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 Cardiff 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.
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CEO & Co-Founder of AMPLYFI
Chris Ganje is co-founder and CEO of AMPLYFI, a company that has developed the world’s first business intelligence platform to combine leading artificial intelligence, surface and deep web harvesting and decision support visualisations within a single integrated, user-friendly platform.
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About AMPLYFI, Innovate UK: AMPLYFI is a privately held company that provides software platform capable of intelligently harvesting open source data from the internet.
Simon Gibson
CEO of Wesley Clover
Simon is Chief Executive of Wesley Clover Corporation. Wesley Clover is an investment vehicle and holding company. He has broad management experience in high-technology industries in both North America and Europe. Before joining Wesley Clover, he was co founder, President and CEO of Ubiquity Software Corporation. Ubiquity was acquired by Avaya Inc in 2007. Prior to Ubiquity he held senior management roles at Newbridge Networks and Mitel. He is the Chairman and founder of the Alacrity Foundation, a graduate entrepreneurship program which operates in the UK and Canada. The Foundation provides young people with post graduate education, opportunity alignment and access to capital; with the objective of creating a new companies. He was appointed to the Board of IQE in January 2002.
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About The Alacrity Foundation UK, Wesley Clover, Wesley Clover: Wesley Clover is a private, global investment management and holding company, with interests in new Cloud/SaaS technology companies.
Tom Allanson
CEO of defi SOLUTIONS
Tom Allanson currently works as Chief Executive Officer at defi SOLUTIONS. He previously worked at Fiserv as Division President.
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About defi SOLUTIONS: Defi Solutions is a financial services company that provides loan origination solutions and auto loan origination software.
Stephanie Locke
CEO of Nightingale HQ
Steph is the founder of Locke Data, a data science consultancy, and Nightingale HQ, an online data strategy management platform. Steph has a decade of experience in insurance, finance, and cybersecurity and her consulting have seen her work across a variety of industries from horse racing to energy. A well-known educator and influencer, Steph is one of 60 Microsoft Most Valued Professionals in the AI space in the world.
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About Locke Data, Microsoft, Nightingale HQ: Helping manufacturers to increase productivity and empower workers with no-code AI-powered tools that eliminate repetitive processes fast
James Smith
Co-Founder & CEO of DevOpsGroup
James has worked as a software development consultant for over 15 years. He’s designed, built and deployed eCommerce systems for Dell, Pizza Hut, KFC and the RAC which transact millions of orders and over $150 million in revenue every year. Like all Welshmen, James is a devout rugby supporter and combines this love with his love of Belgian Trappist beers.
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About CloudOpsGuys, DevOpsGroup: We make Cloud & DevOps fast, secure and simple, empowering organisations to thrive in the Digital Economy.
Rob Farrow
Co-Founder, CEO of Aisle Planner
Over 20 years of experience in bringing products to market, developing brand identities, marketing strategy, corporate communications and all aspects of events management. Specialties: Business Strategy, Branding and Identity Development, Event Production and Management, Sponsorship Negotiations and Activations, Corporate Communications, Public Relations and Crisis Management.
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About Aisle Planner: Stylish, detail oriented and highly efficient marketing, client management and planning platform for the wedding and event industry
Daniel Lewis
CEO & Cofounder-Director of Awen Collective Ltd
CEO & Cofounder @ Awen Collective – reducing the risk of cyber attacks to critical national infrastructure, automated manufacturers & the defence sector. BLURB: Cofounder, Director & CEO of Awen Collective – a company specialising in developing cyber security & incident response software for industrial organisations. Most recent previous job was as a Senior Researcher in cyber security and digital forensics at University of South Wales. I enjoy R&D and innovation in Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Set Theory, Data Mining, Big Data & Robotics. I am Entrepreneurial, Altruistic & Autodidactic.
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About Awen Collective Ltd: Awen is a software company making society safer by increasing cyber resilience in our critical national infrastructures and manufacturers
Dr Stephanie Campbell
Founder and CEO of Okko Health
Stephanie Campbell is the Founder and CEO at OKKO Health.
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About Okko Health, Vision Game Labs: Digital Health SAAS Smartphone Eye Health Monitoring
Bill Alley
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Director of Target Group
He has extensive C-level experience and has a strong strategic, operational and consulting background at major corporates delivering significant financial and service performance. He has a successful track record in leading technology driven organisations at Xchanging, Dun and Bradstreet, ING Barings and KPMG. Bill’s focus is firmly on continuous improvement of our technology solutions and operational excellence, whilst supporting and developing engagement with our clients.
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About Target Group: Target Group is a provider of business process outsourcing and software solutions.
Victoria Mann
Founder & CEO of NearMeNow
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About NearMeNow: Provides a cost-effective digital solution to help those businesses advertise .
