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 London based Partner operating in the Marketplace space. If you think a Partner 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.
Cyrus Akrami
Head of Brand Partnerships of Faire
Cyrus Akrami is the Global Head of Market Development for Workplace by Facebook. He joined Facebook in 2017 to help organisations build a more connected, next-generation workplace. He is responsible for relationships with business associations, new market development, and the growth & awareness strategy across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Prior to joining Facebook, Cyrus worked in a variety of B2B roles at Dropbox, including opening the company’s London offices in 2015. He started his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Cyrus is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
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About Endeavor, Faire: Faire is a company that helps retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores.
Chloe Bartle
People and Culture Partner of Trouva
Chloe Bartle is the People and Culture Partner at Trouva.
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About Trouva: Trouva, the online destination for unique products from the best curators around the world
Constantine Louloudis
Head of Partnerships of Let’s Do This
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About Let’s Do This: Let’s Do This is an online marketplace that features almost every endurance event on the planet.
Mark Pearson
Managing Partner of Fuel Ventures
Mark is an award winning digital entrepreneur having achieved multiple successful exits over the last decade. Mark takes an active role in mentoring the Fund’s portfolio of companies.
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About Fuel Ventures, Groupola.com, HushHush, MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, MyVoucherCodes.co.uk: Fuel Ventures is a technology fund investing in marketplaces, fintech, platforms, and SaaS companies.
Paul Smith
New Business Director Partnerships of JustPremium
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About JustPremium: The World’s most innovative Rich Media Marketplace – We bring creativity to digital advertising
Julian Leadbeater
Founding Partner & CIO of HomeRenter
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About HomeRenter: HomeRenter is a marketplace for private rentals, connecting tenants and private landlords.
Will Handley
Founding Partner & CEO of HomeRenter
Our CEO Will has over twenty years experience in advertising and marketing roles across service and content businesses. He’s been a private landlord since 2008.
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About Explovia, HomeRenter: HomeRenter is a marketplace for private rentals, connecting tenants and private landlords.
