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 United Kingdom based Founder operating in the DIY 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.
Andrew Skipwith
Founder and CEO of Rated People
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About Rated People: Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople.
Lana Elie
Founder and CEO of Floom
Lana Elie is the Founder & CEO of Floom.
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About Floom: Floom is a tech-enabled marketplace for florists to sell their creations direct to customers.
Roger Ashby
Founder of Sugru
Roger is founding chairman of the Company and has a wide experience of starting ventures, having started more than 10 companies. He is a graduate engineer and a visiting consultant to Imperial College. Roger brings a wide range of contacts and advisors to Bare Conductive and is responsible for fund raising and shareholder affairs.
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About Sugru: The team behind Sugru, the mouldable glue that makes fixing and making easy and fun. Do-ers of the world, it’s time to get excited.
Jane Dhulchaointigh
Inventor & CEO / Founder of Sugru
Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh is Co-Founder & CEO at Sugru.
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About Sugru: The team behind Sugru, the mouldable glue that makes fixing and making easy and fun. Do-ers of the world, it’s time to get excited.
Martin Baker
Founder of Vision Media London Limited
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About Vision Media London Limited: VoD service aimed at Nigerian diaspora & Nigerian Internet users
