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 Newcastle upon Tyne based Founder operating in the Advertising 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.
Gilbert Corrales
Co-Founder & CEO of Leaf
Gilbert Corrales (born December 3rd, 1982 in Heredia, Costa Rica) is a strategist, entrepreneur and professor. Corrales attended Costa Rica Institute of Technology (BE Computer Science, 2004) and the University of Science and Technology in South Korea (MSc Human Computer Interaction, 2010), where he helped coordinate the first [International Augmented Reality Standards](http://www.perey.com/ARStandardsMeeting.html) meeting. Since 2002, Gilbert’s work has made high profile companies like Unisys, Intel, Microsoft and world-class interactive agency Schematic achieve success in crafting new and exiting experiences. In 2009, Gilbert joined the Imaging Media Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology as a Research Scientist, where both Discovr Korea and the Discovr Places’ Platform saw the light of day as part of his Masters Thesis. Gilbert’s current focus is in crafting the best social experiences for travelers around the world on top of the [Discovr Places’](http://www.discovr.net) Platform, helping people make the most of their trips on the go, wherever they go.
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About Discovr Places, Leaf: Leaf, previously Leaf Grow, is a tech company that provides end-to-end performance marketing services for ambitious eCommerce businesses.
Helga Alvarez
Co-Founder & VP Engineering of Leaf
Helga Alvarez is the Co-Founder & VP Engineering at Leaf Grow.
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About Leaf: Leaf, previously Leaf Grow, is a tech company that provides end-to-end performance marketing services for ambitious eCommerce businesses.
Sana Lakhani
Co-Founder & Account Manager of Archer Media
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About Archer Media: Archer Media have offers for all platforms and devices so you can not only monitise your websites but also games and apps.
Peter Gartland
Co-Founder of Andrew and Pete
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About Andrew and Pete: Andrew and Pete provide marketing promotions, web design, branding to help your business get noticed.
Andrew Pickering
Co-Founder of Andrew and Pete
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About Andrew and Pete: Andrew and Pete provide marketing promotions, web design, branding to help your business get noticed.
Chris Davison
Founder of Hawkr
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About Hawkr: Hawkr is specialise in digital signage and DOOH advertising technology.
Nikita Zolotukhin
Co – Founder of AdBike Limited
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About AdBike Limited: AdBike is a way of advertisement on bicycles.
Nikita Zolotukhin
Co – Founder of AdBike Limited
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About AdBike Limited: AdBike is a way of advertisement on bicycles.
