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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 Politics 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.
Josh Russell
Co-Founder & Strategy Lead of Forward Democracy
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About Dashlabs, Forward Democracy, Metranet Communications: Forward Democracy organizes various activities and initiatives to improve the society.
João Marques Lima
Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Data Economy
Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, João’s a hot-shot technology reporter currently serving as founding editor of Data Economy, part of BroadMedia, a Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC company. In 2019, he won the PPA 30 Under 30 award which shines a light on the outstanding efforts and achievements of the rising stars in consumer magazines and business media. At Data Economy, he manages the title across online, print, broadcast and events. João’s work has taken him around the world, reporting from locations in North America, APAC, Africa and all over Europe. With a deep interest in news, current affairs and history, prior to founding Data Economy, João experienced the reporting industry at Computer Business Review, the Daily Mail – where he delved into the investigation of five London-based Portuguese ISIS jihadists-, Channel 4 News, Channel 4, The Guardian, Antena Lusa, Future Behind and the Holloway Express. Specialised in the fields of IT infrastructure, data centres, IoT, AI, cloud and data, he has interviewed some of the world’s technology leaders and has delivered on several exclusives. At Data Economy, João manages the publication and is responsible for the majority of the editorial content. He has ranked 28 in the ‘Top 100 IoT Influencers of 2016’, ranked 28 in the ‘Top 100 M2M Influencers of 2016’, ranked 11 in the ‘Top Connected Car Influencers’, and features in the list of ‘IoT thought leaders to watch in the next four years [2016 onwards]’. At the age of just 12, he also founded his school’s newspaper and in 2012 he founded his own platform Corporation News Times International (CNT International), with an edition in English – CNTimes – and one in Portuguese – CNT Diário-, which soon attracted a vast readership worldwide. Between 2014 and 2015, João was the Head of Social Media for a UK parliamentary candidate of the general election’s winning party. João graduated from London Metropolitan University in 2014 with a BA in Journalism.
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About Data Economy: Data Economy brings what data centres have to offer closer to the enterprise and business world of cloud, data and the IoT.
João Marques Lima
Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Data Economy
Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, João’s a hot-shot technology reporter currently serving as founding editor of Data Economy, part of BroadMedia, a Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC company. In 2019, he won the PPA 30 Under 30 award which shines a light on the outstanding efforts and achievements of the rising stars in consumer magazines and business media. At Data Economy, he manages the title across online, print, broadcast and events. João’s work has taken him around the world, reporting from locations in North America, APAC, Africa and all over Europe. With a deep interest in news, current affairs and history, prior to founding Data Economy, João experienced the reporting industry at Computer Business Review, the Daily Mail – where he delved into the investigation of five London-based Portuguese ISIS jihadists-, Channel 4 News, Channel 4, The Guardian, Antena Lusa, Future Behind and the Holloway Express. Specialised in the fields of IT infrastructure, data centres, IoT, AI, cloud and data, he has interviewed some of the world’s technology leaders and has delivered on several exclusives. At Data Economy, João manages the publication and is responsible for the majority of the editorial content. He has ranked 28 in the ‘Top 100 IoT Influencers of 2016’, ranked 28 in the ‘Top 100 M2M Influencers of 2016’, ranked 11 in the ‘Top Connected Car Influencers’, and features in the list of ‘IoT thought leaders to watch in the next four years [2016 onwards]’. At the age of just 12, he also founded his school’s newspaper and in 2012 he founded his own platform Corporation News Times International (CNT International), with an edition in English – CNTimes – and one in Portuguese – CNT Diário-, which soon attracted a vast readership worldwide. Between 2014 and 2015, João was the Head of Social Media for a UK parliamentary candidate of the general election’s winning party. João graduated from London Metropolitan University in 2014 with a BA in Journalism.
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About Data Economy: Data Economy brings what data centres have to offer closer to the enterprise and business world of cloud, data and the IoT.
Daniel Cremin
Founder and CEO of Civico
Daniel Cremin is the Founder and CEO of CivicoLive, first recognized the capacities of emerging web technologies to improve local democracy, at the intersection between people and the public sector, as a pioneer in the field of online broadcasting. With a broader background in community regeneration initiatives for local authorities, Daniel now harnesses his wealth of experience to enhance local democratic engagement.
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About Civico: Civico, a practical online democracy engagement platform, helps local councils and public-facing organizations engage with citizens.
Philippe Legrain
Founder of Open Political Economy Network (OPEN)
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About London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Open Political Economy Network (OPEN): Open Political Economy Network is an international platform that engages and influences policymakers and global debate on openness issues.
Ruud Wassen
Founder of thewonk.eu
Founder of thewonk.eu.
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About thewonk.eu: thewonk.eu is an online platform that offers the latest news and policies from political analysts.
