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 Developer operating in the Social Network space. If you think a Developer 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.
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Christopher McDonald
Senior JavaScript Developer of Bumble
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About Bumble: Bumble is an app that brings dating, friend-finding, and career-building into a single social networking platform.
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Yalcin Yavas
Senior Developer of Classlist.com
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About Classlist.com: Classlist enables parents at the same school to make trusted, secure connections; making their life easier and school communities stronger.
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Khaled Mardam-Bey
Founder and Developer of mIRC
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About mIRC: mIRC is an internet relay chat software that enables its users to communicate and share content with others.
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Moss Palmer
Developer of Taggr
MySQL, C# / MVC, Built the TAGGR algorithm, Chrome app, iOS app and iBeacon platform. Built internal platform for store development @Superdry. Back-end tinkerer.
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About Taggr: Taggr is a shopping social network with a retargeting platform that links cross-device and browser activity with retailers.
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Simon Gough
Developer of Taggr
ASP.Net, C#, Java, SQL Seasoned builder of enterprise levels systems across e-commerce & CRM. Prized iOS and Android developer. Front-end ninja.
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About Taggr: Taggr is a shopping social network with a retargeting platform that links cross-device and browser activity with retailers.