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 Belfast based CEO’ operating in the Software 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.
Damien Coyle
CEO & Founder of NeuroCONCISE
Damian Coyle, an Ulster University professor, has spent 15 years developing mind-controlled communications in a bid to help people who have become “locked in” – paralysed and trapped in their own bodies, unable to communicate.
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About NeuroCONCISE, Smart Nano NI, Ulster University: NeuroCONCISE offers a wearable neurotechnology which includes hardware and software that non-invasively measures.
Chris Hutton
Founder & CEO of Axon Financial Systems
Chris began his career in the financial technology sector when he joined Harco Technology in 2005, and went on to become head of the DART business within NYSE Technologies in 2011. Chris is now CEO and one of the founding members of Axon.
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About Axon Financial Systems: Axon is a technology-driven product and services business.
Chris Johnston
Founder and CEO of Adoreboard
Chris Johnston is the CEO & founder of Adoreboard, a business intelligence company providing emotional analysis for brands online. He has extensive experience working in a strategic communication advisory role for global companies including Hewlett-Packard, Danske Bank and Grant Thornton. He has studied at Kennedy School at Harvard, Montana State University and University of Ulster. He has held fellowships with: NATO working group (Atlantic Council), Transatlantic Network 2020 (British Council) and The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
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About Adoreboard, The Atlantic Council, The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA): Adoreboard is a unique platform that helps brands to understand online customer emotion.
Brendan Mooney
Chief Executive Officer of Kainos
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About Kainos: Kainos provide digital technology solutions that enable companies to work smarter, faster, better.
Joseph Boyle
CEO & Co Founder of Salt Communications
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About Salt Communications: Salt is the first company to provide a holistic solution for closed encrypted communications between modern smartphone users.
James Gumble
Chief Executive Officer of Xpand Access
With a technical and consulting background since 2008, I have been involved in Business development, Education and Business Growth as a mentor for a number of programmes and many companies. Helping companies in UK & Ireland to develop their businesses using technology and through Digital Projects. Since December 2014 I have been working between the US / UK / Ireland developing Xpand working as part of a team. With a passion for data, business intelligence, data mining and other tools which help to shape approaches to problems and presenting innovative methods of approaching a new market. As well as developing Xpand I am involved with mentoring programmes, consulting projects and have developed workshops and training programmes aimed at the Digital Sector. My main focus for 2018 is the development of Xpand Access and Xpand Insights which will be releasing in the Summer of 2018 to support organisations involved in business growth to support every stage of their programmes.
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About Xpand Access: Xpand Access offers building analytics and workflow tools designed to manage local and national economic development programs.
Matthew Bradley
Co-Founder & CEO of Flyte Technologies
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About Flyte Technologies: Flight planning software for commercial drone pilots
Richard Dale
CEO, Co-Founder of Flowlens Ltd.
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About Flowlens Ltd.: Flowlens Ltd. develops custom software for manufacturers and engineering services.
Gennady Lubarsky
CEO of Laser Spoke Limited
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About Laser Spoke Limited: A unique and affordable optical power monitoring system for cyclists.
