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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 Manager operating in the Impact Investing space. If you think a Manager 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.
Roy Bailey
Delivery Lead & Senior Development Manager of UBS
More than two decades of leadership in designing and engineering software solutions. Always customer facing, always team management, always delivering. Clarity is my focus. Keeping it simple, commercial, fit for purpose. Management of technical debt and total support costs are first class considerations. A broad range of technologies, front to back, I can easily turn my hand to new business domains and technical challenges. Specialising in financial markets, market and instrument data, risk systems, trading systems, and just about anything that requires quality software engineering.
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About UBS: UBS is a global financial services company that engages in the provision of financial management solutions.
Megan Matter
Team Business Manager of UBS
Megan Matter is a Director of Strategic Partnerships at CoatChex.
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About UBS: UBS is a global financial services company that engages in the provision of financial management solutions.
Tom Croy
Investment Manager of Par Equity
Tom Croy is an Investment Manager at Par Equity.
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About Par Equity: Par Equity is a leading, early-stage venture capital firm, investing in innovative, high growth technology companies.
Alastair Moore
Investment Manager of Par Equity
Alastair Moore is an Investment Manager at Par Equity.
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About Par Equity: Par Equity is a leading, early-stage venture capital firm, investing in innovative, high growth technology companies.
BJ Eastwood
Fund Manager of Omega Advisors
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About Omega Advisors: Omega Advisors is an investment advisor.
Zoe Peden
Investment Manager of Ananda Impact Ventures
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About Ananda Impact Ventures, Brit My Pride, Insane Logic: Ananda Impact Ventures is a leading European venture capital investor focused on scaling impact-driven for-profit enterprises.
Simon Wheeldon
Customer Success Manager of Pynk
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About BitPoster, Pynk: Pynk is where everyday people invest better together.
Sophie Andre
Portfolio and Operations Manager of Downing Ventures
Sophie joined the Ventures Team in 2017 to help manage and support the growing portfolio of companies. Prior to joining Downing Venture, Sophie worked in the property industry in Australia and as a client service executive for a large investment management company in the UK.
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About Downing Ventures: Downing Ventures, a division of Downing LLP, invests venture capital into early and growth stage technology businesses.
Laoise McGarry
Portfolio Manager of Downing Ventures
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About Downing Ventures: Downing Ventures, a division of Downing LLP, invests venture capital into early and growth stage technology businesses.
Laoise McGarry
Portfolio Manager of Downing Ventures
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About Downing Ventures: Downing Ventures, a division of Downing LLP, invests venture capital into early and growth stage technology businesses.
