Global in Turkey to provide online platforms, industry knowledge and various tools to support digital marketing agencies and global community of marketers. Expanded his business to the UK in 2017, and established DAN Global (UK) Ltd. in London which owns and operates the Digital Agency Network (DAN), an all-in-one platform to discover the best digital marketing agencies in the world. Learn more about Evren Kacar on Crunchbase…

DAN Global provides online platforms, industry knowledge and various tools to support digital agencies and global community of marketers. Read more about DAN Global on Crunchbase…

John Howie

Co-Founder, CEO @ Lintbells

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Lintbells is a producer of nutritional supplements for pets. Read more about Lintbells on Crunchbase…

Alex Chircop

Founder, CEO and CTO @ Ondat

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Ondat supports your freedom with industry-leading levels of data performance, resilience, security, and scale. Read more about Ondat on Crunchbase…

Paul Papadimitriou

Founder, CEO, and Keynote Speaker @ Intelligencr

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Innovation scouting, advisory service, emerging technologies Read more about Intelligencr on Crunchbase…

Armen Poghosyan

Founder, CEO @ Actable AI

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Democratise advanced data analytics with no-code Deep Learning Read more about Actable AI on Crunchbase…

Marc Trup

Founder, CEO @ Arthur Online

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Arthur simplifies property management, anywhere , anytime. Read more about Arthur Online on Crunchbase…

Akif Yaldir

Founder, CEO @ Case Future

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I have strong experience in developing successful products and managing effective teams. My core strengths are fast-learning and following an output-oriented approach mainly for mobile products. Learn more about Akif Yaldir on Crunchbase…

Work on what you love! Find what you can learn easily with better efficiency, learn on mobile and grow your future. Read more about Case Future on Crunchbase…

Akin Arslan

Founder, CEO @ TIRPORT

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Akin Arslan is the founder and CEO of TIRPORT. Learn more about Akin Arslan on Crunchbase…

Read more about TIRPORT on Crunchbase…

Mark Parry

Founder, CEO @ Wifinity

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Mark is a highly competent and motivated entrepreneurial technologist with a strong Business and IT eduction from Kingston University London. With over 10 years of successful industry experience. During this time mark gained valuable experience and outstanding leadership skills, with a proved track record of leading teams to sliver technology and commercial milestones. Mark has demonstrated the ability to combine commercial aptitude with a strong technology background to identify new opportunities, enhance commercial models and develop products that are commercially and technically suited to the business landscape. Learn more about Mark Parry on Crunchbase…

Wifinity is on a mission to make Wi-Fi great! Read more about Wifinity on Crunchbase…

Yohann Merran

Founder, CEO, Lead Dev @ Meet My Friends

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Founder, CEO, Lead Dev at Meet My Friends Learn more about Yohann Merran on Crunchbase…

MMF is a hybrid app between a social network and a city guide, to spontaneously discover events you’ll love exploring with your friends. Read more about Meet My Friends on Crunchbase…

Stephanie Eltz

Co-founder, CEO @ Doctify

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Stephanie co-founded Doctify. She is the CEO of the company. Learn more about Stephanie Eltz on Crunchbase…

Doctify provides a solution for the millions of patients who want to search, compare and book health services over the internet. Read more about Doctify on Crunchbase…

Himanshu Kataria

Founder, CEO and Managing Director @ CLYZ Labs

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Himanshu is an experienced NHS Academic Clinician with emergency medicine background (>10 years clinical experience). Himanshu has substantial experience in setup and delivery of clinical research trials, as a specialty lead within Clinical Research Network for the whole of North West Coast of England delivering research in >23 NHS Partner organisations. Himanshu is an MBBS, MBBS, MRCSed (A&E), MRCEM, FRCEM, ALS Instructor. With a number of years in both clinical and research experience, Himanshu has held various consultancy posts in notable hospitals/medical facilities such as Whiston Hospital in Merseyside. He also held the Special Group Lead position within the Clinical Research Network – North West Coast: Research Delivery arm of the NIHR (National Institute of Health Research). In addition to his qualifications as a Medical Doctor, Himanshu has held a number of entrepreneurial roles over the past few years in bio-medical companies such as Indu Stem Cell Technology Plc, and Transgenex Inc in the USA. Dr Kataria is familiar with financial management of the business owing to his experience in Clinical Finance Limited which advised for fundraising for Indu Stem Cell Technology PLC. He continues to serve as a director for Indu Stem Cell Technology PLC. Learn more about Himanshu Kataria on Crunchbase…

CLYZ Labs are developing a testing service to select the best drug therapy for personalised cancer treatment. Read more about CLYZ Labs on Crunchbase…

Ema Kufel

Co-Founder, CEO @ Prosoma

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Co-Founder/CEO, Ema is an (MSc) Marketing Communications graduate and an expert in healthcare communications. Ema has vast experience in managing projects developing digital strategies within the National Health Service and the Department of Health in the UK. She is passionate about healthcare and innovation, key components of Prosoma. Learn more about Ema Kufel on Crunchbase…

The world’s first digital therapeutics programme, designed specifically for cancer patients Read more about Prosoma on Crunchbase…

James McCarthy

Founder, CEO, CTO @ LetyCo

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LetyCo is a business and technology consulting company specialising in removing organisational complexity for growing business. Read more about LetyCo on Crunchbase…

Alexandre Covello

Founder, CEO @ AngelsCube

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Read more about AngelsCube on Crunchbase…

Jamie Akhtar

Co-founder, CEO @ CyberSmart

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An automated end-to-end cyber security compliance platform that helps SMB’s. Read more about CyberSmart on Crunchbase…

Caspar Thykier

Co-Founder, CEO @ Zappar

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Caspar Thykier is Co-Founder & CEO at Zappar. Learn more about Caspar Thykier on Crunchbase…

Zappar is a clever little app that can see and recognise images and objects in the world around us. Read more about Zappar on Crunchbase…

Nick Skaer

Founder, CEO and Chief Scientist @ Orthox Ltd.

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Nick Skaer has over 20 years experience in life science and materials research, and 10 years as a medtech CEO raising over £10m to fund development of FibroFix™ technology. In 2008 he founded Orthox with Prof. Oliver Kessler, securing a Translation Award from Wellcome Trust. Since then he has led the scientific and commercial programmes at Orthox, with further awards from the Technology Strategy Board, Wellcome Trust, and NIHR. Before this he was CSO, then CEO of Oxford Biomaterials from 2004 to 2009 where he developed the FibroFix™ technology and implemented the medical device programme. During this period he co-authored 5 patents, including the three assigned to Orthox, secured over £2 million in public grants and private investment and formed 3 spin out companies from Oxford Biomaterials to commercialise biomaterial technologies. Between 1992 and 2003 he studied Molecular Biology at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Strasbourg France, where he obtained his PhD. Learn more about Nick Skaer on Crunchbase…

Orthox develops tissue regenerative implants that address large injuries to cartilage tissues in which early osteoarthritis may be present. Read more about Orthox Ltd. on Crunchbase…

Jacoby Thwaites

Founder, CEO & Chief Technologist @ SPARKL

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Jacoby is the CEO and founder of SPARKL, having previously managed insurance software company Michaelhouse until 2002. In 2006, he co-founded mashup pioneer Teqlo Inc in the US then joined core engineering at Google where he was responsible for Adsense Engineering in London until 2011. In 2012, Jacoby founded SPARKL in the UK to develop and market the Sequencing Engine technology. Learn more about Jacoby Thwaites on Crunchbase…

SPARKL designs and develops the SPARKL Sequencing Engine, a powerful technology for managing the behavior of distributed systems. Read more about SPARKL on Crunchbase…

Nathaniel Barling

Co-Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief @ Knowhere

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Nathaniel Barling joined Knowhere as Co-Founder, CEO in 2015. Learn more about Nathaniel Barling on Crunchbase…

Read more about Knowhere on Crunchbase…

Phil Morgan

Founder, CEO & Managing Director @ Intelling

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Intelling is a communications business that provides customer services support for companies such as Telefonica and Misguided. Read more about Intelling on Crunchbase…

Iglika B. Ghouse

Founder, CEO @ USPAAH – Your Spa At Home

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Perfectionist at heart with over 10 years spent working in investment banking both in UK and US, Iglika knows what it takes to drive change. In 2015 she made a bold turn in her career and launched USPAAH – Your Spa At Home. Iglika is responsible for setting the vision for the company, as well as managing operations and the team of Sparistas. When not tackling business challenges, she can be found in the park with her pooch Tiger, or spending quality time with her family and friends. Learn more about Iglika B. Ghouse on Crunchbase…

USPAAH delivers Massage, Nail and Beauty treatments to client’s home, hotel or office in as little as an hour. Read more about USPAAH – Your Spa At Home on Crunchbase…

Solomia Boretska

Co-Founder, CEO @ LendoBox

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Matching product rental demand with supply Read more about LendoBox on Crunchbase…

Karin Nielsen

Co-founder, CEO @ fluently

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Translation Infrastructure On Demand Read more about fluently on Crunchbase…

Maya Pindeus

Co-Founder, CEO @ Humanising Autonomy

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Humanising Autonomy is building the global standard for human machine interactions. Read more about Humanising Autonomy on Crunchbase…

Miroslav Kovac

Founder, CEO @ Coffee Cloud

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Coffee Cloud, IOT Software Analytics for professional HoReCa coffee industry Read more about Coffee Cloud on Crunchbase…

Kris Ingham

Founder, CEO @ Rejuvenation Water

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Enriched in amino acids, Rejuvenation Water is specifically designed to deal with the rigours of modern life. Read more about Rejuvenation Water on Crunchbase…

Baran Korkmaz

Founder, CEO @ ARWAY

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ARWAY is a spatial mapping platform critical to building the Metaverse. Read more about ARWAY on Crunchbase…

Anne-Marie Imafidon

Co-Founder, CEO and ‘Head Stemette’ @ STEMettes

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Anne-Marie Imafidon Is A Woman On A Mission. A Child Prodigy Who Had Received Degrees From Prestigious Universities On Both Sides Of The Atlantic By The Time She Was 20, She Is Campaigning To Get More Women Into Science, Technology, Engineering And Maths (Stem). Learn more about Anne-Marie Imafidon on Crunchbase…

They’re showing that girls do STEM (Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths) too. Read more about STEMettes on Crunchbase…

Joe Gallard

Co-Founder, CEO @ Reducer

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Joe is CEO of Reducer. Prior to this he worked at Deloitte, Gousto and carwow. Learn more about Joe Gallard on Crunchbase…

Reducer empowers businesses by giving them the information needed to make smart buying decisions. Read more about Reducer on Crunchbase…

André Coelho

Founder, CEO @ Saffe

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André Aranha Coelho is the founder of Saffe Payments. Learn more about André Coelho on Crunchbase…

Read more about Saffe on Crunchbase…

Kevin McManus

Founder, CEO @ LaunchWorks

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Read more about LaunchWorks on Crunchbase…

Kaan Akın

Founder, CEO @ Hackquarters

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Tech investor, startup mentor and founder of Hackquarters Startup Accelerator. He is involved with corporate accelerator programs. Learn more about Kaan Akın on Crunchbase…

Read more about Hackquarters on Crunchbase…

Christopher El Badaoui

Co-Founder, CEO @ LVNDR Health

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Chris is responsible for driving LVNDR’s vision, brand, and business strategy as well as building and managing a phenomenal team to revolutionize LGBTQ+ healthcare. They are a 2x founder and have previously built accelerators and investment vehicles for Parsons School of Design, Techstars and the NFL. Prior to that, they led Growth and Strategy at Pillar Tech disrupting legacy industries with Fortune 500 companies. Learn more about Christopher El Badaoui on Crunchbase…

LVNDR is redesigning sexual and reproductive healthcare services through a mobile-first digital clinic designed for LGBTQIA+ individuals. Read more about LVNDR Health on Crunchbase…

Barry E James

Founder, CEO @ Crowdfunding Centre

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Barry E James is CEO and cofounder and is one the best known names in Crowdfunding in the UK and worldwide. WIth decades of experience in tech, business and as an entrepreneur he is passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship and Crowdfunding. Learn more about Barry E James on Crunchbase…

Customised dashboard providing real time crowdfunding data driven maps, tools, insights charts & news for project owners. Read more about Crowdfunding Centre on Crunchbase…

Richard Mabey

Cofounder, CEO @ Juro

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All-in-one contract automation platform. Read more about Juro on Crunchbase…

Miiro Juuso

Founder, CEO @ Releaseworks

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Releaseworks is a healthcare cloud engineering, information security governance and engineering support service partner. Read more about Releaseworks on Crunchbase…

Marcus Kern

Co-Founder, CEO & Director @ Duesday

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Kern started as an entrepreneur in 1998 when he founded voiceIT communications, offering voicemail services. Prior to that Kern graduated with distinction in Physics at the University of Hamburg after completing a research year at the Optoelectronics Research Centre in Southampton. Early in the new millenium Kern led the architecture and implementation of O2’s strategic SMS platform. During 2004 Kern worked for T-Mobile International driving technical design and implementation of a £2 million SMS/MMS alerting platform across T-Mobile’s European footprint. In 2005 Kern co-founded Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) and started as CTO. He was imperative to MIGs expansion to 200 employees over six years. In 2008 MIG was ranked No.1 in the Tech Track 100, securing the title of fastest growing technology company in the UK. MIG was acquired by NASDAQ listed Velti plc in November 2011 and Kern then acted as VP of Technology for the corporation. In 2014 Kern co-founded Fonix Mobile and guided the messaging and payments venture throughout its three year growth phase. In early 2016 he co-founded CFT Group, a brand new payments provider re-inventing direct debits through a revolutionary consumer incentive scheme: DUESDAY. In December 2017 Kern was named Digital Entrepreneur of the Year by Cornwall Live, Learn more about Marcus Kern on Crunchbase…

Payment Institution (Direct Debit, Request-to-Pay) Read more about Duesday on Crunchbase…

Charles Armitage

Co-Founder, CEO @ Florence

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Charles Armitage is a co-founder and CEO at Florence. Learn more about Charles Armitage on Crunchbase…

Florence is an online marketplace that connects vacant care home shifts to local nurses and carers looking for extra work Read more about Florence on Crunchbase…

Soren Krogsgaard Thomsen

Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director @ BioMe Oxford

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Soren is a medical scientist at the University of Oxford, with a background in the natural sciences and genetics research. He previously worked as a consultant for pharma and OBR consulting, and has published on his experiences as an academic entrepreneur. Soren’s current research is focused on translating large-scale genetic data into mechanisms for disease to inform new therapeutic strategies. He dreams of one day enabling similar population-wide microbiome studies using the platform technology under development at BioMe Oxford Ltd. Learn more about Soren Krogsgaard Thomsen on Crunchbase…

Unlocking your gut microbiome by developing a medical device for targeted and non-invasive sampling Read more about BioMe Oxford on Crunchbase…

Jan Deruyck

Co-Founder, CEO @ Guut

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Jan is co-founder of Guut, a personalized health coaching company that empowers people with science-backed data, a personal plan and coaching to achieve their health and wellbeing ambitions. Besides that, he invests in early-stage startups and advises on go-to-market topics. Prior to that, he was the Director of Sales & Marketing at In The Pocket, a digital product studio in Belgium. His interests range from psychology to technology and entrepreneurship. Next to that Jan is obsessed with surfing and healthy food! Learn more about Jan Deruyck on Crunchbase…

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Alexandre Noirot-Cosson

Co-Founder, CEO @ Biddly Ltd.

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Biddly is the first Customer Data Platform for the performance marketing industry. Read more about Biddly Ltd. on Crunchbase…

Mike Ferguson

Founder, CEO, and Head of Research @ Intelligent Business Strategies

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Intelligent Business Strategies is an independent IT analyst and consulting company specialising in business intelligence. Read more about Intelligent Business Strategies on Crunchbase…

Brian Oleen

Founder, CEO @ Samso Group

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Leadership expert that has seen the best leaders in the world in action firsthand and studied what it meant to be a “good leader”. Was this only a trait that executives held? Were people just born leaders? Did their status give them leadership advantages? Brian has twenty years of leadership experience in the US Army and developed speaking, mentoring and coaching skills in hundreds of Soldiers around the world. Brian understands that leadership is a trait that we all possess and it is not about titles or status, leadership is an important tool for all of us to be successful. Brian has served as a senior NCO in the military for the past 9 years. He is a certified project manager and business continuity practitioner. Learn more about Brian Oleen on Crunchbase…

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Andraz Ogorevc

Founder, CEO & Director @ iHELP World

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Andraz Ogorevc is Founder & CEO at iHELP World. Learn more about Andraz Ogorevc on Crunchbase…

An online platform that provides immediate assistance by connecting users in any type of emergency. Read more about iHELP World on Crunchbase…

Hilary Roberts

Founder, CEO & Owner @ HRC Recruitment

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HRC Recruitment is the multi-sector consultancy that delivers high-end service and opportunities at all levels. Read more about HRC Recruitment on Crunchbase…

Mark Hay

Founder, CEO, and CTO @ Melrose Labs

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Communication services inception, development and operation. Enabling and optimising communications. #CPaaS #SaaS #UCaaS #APIs Read more about Melrose Labs on Crunchbase…

Vanessa Boz

founder, CEO @ moodAway

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Vanessa Boz Founder, CEO – moodAway Ltd Learn more about Vanessa Boz on Crunchbase…

Picture your next trip moodAway is an early-stage startup built to help people visualise their trips. Read more about moodAway on Crunchbase…

Guy Shelton

Founder, CEO @ MAILPROFILER Technology Solutions UK

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Entrepreneur & Investor. 20yrs tech & digital. Growing SaaS companies in EMEA, APAC & NA building start-ups & establishing companies overseas expansion often as their 1st man on the ground. Learn more about Guy Shelton on Crunchbase…

Consultancy Read more about MAILPROFILER Technology Solutions UK on Crunchbase…

Simonetta d’Ottaviano

Co-founder, CEO @ Nettoken

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The control panel for your digital identity! Read more about Nettoken on Crunchbase…

Stacy-Ann Sinclair

Founder, CEO @ CodeREG

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Jamaican born Londoner – Computer Scientist Investment Banker Learn more about Stacy-Ann Sinclair on Crunchbase…

CodeREG is a financial compliance reinvented for the digital era. Read more about CodeREG on Crunchbase…

Paddy Willis

Co-Founder, CEO @ Mission Ventures

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Maria Beatrice Giovanardi

Founder, CEO @ LetEmbrace

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LetEmbrace is a social enterprise focused on creating solutions that respond to the right of individuals to live in a safer world. Read more about LetEmbrace on Crunchbase…

Kayode Adesiyan

Founder, CEO @ OnlineNaira

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OnlineNaira is the Largest Payment Gateway for Africans Read more about OnlineNaira on Crunchbase…

Edil Ajibaev

Founder, CEO @ picVpic

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Edil Ajibaev is a distinguished technology entrepreneur and a leading authority in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). His innovative contributions to the tech industry have earned him international recognition, including being named one of the top 10 startup founders in London, UK by Best Startup UK. Ajibaev’s entrepreneurial journey is marked by his victories in seven international startup competitions across cities like London, San Francisco, New York, Kyiv, Singapore, and Brussels.

In 2023, Ajibaev was honoured for his significant contributions to the IT sector at a prestigious IT conference, an event supported by the U.S. government. This recognition underscores his influential role in the global tech industry.

Ajibaev’s groundbreaking work includes the development of an AI-based clothing search engine that has revolutionised the fashion industry. This tool, leading in product search quality, has compiled the world’s largest fashion product database, boasting 14 million products. His company has pioneered a hybrid system of machine learning, visual search, and manual labelling, offering superior search quality in the fashion domain.

Beyond his own ventures, Ajibaev has been instrumental in shaping the technology startup ecosystem. He serves as an advisor to numerous companies, helping them launch and achieve commercial success. He holds positions on the board of directors of several startup companies and organisations shaping the tech ecosystem, including KGLabs, ABACA, and ProKg.

As an entrepreneurial leader, Edil  has made significant contributions to the development of the startup community. He has organised various projects and has been a public speaker, mentor, and competition judge at numerous events, including those hosted by Google Startupgrind, GoViral and Startup Weekend. His insights into the complex world of venture capital and artificial intelligence have provided invaluable knowledge to aspiring entrepreneurs, helping them navigate the intricacies of modern business.

Ajibaev’s commitment to sharing his expertise with the community of young entrepreneurs is deeply appreciated. His global success stories inspire many, and his contributions have had a profound impact on the tech community. His achievements and dedication make him an influential figure in the tech industry and a valuable asset to the United Kingdom.

picVpic offers a search engine that enables its users to compare and rank products from various online stores. Read more about picVpic on Crunchbase…

Sean Grundy

Co-Founder, CEO @ Bevi

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Redesigning the beverage supply chain @Bevi. Previously, 3 years experience managing environmental projects.MIT Sloan MBA, Princeton undergrad. Learn more about Sean Grundy on Crunchbase…

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Sean Grundy

Co-Founder, CEO @ Bevi

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Redesigning the beverage supply chain @Bevi. Previously, 3 years experience managing environmental projects.MIT Sloan MBA, Princeton undergrad. Learn more about Sean Grundy on Crunchbase…

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Ed Mason

Founder, CEO @ GameFace Labs

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Worlds First ‘All In One’ standalone virtual reality headset and DARPA software platform for the next generation of VR gaming. Read more about GameFace Labs on Crunchbase…

Ed Mason

Founder, CEO @ GameFace Labs

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Worlds First ‘All In One’ standalone virtual reality headset and DARPA software platform for the next generation of VR gaming. Read more about GameFace Labs on Crunchbase…

Pam Batth

Co-Founder, CEO @ nu:move

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Nu:Move inline estate agents specialise in selling, letting and auctioning of residential properties. Read more about nu:move on Crunchbase…

Pam Batth

Co-Founder, CEO @ nu:move

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Nu:Move inline estate agents specialise in selling, letting and auctioning of residential properties. Read more about nu:move on Crunchbase…

Matt Lewis

Founder, CEO @ Synaptiv

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Synaptiv is a connected car platform helping fleets and car makers monetise the data generated by their connected vehicles. Read more about Synaptiv on Crunchbase…

Matt Lewis

Founder, CEO @ Synaptiv

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Synaptiv is a connected car platform helping fleets and car makers monetise the data generated by their connected vehicles. Read more about Synaptiv on Crunchbase…

Sheeza Shah

Founder, CEO, Podcast Host @ UpEffect

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Sheeza Shah is using technology to launch and fund companies improving the planet and human lives. As Founder and CEO of UpEffect, Sheeza combines her background in Computer Science with her passion for social entrepreneurship to work with revolutionary founders on UpEffect, a crowdfunding and support platform to launch products doing good in the world. So far she has helped companies impact 10,000 lives in 7 countries. Learn more about Sheeza Shah on Crunchbase…

UpEffect is a crowdfunding platform for companies dedicated to improving lives and the planet. Read more about UpEffect on Crunchbase…

Sheeza Shah

Founder, CEO, Podcast Host @ UpEffect

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Sheeza Shah is using technology to launch and fund companies improving the planet and human lives. As Founder and CEO of UpEffect, Sheeza combines her background in Computer Science with her passion for social entrepreneurship to work with revolutionary founders on UpEffect, a crowdfunding and support platform to launch products doing good in the world. So far she has helped companies impact 10,000 lives in 7 countries. Learn more about Sheeza Shah on Crunchbase…

UpEffect is a crowdfunding platform for companies dedicated to improving lives and the planet. Read more about UpEffect on Crunchbase…

Christoph Birkl

Co-founder, CEO @ Brill Power

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Brill Power is a clean-tech platform that develops cutting-edge battery management technology. Read more about Brill Power on Crunchbase…

Christoph Birkl

Co-founder, CEO @ Brill Power

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Brill Power is a clean-tech platform that develops cutting-edge battery management technology. Read more about Brill Power on Crunchbase…

Ian Hobson

Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Director @ ChargeBox

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Ian has set and delivered the mission and objectives for ChargeBox which has seen the company grow rapidly. Involved since the companies inception, Ian took over control of the company and formulated the change in strategy driven by the smart phone market and Olympics in 2012. Ian is passionate about ChargeBox and passionate about bringing free charging to everyone who needs it everywhere they need it. A graduate of Imperial College, Ian’s career has taken him from Accenture to Hambrecht & Quist and Tibco, all the time delivering rapid growth and businsess development. Learn more about Ian Hobson on Crunchbase…

ChargeBox They pride Theirselves for providing the easiest to use, most trusted and innovative charging solutions for public spaces. Read more about ChargeBox on Crunchbase…

Stephanie Davies

Director and Founder, CEO @ Laughology

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Stephanie has over 12 years experience working in the public and private sector which has gained her an unsurpassed reputation for designing and delivering interventions for teams in various settings. Stephanie is recognised as one of the UK’s leading voices in happiness humour and laughter. In past 12 years Stephanie has worked on projects and events developing everything from creating happy spaces and environments in schools and health settings to motivating and inspiring individuals and teams in large blue chip organisations as well as working on government initiatives to promote positive, happy lives and work. The unique approach of Laughology founded and developed by Stephanie Davies looks at how individuals can be resilient human beings and live lives that flourish and are happy and healthy. Stephanie’s unique combination as an award winning stand-up comedian and her expertise and knowledge in psychology and business makes her one of the most sought after speakers on the business and after-dinner circuit. She also uses her knowledge to provide consultancy and training programmes for some of the top exec teams in the country, working with well-known blue chip organisations and government parties. The success of Laughology is directly attributed to Stephanie, her hard work and vision. Yes Stephanie is outrageously happy most of the time, if not a little mad, so say her close friends and family. She loves performing stand –up which means she frequents dark bars with other mad groups of people where she feels strangely at home. Qualifications include: An M.A in The psychology of humour and laughter for personal growth; Dip1 CBT, Health psychology and Analytical psychotherapy B.A Hons in Community Arts; Advanced Skills in Creative business and Cognition, JMU; Graduate of The Health Care Intensive Programme, with Patch Adams MD USA; Graduate of Dr Madan Kataria’s Laughter Techniques Programme; NLP Practitioners Diploma; and is qualified in cognitive behavioural psychology and health psychology. On top of her busy schedule, Stephanie is often asked to contribute to popular television programmes, such as Trisha, The Bank of Mum and Dad, BBC’s Heaven & Earth and ITV’s Stand-up Jenny. She is also a regular on BBC Radio. Her book Laughology, the science of laughter to improve your life has received excellent reviews on Amazon, The Guardian book sight and Watkins book review. Learn more about Stephanie Davies on Crunchbase…

Laughology encourages positive engagement, organisational development, health & well being and productivity. Read more about Laughology on Crunchbase…

Daniel Titterton

Co-Founder, CEO @ Intelligent Positioning

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Matthew Barker

Founder, CEO @ Horizon Guides

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Matt has spent much of the last 10 years living abroad, including North and South America and SE Asia. He’s now back home in Sheffield, England, manning the fort at Horizon HQ and putting down some roots with his wife and their adopted Thai street dog. Learn more about Matthew Barker on Crunchbase…

Horizon Guides aims to help people enjoy more authentic and memorable travel experiences. Read more about Horizon Guides on Crunchbase…

Carole Edmond

Founder, CEO, Investor @ Glassmoon

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Glassmoon provides consultancy services for the investor community and leadership teams in social care, healthcare, and early education. Read more about Glassmoon on Crunchbase…

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