Managing Director & Founder play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Managing Director & Founder role. We have selected these Managing Director & Founder’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 Managing Director & Founder’s. The list is in no particular order!
Ron Atzmon
Managing Director & Founder @ AU10TIX
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Ron Atzmon is Managing Director of AU10TIX Limited, pioneers of multi-channel ID Authentication and record generation. Mr. Atzmon has led the company to the position of technology leader and provider of choice of the world’s major players. Under Mr. Atzmon’s leadership AU10TIX introduced the concept of Secure Customer Onboarding enabled by next generation technology solutions that redefine performance, efficiency and best practices of customer acquisition in regulated markets. Ron Atzmon’s track record includes stretches across 20 years of leading startups and developing business in the areas of technology, internet and finance. Ron hold a MBA from Imperial College London and a bachelor’s degree in Management & Marketing from The college of Management- Academic Studies, Rishon, Israel.
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Kresimir Budinski
Managing Director & Founder @ AirTicketArena Ltd.
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Air Ticket Arena is the first fully automated platform which matches unsold seats on scheduled flights with air traveller’s bids. Read more about AirTicketArena Ltd. on Crunchbase…
Shum Singh
Managing Director & Founder @ Agnitio Capital
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Agnitio Capital is a fully authorised and regulated investment bank focused on digital media and games. Read more about Agnitio Capital on Crunchbase…
Daniel Couchman Kendall
Managing Director & Founder @ Mission Based Media
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Mission Based Media creates and produces audio content that depends on the organization’s goals. Read more about Mission Based Media on Crunchbase…
Ben Antcliff
Managing Director & Founder @ Omnis Data
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Omnis Data provides its clients with detailed and relevant insight on the lifestyle & life-stage of UK consumers using its Data services. Read more about Omnis Data on Crunchbase…
Mitun Patel
Managing Director & Founder @ Netstar
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Netstar is an IT Support company in central London providing fully managed IT Support, Cyber Security and Technology Consulting services. Read more about Netstar on Crunchbase…
Roger Llewellyn
Managing Director & Founder & CEO @ Kognitio
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Llewellyn joined Kognitio in April 2003, having previously been Managing Director of Arelon for two and a half years – a company acquired by Cedar Software. Roger instigated the Management Buy-Out of Cedar and the formation of the Redac Group with Alchemy in May 2002. Roger has started a number of American companies in Europe, including WICAT Europe, where he was Managing Director for 6 years and Vice President USA Sales, and Macromedia, where he was Managing Director Europe for 5 years from start-up to IPO. Roger then took the helm at VINCA Europe for 4 years, until it was purchased by Legato, now EMC. He was also Vice President of Elevon Inc. He trained as an Electronic Engineer before taking his first job for Hewlett Packard. He then held senior positions in Digital Equipment and Prime Computers, before becoming Managing Director of Prime Sweden. After two years in this role Roger took the Managing Director role for Prime in Switzerland.
Learn more about Roger Llewellyn on Crunchbase…Kognitio is an in-memory analytical software platform that supports BI, OLAP and analytical applications on large and complex data. Read more about Kognitio on Crunchbase…
Peter Lukes
Managing Director & Founder @ Wanstor
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Peter established Wanstor in 2002 to provide a more proactive approach to IT support services than the then established ‘maintenance’ companies. Following an early career as a research chemist working at the universities of St Andrews, Durham and Rome, Peter changed track in the mid-90s and began the second phase of his career, in IT. Spells in Italy with a small system builder then back in the UK as technical director of an IT service and integration business followed, before the ambitious launch of Wanstor. Over ten years later, Peter has led the company through continuing success and growth by focusing on their dedication to “service and technical excellence”. Peter has kept Wanstor at the forefront of developments in cloud and hosting services, while adding a focus on core IT infrastructure, networking and front office support.
Learn more about Peter Lukes on Crunchbase…Wanstor are a trusted IT Services company that supports organisations of all sizes in all industries. Read more about Wanstor on Crunchbase…
Jon Simon
Managing Director & Founder @ Pieminister
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Taking Pieminister from humble beginnings into a thriving business has been an incredibly enjoyable journey. With Pieminister’s focus in the UK’s vibrant and competitive fast casual dining sector we have had to think differently and be obsessive over our customers. Together with the rest of a team of very talented people, Pieminsiter has become a highly respected, market leader in high quality pies and a unique restaurant operator with exceptional food and service levels.
Learn more about Jon Simon on Crunchbase…Pieminister is a Bristol-based family business known for making award winning pies. Read more about Pieminister on Crunchbase…
Jeremy Coupland
Managing Director & Founder @ Rebirth Analytics
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Gareth Parkin
Managing Director & Founder @ GoPromotional
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GoPromotional is an online marketing group and that offers goods in bulk for businesses. Read more about GoPromotional on Crunchbase…
Andrew Newell
Managing Director & Founder @ Cipher Surgical
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Cipher Surgical is a medical device company established to design, patent, and globally market its laparoscopic medical device. Read more about Cipher Surgical on Crunchbase…
Rajeev Nayyar
Managing Director & Founder @ Fixflo
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Raj is a former property lawyer – the idea of Fixflo came to him as he was suffering the pain of property repair management as a tenant in New Zealand while managing properties in London. He enjoys long walks on the beach and carries a Fixflo stress ball with him wherever he goes.
Learn more about Rajeev Nayyar on Crunchbase…Fixflo is a repair reporting and maintenance management software system. Read more about Fixflo on Crunchbase…
Mike Griffiths
Managing Director & Founder @ Expert Agent
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“I’ve been in the estate agency industry since 1977 – I did a Land Management degree, qualified in Leicester and then worked in volume residential sales in Leicester, Birmingham, Twickenham and the South West. I even ran my own agency for a year. I drifted into writing estate agency software for myself and turned that into a business in 1988. It became the biggest supplier of estate agency software through the ’90s and I was lucky enough to sell it to a now vanished Rightmove competitor in 2000. I worked for them for a couple of years, left, took some time off and decided that I wanted to get back involved – I missed the challenge of developing software. I was joined by my old business management team and we launched Expert Agent in 2004. At the time, a totally cloud-based solution was brave but it has certainly paid off! I genuinely understand the challenges that agents face, and genuinely enjoy thinking of ways that our products can help solve them. I’m ultimately responsible for ensuring that everything works well for you.”
Learn more about Mike Griffiths on Crunchbase…Expert Agent provides a complete workflow solution and essential systems for estate agents. Read more about Expert Agent on Crunchbase…
Kate Eady
Managing Director & Founder @ Wrapped Agency
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I still love getting involved in client projects when I can and making clients feel excited and enthusiastic about design. The best parts about working here are the people – clients and our team. I’m married with two children and two dogs and have always lived in Yorkshire, though you’ll find me walking in the Lake District or wandering around art galleries on city breaks as often as I can!
Learn more about Kate Eady on Crunchbase…Wrapped Agency specialises in growing businesses. Read more about Wrapped Agency on Crunchbase…
Matthew Funge
Managing Director & Founder @ Your Stand Builder
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Matthew is the Managing Director & Founder of event technology company Your Stand Builder, and currently lives in London. He is a graduate from the University of Manchester who already has valuable experience of living and working in both the USA and France, in addition to various parts of the UK, which has provided him with valuable international exposure already. He is responsible for building and launching the Your Stand Builder platform in March 2019, following more than 5 years’ in an exhibition project manager role preparing 25+ worldwide events annually for his previous employer – an experience which directly led to the YSB idea being born. Matthew is passionate about making a difference in the global events industry, and is committed to continually exploring technological innovation. He has taken YSB from concept all the way through to execution and plans to build upon this in the future through gradually developing the service further.
Learn more about Matthew Funge on Crunchbase…SaaS, online marketplace, web platform Read more about Your Stand Builder on Crunchbase…
Dan Williams
Managing Director & Founder @ 100 Percent Group
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100 Percent Group provides International Retail Installation services, to activate in-store marketing campaigns for global brands. Read more about 100 Percent Group on Crunchbase…
Pawel de Sternberg Stojalowski
Managing Director & Founder @ Aseptium
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Company was originated out of Pawel’s passion for clever solutions as he is a design engineer, first and foremost. Thanks to his background in mechanical engineering (MSc 2006), automation and robotics (BSc 2006) as well as business (MBA 2013) he takes an interdisciplinary approach to projects, integrating both engineering and commercial aspects. Decontamination of surgical instruments combines many disciplines of science and that is what brought Pawel into this environment. Complexity as well as multitude of problems require creativity and a wide spectrum of knowledge in order to devise innovative solutions. Pawel was involved in R&D of surgical instruments reprocessing equipment since 2007. In that time he contributed to over 100 products that reached the market – from ultrasonic washers through pass-through washer disinfectors to sterilisation indicators. Today his main focus is on complex surgical instruments and challenges industry faces reprocessing them.
Learn more about Pawel de Sternberg Stojalowski on Crunchbase…Aseptium provides innovative decontamination solutions that reduce infections carried by dirty surgical instruments. Read more about Aseptium on Crunchbase…
Toni Dare
Managing Director & Founder @ Pulse Cashflow Finance
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With over 30 years’ experience in the asset-based lending market, Toni delivers a proven track record at a senior level in both operational and risk environments. She has successfully built and managed teams and processes in this space, consistently hitting performance targets. Having worked at Director level for the least 15 years in both the banking and independent sector from Barclays Bank to Bibby Financial Services, she has built a credible reputation for managing group and divisional risk portfolios. A consummate industry professional with a wealth of experience she is committed to facilitating quick decision making and well-structured facilities for clients. As such, she made her move in 2008 to lead her own firm to enable businesses to access funding quickly, simply and on their terms giving them greater control. Her reward comes from seeing others succeed in the work place and clients flourish from the firms flexible and transparent funding solutions.
Learn more about Toni Dare on Crunchbase…Pulse Cashflow Finance is a invoice finance and credit management specialist. Read more about Pulse Cashflow Finance on Crunchbase…
Jonathan Holmes
Managing Director & Founder @ Milky Tea
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A digital game and animation development studio based in the north west region of the United Kingdom. Read more about Milky Tea on Crunchbase…
Brad Burton
Managing Director & Founder @ 4Networking
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The UK’s only joined-up business network. Read more about 4Networking on Crunchbase…
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