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 Cambridge based CEO’ operating in the Energy 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.
Warren East
CEO of Rolls-Royce
Appointed to the Board in January 2014 and Chief Executive in July 2015 Warren joined ARM Holdings in 1994 and was appointed Chief Executive in 2001. Under his leadership the company became the world’s leading semiconductor IP licensing company. He retired from ARM Holdings in 2013. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Distinguished Fellow of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. He was awarded the CBE in 2014 for services to the technology industry. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, Warren had been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in 2014 and was Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominations and Governance Committee. Warren is a non-executive director of Dyson Ltd. In July 2015, he was appointed as a member of the UK Government’s business advisory group.
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About British Computer Society, Institution of Engineering and Technology, Rolls-Royce, Royal Academy of Engineering: Rolls-Royce is an industrial technology company that provides integrated power and propulsion solutions.
Sai Shivareddy
CEO and Co-Founder of Nyobolt
Sai Shivareddy is the CEO and Co-Founder at Nyobolt.
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About Nyobolt: Nyobolt is a developer of high-power battery technology used to serve automotive applications.
Shawn Murphy
Founder | Chief Executive Officer | Chief Technology Officer of Titan Advanced Energy Solutions
Shawn Murphy is the co-founder, CEO, and CTO of Titan Advanced Energy Solutions.
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About Titan Advanced Energy Solutions: Titan Advanced Energy Solutions is a provider of ultrasound-based battery management solutions
Carlos Riva
CEO of Poseidon Water
Carlos Riva currently serves as Chief Executive of Poseidon Water, a developer of new water supply projects. Poseidon is constructing the largest ocean water desalination plant in the Americas and developing a portfolio of similar projects in the US. Mr. Riva has spent over 25 years in infrastructure project development and finance. He has extensive experience in growing young companies and leading technologically sophisticated businesses in the fields of renewable energy, electric power generation, biotechnology, engineering, and water. Prior to joining Poseidon, Mr. Riva was the Chief Executive of Verenium Corporation, an industrial biotechnology company dedicated to commercializing next generation biofuels and specialty enzymes. Previously, he was Chief Executive of Amec Group, Ltd. a major British engineering and construction firm. Mr. Riva has also had extensive experience in the electric power industry, having served as the founding Chief Executive of InterGen, a global developer of greenfield power generators, and as President of J. Makowski Company, developer of the first independent power project in the United States. Mr. Riva holds degrees in Civil Engineering from MIT and Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard.
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About Poseidon Water: Poseidon Water is a company that assists other organizations to produce clean water for areas lacking a safe supply.
Lauren Kuntz
CEO & Co-Founder of Gaiascope
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About Gaiascope: Gaiascope helps energy companies and investors transition to the future in the most economic way possible.
Edison Almeida
CEO, Board Director, Board Member, Shareholder of eCurv
Edison Almeida is eCurv’s co-founder. He brings over 15 years of experience as an electrical engineer, consultant, and sales executive in the telecommunications, information security, and energy industries to the company. Mr. Almeida started his career with Motorola, designing cellular networks for the major wireless operators in Sao Paulo, Brazil. While at inCode, a Mobility engineering and strategy consulting firm, Edison led teams in the delivery of digital cellular infrastructure projects to the major mobile operators in the US. Prior to inCode, Edison was a Sales Director at VeriSign, where he delivered cutting-edge solutions to Fortune 500 companies, including state of the art cyber-intelligence, managed security services, digital content delivery, and online brand management technology offerings. Edison graduated cum laude from Babson College with an MBA in entrepreneurship. He received his undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Sao Paulo University’s Polytechnic School – POLI-USP.
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About eCurv, Schneider Electric: ECurv is a tech firm that offers electric energy distribution through their energy demand management software services.
Shravane Balabasqer
Founder | CEO of Carbon Analytics
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About Carbon Analytics: A granular asset focused carbon intelligence & offsetting platform for active industrial decarbonisation across the value chain.
Jean de La Verpilliere
CEO and Co-founder of Echion Technologies
CEO @Echion Technologies.
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About Echion Technologies: Echion Technologies develops superfast-charging Li-ion batteries
Simon Bransfield-Garth
Chief Executive Officer of Azuri Technologies
Simon has 30 years global experience building rapid growth, technology-based businesses in sectors including Semiconductor, Automotive and Mobile Phones. He currently sits on the Governing Council of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), and his career includes 7 years at Symbian, the phone OS maker, where he was a member of the Leadership Team and VP Global Marketing. Named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum in 2012, Simon is also founder of Myriad Solutions Ltd, and was previously a Fellow at Cambridge University. He holds a BA and Ph.D in Engineering from St John’s College, Cambridge UK.
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About Azuri Technologies: Azuri brings affordable solar power to off-grid rural africans.
Neil Wilson
Founder and CEO of Camfridge
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About Camfridge: Camfridge is creating a new generation of low carbon cooling products.
