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 United Kingdom based CTO’ operating in the Lifestyle 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.
Mehdi Doghri
Co-Founder & CTO of Save Your Wardrobe
Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor. Interested in the Fintech, Fashion Tech, Retail Tech and consumer mobile apps.
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About Save Your Wardrobe: FashionTech startup using AI to make Fashion more digital and sustainable
Giles Williams
Co-founder & CTO of Urban
Giles Williams is the Co-Founder and CTO of Urban. He bringing experience across all development disciplines, he leads the technical architecture and engineering for the business, as it scales rapidly across the globe. As with all engineers, the need to stretch out after a long day at a desk means his favorite massage treatment is Thai Yoga.
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About Urban: Urban is an online wellness appointment platform for booking in-person and online treatments.
Walter Badillo
CTO of The Business of Fashion
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About The Business of Fashion, The Business of Fashion: The Business of Fashion is a online platform for the global fashion industry, offering content and tools to industry professionals.
Caroline Hargrove
CTO of Zedsen
Caroline currently works as Chief Technology Officer at Zedsen. She was the acting CTO of McLaren Applied Technologies (MAT). She has experience in developing innovative technology solutions in sectors including Motorsports, Transport, Health, Elite sports, Manufacturing, and Energy. Caroline joined the McLaren F1 team in 1997 where she worked in vehicle dynamics and spearheaded the development of the McLaren F1 simulator. In 2008, she joined MAT as the third employee and has played a pivotal role in developing MAT from a start-up to a successful forward-looking technology company. She is also a Visiting Professor in Surgical Simulations at Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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About Zedsen: Zedsen provides biosensors that create a 3-Dimensional electrical field and gathers biological signals within a human body.
Nabil Freeman
Co-founder and CTO of LeSalon Beauty
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About LeSalon Beauty: LeSalon is delivering a branded, consistent and high-quality at-home beauty service.
Iftikhar Khan
Chief Technology Officer of Alchemiya Media Limited
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About Alchemiya Media Limited: Alchemiya Media is a subscription based Video on Demand service, offering video content about Islam and Muslims.
Mario Arena
DIRECTOR R&D – RTW & Accessories of Nanushka
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About Nanushka: Nanushka is an internationally recognized Hungarian women’s fashion label.
Henric Larsson
Co-Founder and CTO of Dashl
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About Dashl: A digital hair and beauty booking platform.
Michael Brown
Co-Founder & CTO of Fundzzle
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About Fundzzle: Fundzzle is an eco-friendly invitation, group gift and charity fundraising service all wrapped into one privately and securely.
Laurence Gillian
CTO of Gather & See
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About Gather & See: Bringing the best womens sustainable and ethical fashion online.
