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 Leeds based Founder operating in the Information Technology 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.
Mark Hunter
Co-Founder and Chairman of BJSS
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About BJSS: BJSS is an award winning delivery-focused IT Consultancy.
Andrew Vincent
Co-Founder and Director of BJSS
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About BJSS: BJSS is an award winning delivery-focused IT Consultancy.
Frank Hester OBE
Founder & CEO of The Phoenix Partnership
Frank has always been at the forefront of IT innovation. In his early career he was instrumental in building technological infrastructure in the finance industry. Frank founded TPP in 1997 and pioneered integrated care – delivering his vision of connected care across all health settings. Today, TPP provides leading software that is transforming healthcare worldwide. Frank is active in all aspects of the company’s business operations, working alongside the teams in the development of TPP’s products and representing the company in the public domain. Frank’s innovative vision is nationally recognised by the NHS, leading journals and healthcare organisations. In 2012, he was elected to the board of TechUK as a spokesperson for the healthcare IT sector. The following year, he was listed as one of the UK’s top 50 innovators in the national health publication, HSJ. In 2015, Frank was named on the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List to be awarded with an OBE (Order of the British Empire), for his services to healthcare. Frank has been invited on numerous government trade missions, representing the UK health industry around the world. He has visited countries such as China, India and Brazil as part of trade missions led by British Prime Minister, David Cameron and by Kenneth Clarke, QC, MP.
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About The Phoenix Partnership: TPP is a healthcare technology company, dedicated to delivering world class healthcare software in the UK and internationally.
Paul Roberts
Founder & CEO of Nomify
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About Nomify: Nomify is an app that provides the entire company’s employee engagement with news, events, nominations, and staff holiday planning.
Sanchit Vir Gogia
Chief Futurist, Founder & CEO of Greyhound Knowledge Group
Sanchit is the Chief Futurist, Founder & CEO of Greyhound Knowledge Group, a Global, Award-Winning, Digital Transformation Research & Advisory Group. He also serves as Chief Analyst & CEO of Greyhound Research, an Award-Winning, Global, Independent Technology Transformation Research & Advisory firm. Given his expertise and passion for Digital Transformation, Sanchit also doubles up as the CIO for Greyhound Knowledge Group companies. In his another avatar, Sanchit is an Advisor To The Board (for Digital Transformation decisions) of a US$100 Million+ organisation in the Metal Industry. Sanchit is a globally recognised and reputed IT analyst, consultant and advisor. Known for his passion for Digital Transformation, Sanchit has gained repute by authoring numerous thought-provoking reports that have been rated in Global Top 5. He is also the author of the famous Digital Transformation insights portal, As Disruptive As IT Gets, that has readership from over 150,000 CXOs and 15 million+ individuals from across 125 countries. The portal has been rated at number 10 in the top 20 global resources for Business IT leaders in 2014 and as one of the 50 Must-Read IT Blogs of 2013 across the globe.
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About Greyhound Knowledge Group: Greyhound Knowledge Group is a Global, Award-Winning, Digital Transformation Research & Advisory Group.
Olubusayo Longe
Co-Founder and Product Manager of Formplus
Olubusayo is co-founder and product manager at Form+.
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About Formplus: Formplus is a cloud-based, enterprise-focused data collection SaaS.
Ryan Townsend
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Shift Commerce
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About Shift Commerce: Shift Commerce delivers a next-generation, API-centric, SaaS-based Digital Retail Platform.
David Marsden
Co-Founder and Acquisitions Director of The Technology Group
David Marsden is the co-founder and acquisitions director of The Technology Group. He is a former managing director at Admiral Solutions Ltd.
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About The Technology Group: The Technology Group is a managed communications provider that specializes in voice over IP, video, chat, and collaboration technologies.
Jonathan Marsden
Co-Founder and CEO of The Technology Group
Jonathan Marsden is the co-founder and CEO of The Technology Group. Prior to joining The Technology Group, Jonathan served as a director at Admiral.
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About The Technology Group: The Technology Group is a managed communications provider that specializes in voice over IP, video, chat, and collaboration technologies.
Chris Morris
CTO & Co-Founder of Atlas Cloud
Chris Morris is a CTO & Co-Founder at Atlas Cloud.
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About Atlas Cloud: Atlas Cloud are a leading provider of cloud IT services based in Newcastle.
James Hall
Founder/Director of Parallax
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About Parallax: Parallax is a digital agency that creates perfect digital strategies and solutions that make organisations more successful.
