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 Buckinghamshire based Founder operating in the Financial Services 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.
Robert Spencer
Founder of The FSE Group
Robert is a qualified chartered accountant and a serial entrepreneur. He has owned businesses at home and overseas for more than 30 years operating in various sectors including water treatment, publishing and sheet metal manufacturing. He has a keen interest in how to develop and grow small businesses and in 1995 he founded and promoted the idea of Regional Venture Capital Funds. He has been chairman of the investment scrutiny committee of the world’s largest biotechnology investment trust and director of the UK’s leading trade association for the water treatment and supply industry. Robert has been chairman of The FSE Group since it was established in 2002. He is currently a member of the Regional Strategy Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
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About : The FSE Group provides tailored funding solutions and support for ambitious and innovative small and medium enterprises.
Tony Vail
Co-Founder. Chief Product & Advice Officer of Wealth Wizards
I’ve had a passion for innovation for many years. I believe financial services sorely needs it, and technology provides a great platform to transform the quality and value of what can be offered to customers. I started my career at Prudential where I qualified as an actuary, but soon found that my desire to shake things up led to me into new ventures. I have been a founder of Egg, Zopa and now Wealth Wizards, as well as being an adviser on strategy and product development to various blue chip businesses along the way.
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About Wealth Wizards: Wealth Wizards is the UK’s first online independent financial adviser and we offer digital regulated financial advice and guidance.
Guy Myles
CEO and Founder of Flying Colours Finance
Guy is the CEO and founder of Flying Colours. He launched the business in early 2016 determined to offer consumers a better value way to access financial advice and investment management. As well as leading the business, Guy acts as Chief Investment Officer, with responsibility for the research and design of our investment portfolios. In 2000, Guy co-founded Octopus Investments, growing the company from start-up to market leader with over 6bn of assets under management for more than 50,000 customers. Prior to that, Guy worked as a fund manager for Mercury Asset Management where he was responsible for over $1 Billion in US Equities.
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About Flying Colours Finance: Flying Colours Finance offers financial planning and investment advice in the UK.
Jonathan Dominey
Chief Operating Officer, Founder of Flying Colours Finance
Jonathan is a fully qualified financial adviser with more than 7 years’ experience in financial services. He specialises in cashflow planning and is responsible for developing our advice software.
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About Flying Colours Finance: Flying Colours Finance offers financial planning and investment advice in the UK.
John Sebastiano
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, ebilling and payment solutions of ebpSource
Co-founder John also joined ebpSource from CheckFree where for over five years he was responsible for international software sales. John has a highly successful track record in global business, having negotiated numerous enterprise software agreements and multi-lateral partnerships in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. John’s prior IT background includes senior international sales and divisional management roles with Lanier Corporation and Harris Systems, Canada. John graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of Toronto.
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About ebpSource: ebpSource is the most experienced team in the international electronic billing and payment industry.
John Sebastiano
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, ebilling and payment solutions of ebpSource
Co-founder John also joined ebpSource from CheckFree where for over five years he was responsible for international software sales. John has a highly successful track record in global business, having negotiated numerous enterprise software agreements and multi-lateral partnerships in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. John’s prior IT background includes senior international sales and divisional management roles with Lanier Corporation and Harris Systems, Canada. John graduated with a BA in Political Science from the University of Toronto.
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About ebpSource: ebpSource is the most experienced team in the international electronic billing and payment industry.
Steve Wright
Founder & EVP, Commercial Operations of ebpSource
Co-founder Steve also joined ebpSource from CheckFree where for seven years he was responsible for global marketing, partner management & sales. Prior to CheckFree, Steve ran international marketing at e-billing pioneers BlueGill Technologies and Lasercom. Steve is a recognised industry spokesperson in the billing and payments fields and in 2005/6 was Chairman of the Payments Initiative at the Global Billing Association. Steve holds a BA (Hons) in Business Studies & HND in Business & Finance from Humberside University, now University of Lincoln, UK.
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About ebpSource: ebpSource is the most experienced team in the international electronic billing and payment industry.
Ken Mckay
Founder & CEO of ebpSource
Prior to co-founding ebpSource, Ken spent seven years as SVP and General Manager of the international e-billing software division at CheckFree Corporation. Preceding his time with CheckFree Ken, along with Steve, established international operations for e-billing software pioneers BlueGill Technologies. Ken also held senior international sales management positions with London Bridge Software and Group 1 Software. Ken graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Systems Analysis from Aston University, UK.
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About ebpSource: ebpSource is the most experienced team in the international electronic billing and payment industry.
