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 Founder operating in the Software 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.
Chris Ganje
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.
Kyle Slager
Founder of Raken, Inc.
Kyle Slager is the founder of Raken, Inc.
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About Raken, Inc.: Raken is a mobile, cloud-based app that allows users to complete daily construction work flows directly from their device in the field.
Nick Eales
Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Aforza
Nick Eales serves as a Chief Product Officer and one of the founders of Aforza.
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About Aforza: Aforza develops cloud and mobile apps for consumer goods companies.
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.
Cory Ducker
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of FieldLevel
Cory Ducker is the Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at FieldLevel, Inc.
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About FieldLevel: FieldLevel helps athletes find the right teams and coaches find the best talent for their rosters.
Steve Dimmick
Co-Founder of doopoll
Making every voice heard as co-founder at @doopoll: Winner of the Sir Michael Moritz Tech Start-Up Award. Let’s chat: http://calendly.com/stevedimmick
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About doopoll: doopoll is a survey tool that helps companies and organisations get real time insights into customers, employees and event attendees.
Marc Thomas
Co-Founder of doopoll
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About doopoll: doopoll is a survey tool that helps companies and organisations get real time insights into customers, employees and event attendees.
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
Gareth Thomas
Co-Founder & Shareholder of Reserve Apartments
Building online comunities and useful, appealing and generally really cool websites is what Gareth does. Now sprinkling this magic in the short term let sector.
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About Reserve Apartments: Reserve Apartments provides web-based solutions for the short term letting/self catering market.
Gareth Thomas
Co-Founder & Shareholder of Reserve Apartments
Building online comunities and useful, appealing and generally really cool websites is what Gareth does. Now sprinkling this magic in the short term let sector.
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About Reserve Apartments: Reserve Apartments provides web-based solutions for the short term letting/self catering market.
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
Phil Murphy
CTO & Founder of Senta
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About Senta: Senta is a cloud platform that’s powering up accountants and bookkeepers around the world.
Victoria Mann
Founder & CEO of NearMeNow
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About NearMeNow: Provides a cost-effective digital solution to help those businesses advertise .