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 Manchester based Founder operating in the Big Data 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.
Richard Barlow
Founder & CEO of Wejo
Richard is wejo’s founder & CEO. Richard’s passion for big data led directly to wejo’s goal of making telematics available in the mass market. As a director and founder of a number of worldwide businesses in the insurance, banking and mobile sectors, including the world’s largest lead exchange provider, Richard is highly regarded for his strategic vision and ability to deliver commercial success.
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About Wejo: Wejo gathers & analyzes car data from connected cars to help car manufacturers improve their products through data driven descisions.
David Leitch
Co-Founder / CIO of Peak
David Leitch is the CIO and Co-Founder at Peak.
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About Peak: Peak is a decision intelligence company that provides a platform to offer data analysis services.
Jonathan Whiteside
CTO and Co-Founder of Building Blocks
Jonathan Whiteside is the managing director for design and technology at Dept.
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About Building Blocks: Building Blocks helps global companies solve complex problems using digital technologies.
Keith Jones
Co-Founder of Jobs The Word
He is passionate about leveraging my experience, expertise and networks to help Entrepreneurs build successful businesses and realise their dreams. Actively seeking Angel Investment Opportunities, providing both seed and growth capital.
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About Jobs The Word, Key Ventures Consulting (KVC): Jobs The Word is an employment service utilizing big data technologies to tap into candidate markets and promote employment brands.
James Blake
CEO & Founder of HelloSoda
Before SODA, James headed up the global sales divisions at 2 of the World’s biggest credit data reference agencies; Experian and Callcredit. With clients including Bank of America, HSBC, William Hill, Wonga and Google, James oversaw a 64% growth trend across his last 5 years in a corporate environment. James now brings his proven track record and extensive contact list to the world of FinTech startups, with HelloSODA, and aims to replicate his huge successes all over again.
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About HelloSoda: HelloSoda is Designed To Predict Your Credit Rating And Potential For Fraud.
Benji Silverstone
Co-Founder of Urbix
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About Urbix: Urbix is SAAS smart city management platform and intelligence reporting.
