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This list showcases the top London based Manager operating in the Smart Home space. If you think a Manager 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.
Richard Sephton
Business Development Manager (UK) of tado°
Richard joined tado in early 2017 and now leads the UK growth of it intelligent heating control products by partnering with utility, tech and telco partners. Super passionate about the connected home and in-particular the impact tado has on consumer savings and energy conversation, Richard is focussed on strategic partnerships in the UK to ensure households are educated and adopt its smart technology .
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About tado°: Tado° offers smart thermostats and apps that adjusts to the real-time behavior of residents in private homes and small businesses.
Daniel Crispin
Key Account Manager of tado°
Dan is the UK&I Key Account Manager for tado°, Europe’s most efficient and compatible smart thermostat. Dan’s focus is on developing successful customer propositions with utility and home services partners, whilst establishing solutions where these partners can also achieve significant value from the data that tado° can provide. tado° is multi-award winning, including receiving many UK Best Smart Thermostat awards for 2019. Their aim is to offer customers not only best-in-class features and benefits, but also to provide unique insights into their boiler health and deliver remote boiler monitoring services, so that a tado° home can be quickly notified and assisted if their heating system ever fails. In addition to energy efficiency benefits, tado° provides users with key insights on the air quality in their home, combining this data with external pollution and pollen data to make specific and data-backed recommendations on the best times and lengths to open your windows for, to maintain optimum air quality in the home. Dan has worked for almost 10 years in the energy, cleantech and smart home sectors in both the UK and Australia. His experience spans a range of company size, from a multi-billion dollar energy company through to a two-person start-up.
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About tado°: Tado° offers smart thermostats and apps that adjusts to the real-time behavior of residents in private homes and small businesses.
Tomer Strikovsky
Investment Manager of ETF Partners
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Lucy Rands
Investment Manager of ETF Partners
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Courtney Glymph
PR Manager of ETF Partners
Courtney Glymph is a PR Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners, TempoCap: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Aleksandra Lament
Operations Manager of ETF Partners
Aleksandra Lament serves as an Operations Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Desiree Francois
Executive Assistant and Office Manager of ETF Partners
Desiree Francois serves as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Finance Manager of ETF Partners
Tiina Tanav serves as a Finance Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Finance Manager of ETF Partners
Tiina Tanav serves as a Finance Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Derek Botten
Lead, Product Manager of Witlingo
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About Witlingo: Witlingo is a B2B SaaS company that helps companies launch Voice First Experiences on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Samsung Bixby
Derek Botten
Lead, Product Manager of Witlingo
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About Witlingo: Witlingo is a B2B SaaS company that helps companies launch Voice First Experiences on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Samsung Bixby
