Best Startup
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 Founder operating in the Information Services space. If you think a Founder 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.
Ben Edelstein
Co-Founder of LogRocket
Ben Edelstein is the co-founder of LogRocket.
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About LogRocket: LogRocket records videos of user sessions with logs and network data, identifying UX problems and revealing the root cause of every bug.
Matthew Arbesfeld
CEO and Co-Founder of LogRocket
Matthew Arbesfeld is the CEO and co-founder of LogRocket.
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About LogRocket: LogRocket records videos of user sessions with logs and network data, identifying UX problems and revealing the root cause of every bug.
Pilgrim Beart
CEO & Founder of DevicePilot
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About 1248, DevicePilot: DevicePilot provides Service Monitoring for connected devices
Sam Bose
CEO / Founder of IntelliSense.io
Sam got exposed to the world of Machine 2 Machine some 10 years ago. Back then he could see the potential of technology in changing the world around us, but change came with numerous obstacles. After encountering the challenges of first generation technologies, IntellISense.io was started as one of the first next generation IoT solutions companies. The technology and solution were selected as one of the eight IoT solutions to be showcased by the UK government.
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About IntelliSense.io: An Industrial AI company focusing on the Mining sector increasing efficiency sustainability & safety with trusted & transparent AI solutions
Tristram Norman
Co-Founder & CTO of Simprints
Tristram Norman, CTO and Co-Founder of Simprints. Tristram is a software engineer with an MSc with high honors from the University of London and professional certifications from MIT in Big Data. His software portfolio includes a complete systems portal with energy industry leader JDR Cables Inc. Tristram is a Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur.
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About Simprints: Simprints is a nonprofit company building technology to increase effectiveness in how the world fights global poverty.
Toby Norman
Co-Founder & CEO of Simprints
Toby Norman, CEO and Co-Founder of Simprints. Gates Scholar and PhD in Management from the University of Cambridge, BA in Biology from Harvard. Toby has worked >10 years with frontline workers across Africa, Asia, and Central America on initiatives to improve global health and development through technology. Toby is a 2018 GLG Fellow, 2017 Schwab Social Entrepreneur of the Year, and 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur.
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About Simprints: Simprints is a nonprofit company building technology to increase effectiveness in how the world fights global poverty.
Dan Cvrcek
Founder of KeyChest
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About KeyChest, Smart Architects: KeyChest is a certificate management tool that helps small to medium sized businesses to website expiration due to unmanaged encryption.
Jordan Wilson
Founder of Politicking
Jordan Wilson is the founder of Politicking App.
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About Politicking: Politicking is a mobile application that improves the millennial vote by providing information about micro and macro politics.
Phil Fersht
Founder, CEO and Chief Analyst of HFS Research
Phil Fersht is founder and Chief Executive Officer at HfS Research. He is an acclaimed author, analyst and visionary in Global Business Services and Outsourcing, the Digital Transformation of enterprise operations and talent strategies. Fersht founded HfS Research in 2010 and has masterminded the development of the HfS organization as a leading analyst for the firm, in addition to steering the business operations.Under Fersht’s stewardship, HfS Research has become a leading industry analyst firm. At HfS, he directs the firm’s research, advisory and global knowledge community, which today totals over 100,000 professionals and is served by a respected global analyst team. He is also author and creator of the most widely-read and acclaimed blog in the global services industry, entitled “Horses for Sources” and now entering its ninth year, attracting over a million visits per year across the globe. Phil received a Bachelor of Science, with Honors, in European Business & Technology from Coventry University, United Kingdom and a Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie in Business & Technology from the University of Grenoble, France. He also has a diploma from the Market Research Society in the United Kingdom.
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About HFS Research: It is our mission to provide visionary insight into the major innovations impacting business operations
