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 CEO’ operating in the Education 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.
John Peebles
CEO of Administrate
Extensive experience designing and implementing complex products and processes across a variety of industries. He is experienced in all aspects of the software and product development lifecycle, growing startups, developing business plans and delivering against those plans.
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About Administrate, Turing Fest: The enterprise training management platform for business results.
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Jim Thompson
Co-Founder & CEO of Cogbooks
Jim has a strong track record in bringing new technology products to market. It’s something he’s done successfully for Thermo Electron and Applied Materials, creating products that reached $100m+ in annual sales. Jim has extensive international experience in Asia, the US and Europe.
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About Cogbooks: CogBooks is an adaptive web-based learning platform.
Andrew Hall
CEO of Sumdog
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About Sumdog: Online site making learning fun for k-12 students while allowing teachers and parents to track progress and create activities.
Alison Grieve
CEO & Inventor of G-Hold
Alison Grieve is on a mission to change the way the world holds things. Having successfully developed, manufactured, exported and licensed handholding technology for the foodservice industry with their award-winning non-toppling Safetray, founder and inventor Alison Grieve extended the company’s ergonomic expertise to the world of tech by creating G-Hold – a range of IP protected handholds for tablet computers and other devices in the IoT space. Less than a year after launching, the G-Holds are distributed across three continents, selling through multiple channels spanning both consumers and professional users, such as RBS, CalStateTEACH and MiTAC. The G-Hold even has a few celebrity users including Suzi Perry on BBC’s Formula One, Eilidh Barbour on Sky Sports and Grammy Award winner Gregory Porter.
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About G-Hold: G-Hold is a multi award winning manufacturer focused on the musculoskeletal health of portable device users, with a leading range of products selling globally. G-Hold’s technology covers patented ergonomic holding devices for tablets, smartphones, foodservice trays and a Working From Home Kit, supporting musculoskeletal and postural health.
Andy Muir
Co-Founder & CEO of Coach Logic
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About Coach Logic: Coach Logic is an online video analysis and feedback platform built by sports coaches for sports coaches.
