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 United Kingdom based CTO’ operating in the Leisure space. If you think a CTO’ 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.
Josh Moont
CTO of WeSwap
Josh is the CTO of WeSwap.com the world’s first person to person currency exchange for travellers.During a career spanning more than 12 years in the IT field Josh has been instrumental in many major web projects. His career began in a small web design agency where Josh designed and developed a large range of multi-platform sites. He liaised with companies ranging in size from small firms to fortune 500 businesses, culminating in an award-winning e-commerce site for Kangol. Moving on to become a senior web-developer for Dial-a-Phone Josh played a key role in the launch of the ‘3’ online shop and developing the leading strategy for future direction of their website. Since leaving Dial-a-Phone in 2006 Josh has continued to build upon his skills, developing many more cutting-edge web sites including a bespoke content management system for Your Golf Travel amongst others. Josh brings with him a wealth of knowledge in the IT sector and web technologies.
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About WeSwap: WeSwap is a mobile application that allows users to swap different types of currency with others.
Sam Graham
CTO of Hitlist
Sam Graham is a software engineer at TripScout and the CTO at Hitlist.
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About Hitlist: Hitlist is a travel app platform that serves up bargain-priced flights and travels deals.
Sam Graham
CTO of Hitlist
Sam Graham is a software engineer at TripScout and the CTO at Hitlist.
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About Hitlist: Hitlist is a travel app platform that serves up bargain-priced flights and travels deals.
Marc Roberts
Chief Technology Office of Hiyacar
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About Hiyacar, Neutron Creations: Hiyacar is a UK peer to peer car sharing platform.
Gavin Heavyside
CTO & Cofounder of COCO+
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About COCO+: COCO+ is a B2B travel management platform that enables companies to offset their carbon footprint by working with ClimateCare.
Rich Turnbull
Co-Founder & CTO of HotelFlex
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About HotelFlex: An award winning, VC backed hospitality tech startup, transforming the way hotels manage and sell their inventory
Henric Larsson
Co-Founder and CTO of Dashl
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About Dashl: A digital hair and beauty booking platform.
Shadi el-Hajj
CTO of Paradizo
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About Paradizo: Paradizo is a luxury travel agency specialized in deluxe villa rentals, truly unique experiences and global adventures.
Jack Timblin
CTO of TapTrip
Jack Timblin serves as the chief technology officer of Taptrip.
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About TapTrip: Powering the world’s leading travel management companies in bringing business travel online for SMBs, marine, energy and resources companies
Ignat Thorovsky
CTO and Co-Founder of Poptop Entertainment Booking Platform
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About Poptop Entertainment Booking Platform: Poptop helps event planners find and book entertainment professionals quickly, easily and safely.