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 Reading based CEO’ operating in the Software space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
John Lunn
CEO and Founder of Gr4vy
John Lunn is the Senior Global Director of Developer and Startup Relations for PayPal and Braintree. John is focused on innovation, ensuring that developers and startups around the globe have access to the features, functionality and mentorship that they need. Prior to his current work at PayPal, John spent 15 years building systems for payment and fraud detection at several successful start ups.
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About Gr4vy: Gr4vy is a cloud payment orchestration platform that helps businesses manage their payment solutions
Andrew Yeoman
Co-Founder and CEO of Concirrus
Andy is the founding CEO of Concirrus and since then has led the company’s strategy to solve a problem in the insurance industry – how to harness the power of big data and artificial intelligence to improve loss ratios. Andy has driven the vision and product roadmap of the company built a solid customer base and reputation for the business. In 2019 Andy was voted the second most influential person Worldwide in Marine Insurance. Prior to Concirrus Andy had extensive experience in telematics, big data, and insurance in start-ups, turnarounds, and M&A. He’s passionate about discovering new business models that technology can unlock for the insurance market and their customers.
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About Concirrus: Concirrus support digital transformation of the specialty insurance industry using the latest developments in technology.
Arun Bala
Group CEO of Invenio Business Solutions
Arun has held various leadership positions in a career spanning over 27 years with companies across Consultancy, IT and BPO services industries in the US, UK, Europe, Asia Pacific and Indian markets. Having worked in companies including Wipro, Cognizant, Cable & Wireless and Siemens, prior to joining Invenio, he was Vice President for Sutherland Global Services, managing their Communications business in the Asia Pacific region.
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About Invenio Business Solutions: SAP Gold Business Partner offering a global portfolio of SAP solutions and services.
Andrew Yates
Founder & CEO of Artesian Solutions
What does Andrew do at Artesian? I am responsible for helping shape our strategy and engagement plans. Our vision is to change the world through the provision of *the* must have app for B2B sales professionals so I have a busy agenda! I am operationally focused and aim to spend as much of my working day with customers, colleagues and our investor community. About Andrew I started as a sports scientist and did a post grad in marketing – I wanted to play rugby for England but only made it as high as England Students. By chance I was asked to join a grad-program which changed my life and opened the door to the most exciting industry on the planet – software! I have been lucky to work with some fantastic mentors: @ SCG learning from Frank O’Rourke; @ Misys learning from Kevin Lomax; @ Cognos learning from Chris Coan, Peter Beard and Ron Zambonini; @ Eyretel learning from Nick Discombe; @ Then learning from Chris Sykes [building my first software business]; @ Aprimo learning from Bill Godfrey; and @ Artesian we have Dr. Steve Garnett as our Chairman and a cast of super talented executives who teach me new things everyday. Outside Artesian it’s all about family and all things petrol.
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About Artesian Solutions: Artesian is the company intelligence service which is changing the way B2B sales people work.
Jonathan Gill
CEO of Panaseer
Jonathan Gill leads RSA’s EMEA organisation. He manages an international team that serves the security needs of customers in a wide variety of industries across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Jonathan has more than 25 years’ experience in global enterprise security leadership, with a proven track record of creating customer success and executing sales strategies that drive incremental business growth. He has previously served as Executive Vice President for Global Sales at Veracode, following leadership and sales roles at CA, Arcot and IBM. Jonathan holds a degree in economics and geography, is a fitness enthusiast, and particularly enjoys road cycling. He is also a keen amateur photographer and lives with his wife and two children in Berkshire within the United Kingdom.
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About Panaseer: Panaseer helps businesses make informed, risk-based security decisions.
Nick Scully
CEO of Sword GRC
Nick has overall responsibility for all of Sword Active Risk’s operational activities. Nick has over 25 years Industry experience having worked in senior roles at such companies as Computer Associates, SAP, and Lawson Software. He has a BA in History from the University of Wales.
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About Sword GRC: Sword GRC is a software solutions company that specializes in risk, compliance, governance, audit & policy management services.
Shubham Nagar
Chief Executive Officer of InfoAxon Technologies Limited
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About InfoAxon Technologies Limited: InfoAxon Technologies is a provider of enterprise services and business solutions powered by open source.
Kevin Kerrigan
CEO of Egenera
Prior to joining Cognition Financial, Kevin worked at Egenera, a high technology company in Boxborough, MA. He served as CEO of Egenera from March 2018 to July 2019, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer from October 2009 to March 2018 and VP, Finance from February 2008 to October 2009. From April 2004 to February 2008, Kevin worked in the corporate finance department of Cognition Financial (First Marblehead) serving as VP, Finance at the time he left. Prior to Cognition, Kevin served as the Controller of Diacrin, a publicly traded biotechnology company, and held positions in the audit divisions of Ernst & Young LLP and Price Waterhouse LLP. Kevin has been a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts since 1996. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Massachusetts Society of Public Accounts. He received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Merrimack College and a Masters in Taxation degree from Northeastern University.
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About Cognition Financial, Egenera: Egenera designs, develops and delivers cloud management and infrastructure virtualization software.
David Buckingham
CEO of Ecrebo
David Buckingham joined Ecrebo as CEO in March 2017 where he oversees the company’s global presence, international growth strategy and technology offering. With over 25 years’ experience within the retail and CPG insights and analytics space, David has held senior leadership positions at leading retail insights and analytics providers including Kantar Retail, IRI, Loyalty Management Group and i2c. Prior to joining Ecrebo, David was President of Aimia Shopper Insights in New York, where he headed up its North America division.
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About Ecrebo: Ecrebo is a point of sale marketing platform.
Helen Fisk
CEO and Sales Director of iDefigo
In 2008, Helen launched iDefigo, bringing a group of experienced entrepreneurs with her. iDefigo is an exciting company that is progressively launching a new generation of security and surveillance technologies to the international market. Helen acts as the company hub, ensuring everyone remains focused and making sure communication processes are solid and active at all times. Helen focuses on sales, strategy and evangelising the business. Helen has a passion for technology and business. With strong negotiation and sales skills, Helen has a keen ability to listen, assimilate and synthesise. Helen relocated to the UK in 2013 and is based out of our Reading office, West of London.
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About iDefigo: iDefigo offers M2M surveillance solutions that help monitor and protect assets for global enterprise and government customers.
Mark Ricketts
CEO QIARK of impact RI Ltd
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About impact RI Ltd, Zealand: Software that delivers Amplified Intelligence
Daniel Gipple
Co-Founder and CEO of BetterPoints
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About BetterPoints: BetterPoints is a platform – a ‘Software as a Service’ (SAAS) – for motivating positive behaviour change through smartphones.
Lisa Hammond
CEO & co-founder of Centrix Software
As CEO, Lisa is the co-founder of Centrix Software, and from the beginning of the company, her passion and leadership have become hallmarks of Centrix’ success. Throughout Lisa’s career, she has been guided by a belief that business performance depends on making the most effective technology choices and this is embedded in Centrix Software’s product development and company strategy. Lisa’s main role at Centrix is leading the company in helping its customers optimize their information and technology to increase productivity and performance. She has authored or co-authored over 25 articles on IT services and business, and is a frequent public speaker.
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About Centrix Software: Centrix Software provides workspace computing solutions that optimize the way IT infrastructures deliver applications and content.
Paul Volkaerts
Founder and CEO of Nervecentre Software
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About Nervecentre Software: Nervecentre Software brings clinical applications to mobile technology within acute hospitals.
Jason Coleman
CEO of Paid Memberships Pro
Jason Coleman is the CEO at Stranger Studios.
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