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 Founder operating in the Information Technology 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.
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.
Ross Webster
Founder & Director of BrightPay – Payroll Software
Ross is a highly competent software architect, programmer, graphic designer and user experience specialist. With a passion for innovation, Ross excels at creating software applications that solve real-world problems, simplify the complex, and delight customers.
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About BrightPay – Payroll Software, Thesaurus Software: BrightPay offers a payroll software package for payroll managements.
Scott Fischaber
Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Analytics Engines
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About Analytics Engines, Smart Nano NI: Analytics Engines provides customers with fast and efficient processing of business and application data.
Dee Harvey
Founder & Director of Controvert
Over 20 years experience in interactive media production at the highest level, and a graduate of NYU.
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About Controvert: Controvert creates and develops media content using immersive technology.
Paul Moorhead
CTO and Founder of Kraydel
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About Kraydel: Kraydel addresses social isolation and maintains independence through TV-video calling and an IoT platform for sensors.
Ken Roulston
Founder & Managing Director of CMI
Ken Roulston has worked in IT for over thirty years and has extensive experience in the IT Services arena. Ken started out as an engineer before realising that the selling of IT services and hardware was what interested him most. He joined the original CMI and through organic and acquisitive growth he was instrumental in the formation of Aurora UniComp, which was subsequently purchased by the Viridian Group and becoming Sx3, now Capita Plc. He then went on to spend time in Telecoms and the Internet industry and his most recent role before CMI was as Country Manager in Ireland for Parity PLC. Ken’s goal is for the CMI team to offer an unrivalled level of customer service. He says he doesn’t have a lot of spare time so what little he does have is taken up with a course at Queens University on Genealogy, walking the dog and cooking.
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About BTA, CMI: CMI is a company offering manufacturer business streamlining and growth services.
Mal Duffin
Co-Founder of Out Of Tune Games
A software engineer, again with over 20 years experience in 3D coding, has worked globally in the games, education and marketing sectors.
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About Out Of Tune Games: Out Of Tune Games creates and develops interactive online games.
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.
