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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 Partner operating in the Delivery space. If you think a Partner 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.
Spyro Korsanos
Founder & Managing Partner of Fuse Venture Partners
An award-winning corporate advisor, investor and dealmaker, Spyro Korsanos is the founder and Managing Partner of Global Venture Partners. Global Venture Partners invests in the consumer internet sector and provides strategic advice and corporate finance for technology ventures. Since 2014, Spyro has led over 40 e-commerce transactions, valued at $2bn, which have created more than €1bn in capital gain. As a global development advisor, Spyro has been instrumental in the impressive growth of Delivery Hero, foodpanda and various Rocket Internet-backed businesses. Global Venture Partners has recently invested in Kurly, the Korean online grocer, and pet tech platform Felcana, based in the UK. Spyro was awarded TMT Rising Star in 2017. Previously, he held corporate strategy and investment roles with Sky, Liberty Global and Cable & Wireless. Spyro started his career as a corporate lawyer at Gilbert & Tobin and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
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About Fuse Venture Partners: FUSE VENTURE PARTNERS Investors in, and advisors to, investors and ventures in the high-growth internet space
Cliff Hinrichs
Venture Partner of Fuse Venture Partners
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About Fuse Venture Partners, Steele Ventures: FUSE VENTURE PARTNERS Investors in, and advisors to, investors and ventures in the high-growth internet space
Steve Miller-Jones
Vice President of Strategy, Industry & Partners of Limelight Networks
As Vice President of Product Strategy at Limelight Networks, Steve focuses on driving the long term product roadmap for the company with a focus on delivering the highest quality online experiences. This includes live and on-demand online video streaming, edge services, downloadable software and updates, online video games, as well as web application acceleration, cloud storage and security services. Steve has extensive experience designing and delivering solutions to help companies manage and optimize their online presence. His expertise ranges from defining, planning, implementing and managing complex streaming, content distribution and workflow solutions across Broadcast, Media & Entertainment and Enterprise verticals. Prior to joining Limelight in 2010 he served as Chief Operating Officer for Global MIX and SetTopSolutions before that. Steve holds an MBA from Henley Management College and resides in Brighton, England.
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About Limelight Networks: Limelight Networks provides content delivery network services to deliver digital content over the internet.
Simon Douglas
Head of Global System Integrator Consulting Partners of Ciena
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About Ciena, Unchainedhouse.com: Ciena collaborates with customers to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and and change the way they perform and compete.
Steve Morris
Managing Partner of Portland Communications
Steve ensures that the right mix of skills from across the agency is available for every client, and personally advises clients on strategic and crisis communications He joined Portland in 2008 after a series of senior roles in government He spent five years in 10 Downing Street, first as an adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair on European issues and later as head of the Strategic Communications Unit He was Director of Communications at Defra, where he led crisis communications on major flooding emergencies and an outbreak of foot and mouth disease He spent five years in Brussels, where he acted as a spokesman for EC President Romano Prodi
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About Portland Communications: We design and deliver communications strategies for some of the world’s highest profile organisations, governments and individuals.
George Watson
Senior Partner of Portland Communications
George advises the leaders of some of Britain’s biggest firms, charities and organisations on their corporate communications and government relations strategies. His work spans a huge range of corporate sectors including FMCG, defence, banking, financial technology, retail, health and pharmaceuticals. George enjoyed a 22-year career on The Sun newspaper. He was the Political Editor for five years, widely regarded as one of the most influential positions in the UK media. He has been a regular panellist on BBC Question Time, Sunday AM, Sky News, BBC News Channel, Any Questions, The Week in Westminster and BBC Radio 5 Live. This experience makes him a sought-after media trainer for some of the UK’s most high profile business leaders. He is a former chairman of Parliamentary Lobby Journalists and is the author of Total Politics’ The Insider column, widely read by Britain’s decision-makers. George advises clients on all aspects of media handling, crisis management and campaigning, providing formidable insight into the political world.
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About Portland Communications: We design and deliver communications strategies for some of the world’s highest profile organisations, governments and individuals.
Lone Thomsen
Partner / Strategic Advisor / Chief Marketing Officer of The Meatless Farm
Lone Thomsen is a Partner, Strategic Advisor, and Chief Marketing Officer of The Meatless Farm Co. She was the Head of Media and Connections Strategy, IMC Director – Portfolio Expansion at The Coca-Cola Company before that.
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About The Meatless Farm: The Meatless Farm is a producers of delicious plant-based mince,burgers & sausages.
Amar Samra
Managing Partner of Agora Consulting
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About Agora Consulting: An executive search firm that specializes in recruiting high-level pastors, leaders, and executives .
