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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Cambridge based VP’ operating in the Art space. If you think a VP’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Pierre Bi
VP Air Quality of iRobot
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About iRobot: iRobot is an American technology company that designs and builds behavior-based AI robots.
Sami Salomaa
VP, Business Development and Planning & VP, Commercial and General Counsel of Secondmind
Sami is an applied mathematics engineer with more than twenty years experience building innovative and complex business models at the crossroads of finance and technology. Originally from Finland, Sami has spent much of his life as an expat around the world. He heads our initiatives in the financial sector. In his spare time, he prefers to build solid things that solve simpler problems, like huge natural light sky panels to help his family cope with winters in the far north.
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About Secondmind: Machine learning for automotive innovators
Ben Solari
Vice President, Inside Sales of DataRobot
Ben Solari is the VP of Global Inside Sales at DataRobot, where he leads a team of 30 Account Executives in offices in Boston, Singapore, and London with a focus on helping companies use accessible machine learning technology to solve practical business problems and improve their operations.
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About DataRobot: DataRobot brings AI technology and ROI enablement services to global enterprises.
Simon Stacey
SVP Operations of Graphcore
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About Graphcore: Graphcore develops a microprocessor designed for AI and machine learning applications.
John Redford
Co-founder, Chief Architect & VP Perception of FiveAI
John Redford is a Co-Founder, VP Perception, and Chief Architect at FiveAI. He co-founded and was VP Software at Element 14 Inc, a DSL chipset company bought by Broadcom in 2000 for $640M where he continued to lead the DSP and high-performance software development. Previously John was CTO at Acorn Computers and is a graduate in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
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About FiveAI: FiveAI provides a software platform designed for providing a solution in urban mobility in public transport to complex urban environments.
Ben Peters
Co-Founder and VP of Product of FiveAI
Ben Peters is a Co-Founder and VP of product at FiveAI.
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About FiveAI: FiveAI provides a software platform designed for providing a solution in urban mobility in public transport to complex urban environments.
Layla Shaikley
Co-Founder and VP of Customer Experience of Wise Systems
Layla Shaikley is the co-founder and vice president of customer experience.
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About Wise Systems: Wise Systems’ autonomous dispatch and routing software uses AI to improve fleet efficiency and customer service for last-mile operations.
Dominic Binks
VP Technology of Audio Analytic
Dominic Binks is the VP Technology at Audio Analytic
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About Audio Analytic, Audio Analytic: Audio Analytic creates exceptional human experiences through giving consumer technology a greater sense of hearing.
Neil Cooper
VP Marketing of Audio Analytic
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About Audio Analytic: Audio Analytic creates exceptional human experiences through giving consumer technology a greater sense of hearing.
Rahul Chandra
EVP, Partnerships & Marketing of B-Yond
Rahul Chandra serves as executive vice president of partnerships and marketing at B-Yond.
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About B-Yond: B-Yond is an AI-based startup that develops network automation solutions.
Gil Irizarry
Vice President, Engineering of Basis Technology
Gil Irizarry is a Director of Engineering at Basis Technology, responsible for name and identity matching technology. He has over 25 years of experience in software development and engineering management, including CSM (certified scrum master) and PMP (project management professional) certifications. Gil has degrees from Cornell and Harvard Universities and a certificate in management from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
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About Basis Technology: Basis Technology offers software to extract content from unstructured multilingual text for search, e-discovery and digital forensics.
Iqbal Kaur
Co Founder & VP – Data Sciences of Zylotech
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About Zylotech: Zylotech is a B2B customer data platform that delivers trusted data governance for both people and companies.
Steve Gallant
VP for Research of Textician
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About Textician: Machine Learning on text, NoNLP, healthcare IT, PaaS
Adam Kersnowski
EVP Customer Success of AirWorks
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About AirWorks: AirWorks develops AI-powered software to create automated maps from aerial data, building future of mapping for the built environment.
Marcio Macedo
Co-Founder & VP Products of Ava Robotics
Marcio is Co-Founder and VP Products at Ava Robotics. Previously, Marcio was Director of Product Management for commercial robots at iRobot where he led the product strategy for iRobot’s industry-leading autonomous robots for commercial applications. A video conferencing industry veteran, prior to iRobot Marcio served in product management leadership roles at HP, Polycom, and PictureTel Corp. Marcio has a BSEE from the Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, an MSEE from Northeastern University and an MBA from Babson College.
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About Ava Robotics: Ava Robotics is a robotics technology company that designs and builds intelligent robots for the workplace.
Kevin Tu
VP of Engineering of QuikForce
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About QuikForce: QuikForce is a logistics start-up based out of Harvard Innovation Lab.
Kevin Tu
VP of Engineering of QuikForce
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About QuikForce: QuikForce is a logistics start-up based out of Harvard Innovation Lab.
