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 Edinburgh based Director operating in the Internet space. If you think a Director 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.
Mark Anderson
Senior Director of Global Solutions Enablement – EMEA of Equinix
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About Equinix: Equinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations.
Colin Alexander
Director of Networking Marketing, Infrastructure Line of Business of Arm Holdings
Colin has worked for ARM for the last 5 years helping to deliver the appropriate system-level ARM IP and eco-system support for the networking infrastructure. At ARM, he focuses on the needs of the cellular infrastructure requirements to support the diverse latency, throughput and power targets for 4G and now 5G. Colin interacts closely with a mix of ARM partners, OEMs and network operators. Previously, Colin has held numerous positions in a range of established and start up companies working to meet Infrastructure and Networking industry requirements.
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About Arm Holdings, OpenFog Consortium: Arm Holdings is a multinational semiconductor company that designs, produces, and licenses IP for digital electronic product development.
Bonamy Grimes
Non Executive Director of Decidz
Co-Founder at Skyscanner
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About : Decidz is a simple app designed to help you meet up and do things with friends.
Gordon MacAulay
Founder & Non Executive Director of Parsley Box
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About Parsley Box: Parsley Box is the great new way to enjoy wholesome tasty meals at home.
Chris Liversidge
Director, CEO & Founder of QueryClick
Chris Liversidge is a Founder, CEO, and Director of QueryClick. With over 12 years of web development experience, Chris delivered his first web build projects on floppy disk. A big supporter of web standards and accessibility, search marketing was a natural fit, complementary to his skill set. Chris founded QueryClick in 2008 with a focus on harnessing data, to deliver actionable insights for clients that drive strong performance in-line with business objectives. With a focus on using R&D to deliver insights, backed up by tailored multichannel strategies tied to business metrics. QueryClick challenge assumptions and focus on transforming clients digital marketing to better find & connect with customers.
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About QueryClick: Independent digital marketing agency QueryClick uses unique technology to maximise ROI across brands’ multi-channel marketing campaigns
Diwakar Thakore
Cofounder and Director of Dhiyantra Limited
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About Dhiyantra Limited, Musemantik: Dhiyantra a conversational & commerce company developing products & services intersection messenger apps, chatbots, artficial intelligence.
Stuart Young
Managing Director of Etive Technologies
Stuart Young is a managing director at Etive Technologies.
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About Etive Technologies: Etive which is expanding its Birmingham operations, is capitalising on the government’s desire to move all public services online.
Eleanor Barnard
Finance Director of Reactec
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About Reactec: Reactec is the market leader in monitoring and management support solutions for hand and arm vibration syndrome
Mark-Paul Buckingham
Non-Executive Director of Reactec
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About Reactec, Xi Engineering Consultants: Reactec is the market leader in monitoring and management support solutions for hand and arm vibration syndrome
Josh Carson
Director and Designer at GearedApp of GearedApp
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About GearedApp: Creating Exceptional Mobile and Web Platforms.
