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 Founder operating in the Advertising 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.
Calum Smeaton
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TVSquared
For the past two decades, Calum has dedicated his professional life to starting and growing innovative software and e-commerce startups. After being entrenched in the world of data analytics for years and seeing firsthand how data can transform an industry, Calum founded TVSquared in 2012 to bring state-of-the-art analytical capabilities to TV advertising. Calum is recognized for building outstanding global teams; in fact, many of his employees have been with him for more than 10 years. He thrives on taking a company from idea to exit and is regularly tapped by journalists, analysts and event organizers to discuss his unique management strategies and his fervent belief that data-driven decisions need to be at the cornerstone of every business. Before TVSquared, Calum was the CEO of Sumerian, a provider of big data analytics for retail and investment banks. He was also the co-founder and CTO of Orbital Software, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange and merged with Sopheon PLC in 2001. Outside of work, Calum is an avid outdoorsman, who can frequently be found all over the world kite-surfing, snowboarding and sailing.
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About AdNews, TVSquared: TVSquared is the global leader in TV attribution.
Doug Stephenson
Founder and CEO of TravelNest
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About TravelNest: TravelNest is an advertising optimisation platform for holiday rental owners.
Tino Nombro
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Ambergreen Internet Marketing
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About Ambergreen Internet Marketing: Ambergreen Internet Marketing is a well-renowned digital marketing agency in the UK, creating bespoke internet marketing solutions.
Daniel Winterstein
Founder & CTO of Good-Loop
Founder and CTO of Good-Loop — delivering ethical and effective advertising. I’m an entrepreneur, an AI consultant, and a recovering academic. I specialise in data science, Natural Language Processing (computers that read and talk), software development — and applying these to business problems, especially in the space of user profiling and communication technology. Strong academic background, with a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Edinburgh University and a 1st class Mathematics degree from Cambridge.
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About Good-Loop, SoDash, Winterwell Associates: Good-Loop converts advertising money into charitable donations – whilst delivering 70% higher engagement for the advertiser. Win-win : )
Laura Sullivan
Founder of Larosco
Laura Sullivan is a Founder at Larosco.
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About Information Apps Ltd, Larosco: Larosco is a provider of innovative recommendation and referral digital marketing solutions for the retail and recruitment industry sectors.
Brian Corcoran
Founder & CEO of Turing Fest
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About Turing Fest: Turing Fest is Europe’s best cross-functional tech conference. Product, marketing, strategy, engineering, growth, culture
Brian Corcoran
Founder & CEO of Turing Fest
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About Turing Fest: Turing Fest is Europe’s best cross-functional tech conference. Product, marketing, strategy, engineering, growth, culture
