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 Sussex 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.
Giles Palmer
Founder & CEO of Brandwatch
Giles Palmer is the founder and CEO of Brandwatch, a leading social intelligence company. Formerly of BSkyB, Giles started Brandwatch and since its launch in August 2007, it has grown to become one of the world’s leading social media analytics and listening companies. Giles’ goal for Brandwatch is to help organisations find and engage with online conversations that matter. This motivation has turned Brandwatch into a platform that gathers millions of online conversations every day and provides users with the tools to analyze them. This empowers brands and agencies to make smarter, data-driven business decisions. Brandwatch has developed a social listening and analytics offering, Brandwatch Analytics, and a social command center platform Brandwatch Vizia, which showcases real-time visualizations across enterprises. Currently, Brandwatch has over 1,000 customers including 30 of the Fortune 100 companies, and serves businesses across the globe, from FTSE100 companies to SMEs. Giles regularly speaks at social media conferences and serves on the Industrial Advisory Board for Sussex University as well as the Social Media Committee for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
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About Brandwatch, Futrli: Brandwatch is a consumer intelligence and social media listening platform.
Mark Hla
Founder and CEO of Pure360
Mark Hla is Founder and CEO at Pure360.
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About Pure360: Pure360 provides email marketing and SMS software for businesses to access customers via mobile and web devices.
Arni Lochner
Creative Marketing Consultant and Founder of Infinite
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About Infinite: Infinite is a marketing agency that specializes on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Mark Nagurski
CEO and Co-Founder of Makematic
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About Makematic, Really Practical: Connecting brands with education through exceptional content and distribution
Albert Millis
Co-Founder & COO of Virtual Umbrella
VR thought-leader. Twitter wizard. Business genius. Bertie is Virtual Umbrella’s COO. Responsible for project delivery. client acquisition. business proposals. and VR masterclasses. He’s at his happiest introducing people to VR for the first time and testing out the shiniest. newest tech there is. As COO of the company, he has worked on immersive technology projects with clients like Nokia, AT&T, OMD, Leo Burnett, Kaleidoscope VR, Mintel, Merge VR, Ruder Finn, Imperial War Museum, BBC, BBC Worldwide, Breaking Fourth, FCB Inferno, Psytec Games, and more. From supporting national tours of experiences like Unrest VR to helping bring huge domes filled with the very best interactive and VR tech to Edinburgh’s iconic George Street, he’s on a non-stop mission to excite audiences and businesses with the potential of immersive content. When he’s not client-side, he’s leading virtual reality workshops and talks across the world, including at prestigious industry events like VR Connects, Kaleidoscope London, and Develop:VR. In 2017, he was selected as one of the 10 foremost immersive technology experts as part of the BIMA Immersive Technologies Think Tank, designed to inspire, provoke and educate the wider BIMA membership on the power of immersive technologies. As a member of the BAFTA VR subcommittee, and a curator/consultant for a range of immersive technology exhibitions (e.g. Sheffield Doc Fest, FuturePlay, VRUK: VR Studio), Bertie’s work also allows him to take a prominent role in the development of up-and-coming industry talent, using his expertise to help highlight some of the country’s most exciting new VR content. Outside of Virtual Umbrella, Bertie is the co-founder of #HelloFounder, an online resource and support network for entrepreneurs. He has also been featured on the Yogscast Jingle Jam fundraiser for the past two years, being part of a team that raised $2.6 Million (2016) and 5.2 Million (2017) for charity.
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About Hello Founder, Virtual Umbrella: Virtual Umbrella The world’s first marketing agency for VR companies and brands. We also run awesome VR events in UK.
Tim Cleminson
Co-Founder of On Device Research
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About On Device Research: On Device Research is a mobile sampling and technology company that connects brands with mobile consumers any time and place.
