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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 VP’ operating in the Marketplace 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.
Paulo Ferreira
VP of Engineering of Trouva
Paulo Ferreira is the VP of Engineering at Trouva.
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About Trouva: Trouva, the online destination for unique products from the best curators around the world
Kevin Lee
VP, Chief Product Officer of eBay
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About eBay: eBay is an online marketplace that connects a global network of buyers and sellers.
Ola Sitarska
VP of Technology, Marketplace of Pollen
Ola Sitarska started working with Django 6 years ago, when she discovered the power of Django admin and quickly fell in love with the beauty of Python. Ola started Django Girls, an initiative to inspire more women to become programmers. Together with Ola Sendecka, she also co-authored the Django Girls Tutorial, which has been visited by more than 30.000 people so far. She is also a member of the Django Team responsible for the shipping of djangoproject.com redesign. In 2015, she became a Django Software Foundation board member. Ola is also known as A Person With The Django Circus Idea™. She thinks her superpower is unstoppable enthusiasm.
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About Pollen: Pollen builds, curates, and delivers the best travel experiences.
Anna Tong
VP Marketing of Wooshii
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About Wooshii: The Video Production Marketplace
Sara Vincent
SVP of Publisher Development of JustPremium
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About JustPremium: The World’s most innovative Rich Media Marketplace – We bring creativity to digital advertising
Kayleigh Bottomley
VP And Founder of Storm4
Kayleigh Bottomley is the Founder and VP at Storm4.
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About Storm4: Storm4 is a specialist GreenTech recruitment marketplace, connecting organizations with the senior talent to drive their mission.
Dorothy Mead
VP Marketing and Brand of Talmix
Dorothy is a technology and b2b marketing veteran who has worked with multinational organisations, consultancies and with early stage businesses in London and Cambridge UK to drive commercial traction and growth. Blending a deep knowledge of traditional and digital marketing techniques, she currently is responsible for building the Talmix brand globally and creating programmes to support revenue growth and market share in the Enterprise, Private Equity and Management Consultancy segments.
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About Talmix: Talmix has built a Business Talent Marketplace to allow companies to unlock the power of the extended workforce.
Dorothy Mead
VP Marketing and Brand of Talmix
Dorothy is a technology and b2b marketing veteran who has worked with multinational organisations, consultancies and with early stage businesses in London and Cambridge UK to drive commercial traction and growth. Blending a deep knowledge of traditional and digital marketing techniques, she currently is responsible for building the Talmix brand globally and creating programmes to support revenue growth and market share in the Enterprise, Private Equity and Management Consultancy segments.
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About Talmix: Talmix has built a Business Talent Marketplace to allow companies to unlock the power of the extended workforce.
Tim Hoddy
VP of Sales, Europe of Tripleplay
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About Tripleplay: Tripleplay has been operating for over a decade in the digital media marketplace.
Fiona Abrams
VP Customer Service & Communications of Brayola
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About Brayola: The World’s Smartest Personal Bra Shopper.
Richard Downey
SVP Global New Business of Connections
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About Connections: Connections is a global marketplace that helps brands monetize physical and digital consumer touchpoints.
