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 Kent based Founder operating in the Internet 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.
Anand Ramdeo
Founder of Planned Departure
Founder at Planned Departure
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About Planned Departure: Planned Departure is a life and estate planning tool for digital world.
Komal Ramdeo
Co-Founder of Planned Departure
Co-Founder at Planned Departure
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About Planned Departure: Planned Departure is a life and estate planning tool for digital world.
Gregg Morton
Founder & CEO of Fooji
Gregg A. Morton is the Founder & CEO at Fooji.
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About Fooji: Fooji enables big brands to execute experiential marketing at scale using on-demand delivery services.
Jaco van Eeden
Founder of Humanstate
Jaco, the founder of GivenGain, studied theology, biblical languages and computer science at the University of Pretoria. Jaco received extensive programming training at Logos Research Systems and entered into the consultancy market as a SAP HR consultant for EPI-USE Systems. Prior to founding GivenGain, Jaco worked extensively in the CRM field, consulting at companies such as Sun Microsystems, Applied Materials, Hilton Hotels, Campus Pipeline, Webvan.com, Buy.com, Express Scripts and Buildscape.
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About Humanstate: Owns cloud-based transactional platforms GivenGain & PayProp & financial services company PayProp Capital.
José Vicente Aguerrevere
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of TakeOff
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About TakeOff: TakeOff uses an automated software platform to help grocers thrive in e-Commerce.
Michael Sheeley
Founder/CEO of Every Labs
Michael Sheeley is the co-founder/COO & “Product Guy” behind RunKeeper & the Health Graph, a mobile fitness platform that incorporates a unique blend of tracking, sharing, analytics, and coaching to enable runners and other fitness enthusiasts to get motivated, stay motivated, and improve their results over time. Previously Michael founded Mobile-Link Solutions Inc., a software company focusing on mobile enterprise software. Michael started his career founding Estorrs, a social website for the UConn Storrs campus. Outside of his entrepreneurial endeavors, Michael has held the positions of Project Manager and Senior Software Engineer at BAE Systems where he managed millions of dollars in software development efforts in the area of military planning, strategy development and computer vision. He has also held engineering positions at United Electronic Industries and Polaroid Corp. Michael is a former NCAA Track & Field athlete who lives with his wife in Chelmsford, MA.
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About Every Labs, Nurse-1-1: Every Labs focuses on the development of a food-ordering application with the use of artificial intelligence technology solutions.
Shane Hadden
CEO and Founder of Seats
Shane Hadden currently works as CEO and Founder of Seats. He previously worked as CEO – Founder at Float Money.
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About Seats: Seats is a platform for promoting Seats and companies who are interested in issuing Seats.
Tom Ross
Founder of Fox&Hounds Daily
With more than 15 years of combined legislative, political and public relations experience, Tom has transformed his status as a skilled political operative into one of California’s leading political strategists. He specializes in coalition building, campaign and issue management, creative development and strategic planning. Prior to becoming a partner at Meridian Pacific, Tom ran his own successful political consulting firm that helped steer a statewide voting modernization bond to victory as well as defeat an anti-business ballot measure in San Francisco. Simultaneously, he successfully managed several local and regional campaigns. While at Meridian Pacific, he’s been responsible for major statewide coalition building efforts for numerous propositions, developing winning strategies for local ballot measures and coordinating message development for pro-business issues. He continues to work with federal, state and local candidates. Tom is a graduate of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He and his wife Shannon live in Sacramento with their two daughters, Fiona and Amelia.
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About Fox&Hounds Daily, Meridian: Fox&Hounds Daily is a website designed to discuss and explain the confluence of politics and business in California.
Manuel Serna
Founder of NORTH WEST PRIVATE DRIVER
Business man , entrepreneurship.
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About NORTH WEST PRIVATE DRIVER: NORTH WEST PRIVATE DRIVER is a transportation company that offers bodyguards, private jets, personal drivers, and personal bodyguards.
Stephen Boyes
Founder and COO of Kurve Kiosks
As a devout technical engineer within IT businesses, I was thrown into the hospitality IT sector in 2000 when I acquired what later become known as, “EPoS Group”, growing it to become a thriving and well-known national player delivering solutions to household names including Chester Zoo, Parkdean Resorts, and Crussh. Following my successful sale and exit of EPoS Group (now re-branded Cunnighams Epos Group) in 2015, I’m now back in the hot seat as COO for Kurve, our vibrant self-serve and kiosk software solutions business which is shaping the UK’s adoption of self-serve across kiosk, online and mobile in the restaurant and hospitality sector.
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About Kurve Kiosks: Bringing the best-in-class self-serve solutions for quick service restaurants & the hospitality sector.
Amy Barker
Founder and Company Director of Monks Clothing
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About Monks Clothing: A online menswear store.
Jim Connor
Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Altius Broadband
Jim founded ALTIUS Communications in 2005 with the vision of becoming the premier distributor and integrator in the wireless broadband market. Since it’s founding in 2005, ALTIUS Communications has provided more than 500 customers with wireless broadband equipment. ALTIUS’ customers include wireless ISPs, international corporations, government agencies and multiple branches of the United States military. Jim subsequently founded ALTIUS Broadband and began a wireless operation in Northern Maryland. Since that, ALTIUS Broadband acquired customers in rural Kentucky and has expanded that initial coverage to now cover more than 1,000 square miles with high speed Internet access in eastern Kentucky. In 2012 Jim led the acquisition of the Indiana assets of Digital Bridge Communications under the BridgeMAXX brand. BridgeMAXX provides cutting edge high speed Internet access using WiMAX technology in both owned and leased BRS and EBS spectrum in Richmond, Liberty, Connersville and Washington Indiana. His expertise is widely respected though out the industry and he serves on the board of directors of the Rural Broadband Task Force, a committee within the WCA trade association and is also active within the WISPA trade organization. Jim received his BS degree in Business Management from Towson University in Maryland.
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About Altius Broadband: Altius Broadband is a premium national wireless broadband provider.
Edward Sparks
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of KoolBeans
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About KoolBeans: Order ahead from the best independent coffee shops
Peter Sparks
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of KoolBeans
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About KoolBeans: Order ahead from the best independent coffee shops
Matthew Coco
Founder of DrivrGolf
Founder at DrivrGolf
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About DrivrGolf: DrivrGolf is an online lesson booking and client management application for golf professionals.
Matthew Coco
Founder of DrivrGolf
Founder at DrivrGolf
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About DrivrGolf: DrivrGolf is an online lesson booking and client management application for golf professionals.