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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 CEO’ operating in the Scheduling space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Dev Amratia
Co-Founder and CEO of nPlan
CEO of nPlan. Worked as head of Emerging Sectors @UK Government. Project Manager on several megaprojects @Shell. Antarctic Explorer. Aerospace Engineer
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About nPlan: Artificial Intelligence to provide schedule certainty for projects, by highlighting risk and suggesting optimal execution paths.
Daniel Bladen
Co-Founder & CEO of Kadence
Co-founder and CEO of Chargifi, a smart wireless charging solution. Dan came up with the idea of Chargifi whilst travelling for six months in 2012. He realised that he made strategic decisions about where to visit/stay based on the availability of power sockets, so he could recharge and reconnect with friends and family. Chargifi is deployed by over 90 organisations in 21 countries and is backed by leading technology investors including; Intel Capital, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Techstars, Accelerated Digital Ventures, firstminute capital and R/GA Ventures. Prior to Chargifi, he oversaw a team of 50, designing and implementing a network and AV infrastructure for a £6.5 million building project in West London.
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About Kadence: The operating system for hybrid working. Everything you need to connect your people, projects, and space, enabling your team’s greatest work
Simon Ponsford
Chief Executive Officer of YellowDog
To Simon, technology related business problems are like a juicy bone to get his teeth into. He has 16 years of experience in high growth start-up environments working in CIO, CTO and Technical Architect roles in the UK, Europe, Middle East and North America, with several cloud computing related patents to his name. He is passionate about delivering ‘green’ technology and is best known for designing the world’s lowest powered Windows PC in 2008. He is also responsible for KumoWatt, the leading training programme for IT professionals interested in reducing the carbon impact of what they do.
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About YellowDog: Helping businesses power their innovations with the most scalable cloud native scheduling and provisioning technology.
Louise Doherty
Founder and CEO of Yoller
Louise is CEO and founder of PlanSnap, the social planning platform that uses machine learning and group psychology to help people to meet in real life, really quickly. An ex strategic marketer working for the BBC, ASOS and AB InBev, Louise specialises in scaling consumer digital products. PlanSnap is a Techstars alumni, and Louise was a finalist for Most Inspirational Startup Founder 2018.
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About Yoller: Yoller gets people to meet in real life, really quickly – even if your friends don’t have the app.
Leah Hutcheon
Founder & CEO of Appointedd
Leah Hutcheon is the founder and CEO of Appointedd, an Edinburgh-based startup revolutionising the way small businesses sell their timeslot appointments online. From personal trainers to massage therapists, serviced offices to large corporations, Appointedd enables online booking on any device in any timezone. Appointedd offers businesses access to CRM, marketing and business management tools, and fits seamlessly with 25+ two-way integrations. Appointedd has launched the world’s first truly multi-timezone online booking system, enabling people to take bookings across different timezones seamlessly. Leah is a proud Ambassador for Women’s Enterprise Scotland, Director of Future Leaders for Entrepreneurial Scotland and #ScotEDGE Award winner. An Entrepreneurial Spark supported company, Appointedd was featured in BBC documentary, The Entrepreneurs. – See more at: https://leah.appointedd.com/#sthash.9u1vWztJ.dpuf
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About Appointedd: Appointedd is a cutting-edge online booking and scheduling solution that makes it easier for you to connect with your customers.
