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 Nottingham based Founder operating in the Software 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.
Olly Betts
Co-Founder and CEO of OpenWrks
Fintech Founder, Investor and Advisor. Building the technology that makes Open Banking work. Advocate and pioneer in the use of open data to create experiences that enrich people’s lives. At OpenWrks our mission is to use Open Banking to help everyone understand what they can afford to save, invest, borrow and repay. Member of senior leadership team that took TDX Group from start up to a global data and technology company.
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About Bizfitech, OpenWrks: OpenWrks is an Information Technology Company.
Steve Bradford
Co-Founder and CCO of OpenWrks
Steve has almost 20 years in sales, market development, and leadership positions for a variety of blue chip and entrepreneurial firms. He was part of the leadership team at TDX Group (acquired by Equifax), and spent five years at FICO. Steve started out in the coal industry, but with marketing information systems, not as a miner. His favorite quote is, “I wouldn’t say I was the best manager in the business, but I was in the top one.” His favorite soccer team is Nottingham Forest, and loves all Robin Hood movies because he was brought up eight miles from the home of Robin Hood.
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About OpenWrks, Tully: OpenWrks is an Information Technology Company.
Mitul Sudra
Co-Founder & CTO of OpenWrks
A key figure at the very earliest stages of Open Banking’s inception, Mitul is transforming the vision for Open Banking into real value. Mitul’s team create the technology that powers everything OpenWrks does.
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About OpenWrks: OpenWrks is an Information Technology Company.
Roger Whittle
Founder & CEO of Jigsaw24
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About Jigsaw24: Jigsaw24 provides technology solutions and services for creative professionals, media companies, education institutions, and prosumers.
Justin Ashurst
Co-Founder, CTO & COO of AppInstitute
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About AppInstitute, Peckish: AppInstitute is a software developer of a digital framework for small businesses to create their own mobile applications.
Ian Naylor
Founder & CEO of AppInstitute
Ian Naylor is Founder & CEO at AppInstitute.
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About AppInstitute: AppInstitute is a software developer of a digital framework for small businesses to create their own mobile applications.
Dave Wright
Founder & CEO of MYZONE
Dave Wright is the CEO of CFM (Creative Fitness Marketing), owner of the Feelgood Fitness & Voyage Fitness Club Chains, A former Board Director of UK Active and the creator of the wearable technology tool MYZONE®. For over 25 years and with offices in Chicago (US), Nottingham (UK) and Melbourne (Oz), Dave’s companies have worked directly with over 5,000 businesses across 30+ different countries encouraging people to be more and stay more physically active. An Antipodean with a BA in Recreation Leadership and Marketing, Dave is a straight-to-the-point businessman, Parent, and Serial Entrepreneur with the ability to not take life too seriously.
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About Creative Fitness Marketing, MYZONE, ukactive: MYZONE is a chest strap monitoring system that tracks your heart rate, calories burned and effort accurately in real time.
Graham Blaney
Founder & COO of RightIndem
Co-founder and CEO at Buying Butler Prior to Buying Butler a background in competitive sport (canoe slalom) at an international level developed the foundations for a career that included global sales and business development in IT and outsourcing organisations such as Atos, Capita, Intel. An adaptable customer service fanatic who loves new tech and a challenge led to multiple over achievement awards and accolades.
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About Buying Butler, RightIndem: RightIndem is a white-label insurance claims platform, that works with insurers to enhance claimant’s customer experiences.
Adam Bird
CEO and Co-Founder of Cronofy
Founder, CEO of Cronofy.
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About Cronofy: Scheduling APIs and UI elements with real-time calendar sync. Embed scheduling into your SaaS application.
Debbie Bestwick
Commercial & Legal director and Co-Founder of Team17 Software
Debbie is an industry veteran with over 27 years in the games industry, and one of the founding members of Team17. Starting by heading up the Sales and Marketing department, she went on to become responsible for all of the Commercial and Legal aspects of the business – working globally with top tier games distributors, publishers, developers, and license partners. Team17 has released over 70 games across 30 platforms and won numerous industry publishing and developer awards, as well as being the owner of the legendary Worms franchise. Debbie has pioneered Team17’s leap into digital publishing working with a large number of Indie studios globally, and is the majority shareholder of the business.
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About Team17 Software: Team17 is one of the world’s fully independent video game developer and publisher.
Dean Boyle
Founder and CEO of Ekkosense
A born leader, Dean’s skills include extensive ‘networking’ sessions on the golf course and in coffee shops.
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About Ekkosense: Ekkosense specialises in developing and delivering expert software analytics, low cost innovative sensors.
Dan Simmons
Founder and Director of Quensus
Dr Dan Simmons has a Masters + PhD in Electrical Engineering, and is an expert in water sustainability, software development and wireless technologies. Based on this skill set, he founded Quensus in 2015, which shaped a step-change in the water-saving industry.
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About Quensus: Water management system to monitor and control water infrastructure
Tim Venison
Co Founder of Spotlight Data
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About Hotswell Ltd., Spotlight Data: Spotlight Data – Strategic KM Ltd. Is an artificial intelligence data company working the UK Government and multi nationals
Nicolas Fekos
Founder and Director of Fortuitapps
Nicolas Fekos is the founder and director of Fortuitapps.
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About Fortuitapps: Extensive use of Artificial Intelligence in order to produce truly innovative software products that solve real-world problems.
