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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 United Kingdom based Founder operating in the Gift 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.
Aron Gelbard
Co-Founder and CEO of Bloom & Wild
Aron Gelbard is the Co-founder & CEO of Bloom & Wild, the venture-backed online and mobile flower gifting service he launched in 2013. Bloom & Wild is using technology to re-imagine flowers. Bloom & Wild makes it possible to order flowers in under a minute, and through-the-letterbox delivery means that receiving their flowers is as easy as receiving a letter. Their bouquets are trend-led, being the first florist to create a constantly changing range at scale as ‘fast fashion for flowers’. Bloom & Wild’s iPhone app, Android app and overall service are consistently 5-star rated, meaning that they are already the UK’s top rated online florist with a 75% Net Promoter Score. They grew by several 100% in both 2015 and 2016 and are now delivering tens of thousands of bouquets every month. Prior to Bloom & Wild, Aron worked as a management consultant, advising technology, retail and consumer products companies at Bain & Company, having previously worked at Google and OC&C. Aron has an MA in Modern Languages from Jesus College, Oxford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About Bloom & Wild: Bloom & Wild is an online flower delivery platform developing a modern approach for sending flowers to loved ones.
Aron Alexander
CEO & Founder of WeGift
Serial entrepreneur with a background in retail, technology and payments. Incorrigibly curious. Continually learning. Driven by solving problems, building value and getting stuff done.
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About WeGift: WeGift’s cloud-based, open API solutions allow businesses to transfer value to consumers, in real-time and globally.
Daniel Price
Co-Founder of My 1st Years
Daniel Price is a Co-Founder at My 1st Years.
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About My 1st Years: My 1st Years offers personalised gifts for babies and children.
Will Wynne
Managing Director, Co-Founder & Chief Executive of Arena Online Ltd
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About Arena Online Ltd, Smart Pension: Flowers & gifts, London, UK & Europe
Justin Gilchrist
Founder & Head of Growth of WellBox
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About Flyte, WellBox: WellBox helps companies spread the love to their work-from-homers with personalized gift boxes delivered straight to their door.
Thomas McKay
Founder of Fountain Greetings
Founder of Fountain Greetings.
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About Fountain Greetings: The Best Greetings & Gifting Experience
Graeme Carr
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Paladone
Graeme Carr is Managing Director at Paladone Products Ltd
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About Paladone: Paladone is a gift designer company that creates and innovates giftware with a history of spanning 21 years.
Harriet Hastings
Founder & Managing Director of Biscuiteers
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About Biscuiteers: Biscuiteers is an award-winning online retailer of handmade iced biscuits.
Katie Pennington-Collins
Co-Founder of Creation Express
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About Creation Express: Creation Express is the new gift concept that allows high street shoppers to create personalised gifts in store!
Kurt Abbott
Co-Founder of Creation Express
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About Creation Express: Creation Express is the new gift concept that allows high street shoppers to create personalised gifts in store!
Christian Dankl
Co-Founder of GiftFly
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About GiftFly: GiftFly is an online platform that enables its users to design, promote, track, and send digital gift cards.
Jack Huang
Co-Founder of Truly Experiences
Jack Huang is a Co-Founder at Truly.
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About Truly Experiences: Truly is a London-based gift marketplace.
Paul Wickers
Founder of Huggg
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About Huggg: Impactful gifts for your people, sorted in seconds
Janet Russell
Co-Founder & Director of Design of Arran Aromatics
Janet Russell is Co-Founder & Director of Design at Arran Aromatics.
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About Arran Aromatics: Arran Aromatics produces fragranced body and bath products, and candles.
