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 Surrey based Founder operating in the Information Technology 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.
Julian Ranger
Chairman & Founder of Digime
After early work integrating as an aeronautical engineer, Julian founded STASYS Ltd in 1987, specialising in data interoperability and the military internet, and grew it to a staff of 230, with subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, Malaysia and Australia prior to its sale to Lockheed Martin in 2005. Julian’s management responsibilities encompassed the complete range from Board level vision, direction and control to business development, operational, finance and technical leadership, including developing the iSMART process used for interoperability management by militaries worldwide today. Julian left Lockheed in 2007 as Vice President International Strategic Development, and set up his angel investment and consultancy business, J Ranger Ltd. Julian has invested and supported over 20 start-up businesses, highlights include: Astrobotic, aiming to be the first commercial lunar landing, rover and exploration business; Hailo, revolutionizing the licenced taxi market worldwide; DataSift, providing intelligent access to the world’s social data streams. Julian continues to build new businesses, currently founder and Chairman of digi.me which is reimagining the personal internet putting users back in control of their own data. Julian is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IMechE and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers, and is also a Virgin Galactic Future Astronaut.
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About Digime, iBundle, J Ranger, Kantara Initiative, Mobile Ecosystem Forum, Worshipful Company of Engineers: Digi.me allows consumers to gather their personal data and share it with businesses in a mutually beneficial value exchange.
Kresimir Budinski
Managing Director & Founder of AirTicketArena Ltd.
Kresimir Budinski is the Managing Director & Founder at AirTicketArena.
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About AirTicketArena Ltd.: Air Ticket Arena is the first fully automated platform which matches unsold seats on scheduled flights with air traveller’s bids.
John Matcham
Founder – International Business Development Director of Greengage Lighting
John Matcham is the Technical Director and Product Development at Light Science Technologies. Science and Food Technology Development
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About Greengage Lighting, Light Science Technologies: Agri-Tech company providing LED lighting induction systems.
Aaron Mason
Founder and CEO of Combine AI
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About Combine AI, Snap Out: Combine AI is a software company that specializes in intelligent business productivity tools.
Robert Newry
Managing Director and Co-Founder of Arctic Shores
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About Arctic Shores: Arctic Shores pioneer behavioural assessments combining neuroscience, AI and game technology to generate data-driven people insights.
Beverly Shaw
Co-Founder of ClickIQ
Beverly Collins is the Co-Founder of ClickIQ.
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About ClickIQ: ClickIQ is an automated job advertising platform uses the latest AI and programmatic technology to manage.
Richard Collins
Co-Founder of ClickIQ
Richard Collins is the Co-Founder of ClickIQ.
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About ClickIQ: ClickIQ is an automated job advertising platform uses the latest AI and programmatic technology to manage.
Jack Culpan
Founder & CEO of Sponsor My Society
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About Sponsor My Society: We connect university clubs and societies with businesses.
Anmar Rassam
Founder & CEO of U-Linc
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About U-Linc: U-Linc is a technology company spun out from the UK’s 5G Innovation Centre.
Niklas Palaghias
CEO and Founder of Quadible
Dr Niklas Palaghias is the CEO and Founder of Quadible, offering a game-changing AI-based continuous behavioural authentication solution. He has a native interest in human behaviour recognition and cyber security. He was a PhD Researcher at the Home of 5G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey, where he received his PhD in understanding different aspects of human behaviour by using mobile devices. He was working as a software engineer for 4 years in telecommunications consultancy at UIT Athens
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About Quadible: Quadible provides the easiest and most secure way to authenticate your phone.
Keith Clarke
Co-Founder & COO of Improved Apps
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About Improved Apps, Improved Apps: Boost user engagement, process compliance & sales enablement of your workforce with the #1 Salesforce digital adoption solution
Simon Thompson
Co-Founder and CEO of Improved Apps
Simon Thompson joined Improved Apps back in May 2012. He serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Improved Apps.
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About Improved Apps: Boost user engagement, process compliance & sales enablement of your workforce with the #1 Salesforce digital adoption solution
Tim Anker
Founder of The Colocation Exchange
Tim Anker is a Founder at The Colocation Exchange.
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About The Colocation Exchange: Colo-X is the leading specialist independent agent for colocation and data centre services in the UK and Europe.
Alex Rabbetts
Founder of Corozon
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About Corozon: Corozon is a consultancy providing specialist advice and solutions for ensuring that your company data is secure and protected.
Alan Parkinson
CEO and Founder of Hindsight Software
Alan Parkinson is the CEO and founder of Hindsight Software.
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About Hindsight Software: Hindsight Software provides enterprise grade tools and training to help companies integrate BDD into their software development process.
Jack Harris
Founder of Haskew Law
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About Haskew Law: A Migration company dedicated to assisting their clients emigrate with confidence and support every step of the way
