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 Finance 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 โ Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth โ Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management โ Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact โ Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data โ 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.
Alexander Clayhills-Henderson
Head of Founder Relations of Angels Den
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About Angels Den: Angels Den is an angel-led crowdfunding platform.
Colin Hewitt
Co-Founder & CEO of Float
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About Float: Float is a SaaS based real-time financial intelligence solution for small businesses to forecast short and long-term cash flow.
James Varga
CEO & Founder of The ID Co.
James Varga is the CEO & Founder of DirectID & he attended Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 1991.
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About DirectID, The ID Co.: The ID Co. help businesses onboard their customers using Open Bank data to solve business pains such as credit risk and affordability.
Georgia Stewart
Co-Founder & CEO of Tumelo
Georgia Stewart is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tumelo.
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About Tumelo: Tumelo is an impact-focused financial technology firm with the mission of giving every investor a voice.
Andrew Pickett
Co-Founder and CTO of ShareIn
Andrew has been pioneering web technology at startups since 2000. He benefits from combining his software development expertise with an excellent business background.
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About ShareIn: ShareIn help our clients deliver market leading direct investment channels.
Jude Cook
CEO, Co-Founder, Investment Based Crowdfunding Platforms of ShareIn
Jude has been hooked on crowdfunding since 2011. Sheโs a chartered accountant who loves hearing about exciting new companies and passionate about fuelling their growth.
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About ShareIn: ShareIn help our clients deliver market leading direct investment channels.
Stuart Lunn
Founder & CEO of LendingCrowd
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About LendingCrowd: LendingCrowd is a fintech lending platform serving mainland UK.