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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 COO’ operating in the Digital Entertainment space. If you think a COO’ 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.
Nicholas Dart
COO of Kyra Entertainment
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About Dojo App, Kyra Entertainment: An entertainment company harnessing the power of Gen Z.
John Robson
COO of Moonbug
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About Moonbug, WildBrain: Moonbug is a global digital-first entertainment company for kids.
Rich Keen
COO of Mind Candy
Rich started out in the music industry in London in the mid-90s, developing his experience over the last 20 years through businesses spanning the media, games and events industries. His most recent role was at Sony where he was UK Marketing Director for PlayStation, responsible for the marketing of PlayStation products such as PS4 and PSVR.
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About Mind Candy: Moshi provides a sleep and mindfulness app for kids featuring melodic stories created to help kids drift off to sleep quickly.
Frankie Kearney
Chief Operating Officer of Sliide
Frankie Kearney is the coo of sliide.
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About Sliide: Mobile technology company that work with MNO, MVNO and OEM partners globally to increase engagement, drive revenue, and decrease churn.
Joanne Lacey
Chief Operating Officer of AdInMo
20 years’+ experience in marketing, commercial and operational roles in the mobile industry. COO at InGamePlay start-up AdInMo, Advisor at MEF and Chair of Trustees at the charity Make 2nds Count.
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About AdInMo: Immersive in-game brand experiences. Programmatic in-game advertising and monetization platform
Tom O’Connor
COO of Thrillz
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About Thrillz: Personalised celebrity video messages and live experiences
Estelle Lloyd
COO & Co-Founder of Macademia
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About Macademia: Macademia is an award-winning global EdTech company providing educational programming and games for children.
Philip Solomons
COO of Crossway Media Solutions
Philip Solomons is a lawyer qualified in the UK with over twenty-five years’ experience of legal and business affairs in the international movie industries and elsewhere.He has worked for household name companies including United International Pictures (a joint venture between Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios) for whom he was General Counsel. Philip was the international General Counsel for Paramount Pictures, with responsibility for business affairs issues in all markets outside of the US, managing a team of lawyers and others based in London, Paris and LA. He served on the management board of both the two major international divisions of the company, during which time Paramount achieved record results internationally.Currently he works as an advisor for a number of companies including a health clinic and a recruitment agency, as well as a number of movie industry companies in the US and Europe.
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About Crossway Media Solutions: Crossway Media Solutions is an online service provider, developing technological solutions for the visually impaired community.
Ros Lawler
Chief Operating Officer of National Portrait Gallery
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About National Portrait Gallery: National Portrait Gallery is a digital entertainment company located in Greater London.
Justin Elkerton
Chief Operating Officer of TransMedia Dynamics
Justin is a co-founder of TMD with Tony Taylor. He is a highly experienced operational director, combining this with considerable technical acumen and strong account management skills. Justin started his career as a software developer, before moving into senior management roles. At TMD he is responsible for all operational aspects of the company, as well as working with Tony on strategic sales and marketing activities.
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About TransMedia Dynamics: TMD is a leading provider of software products focused on delivering media & content management solutions.
Justin Elkerton
Chief Operating Officer of TransMedia Dynamics
Justin is a co-founder of TMD with Tony Taylor. He is a highly experienced operational director, combining this with considerable technical acumen and strong account management skills. Justin started his career as a software developer, before moving into senior management roles. At TMD he is responsible for all operational aspects of the company, as well as working with Tony on strategic sales and marketing activities.
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About TransMedia Dynamics: TMD is a leading provider of software products focused on delivering media & content management solutions.
