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 Collaboration 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.
Rusty Johnson
Co-Founder & CTO of SharpCloud Software
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About SharpCloud Software: Data visualization software that transforms business data into engaging visual stories, helping you make smarter strategic decisions.
Saviz Izadpanah
CTO / Director of HighQ
Saviz joined HighQ in 2005 as CTO, responsible for leading HighQ technology strategy, product management and product development. Prior to HighQ, Saviz was the global head of Debt Capital Markets IT at Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for the program management of multiple applications including Deutsche Bank’s online debt order capture system “dbbonds” for the global DCM sales teams. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Saviz was part of the lead web development team at Barclays Capital. Saviz holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science and Technology from Imperial College of London.
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About HighQ: HighQ empowers leading law firms and corporate legal teams to transform the way they work and deliver legal services.
Emanuel Lainas
Tech Co-Founder & CTO of F6S
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About F6S: F6S is the world’s largest platform for founders.
Brian Remmington
Chief Technology Officer of Alfresco
Brian Remmington is the Chief Technology Officer at Alfresco.
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About Alfresco: Alfresco is an enterprise open-source software company that automates content centric processes for digital business.
Onoufrios Malikkides
Chief Technology Officer of Labstep
Onoufrios Malikkides is the Chief Technology Officer at Labstep.
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About Labstep: Labstep captures real time scientific process data to provide an internally shareable timeline of a lab’s activity.
Mark Skelton
Chief Technology Officer of Cancom
Mark Skelton heads heads up CANCOM’s Professional Services division with overall responsibility for the UK’s technology strategy. Prior to joining CANCOM his background was with big system integrators and large business-focused consulting firms. An expert in digital transformation, workplace transformation and hybrid IT strategy.
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About Cancom: The Cancom group is a provider of IT infrastructure and IT services.
Steve Smith
CTO & Head of Engineering and Intelligence of ProFinda
CTO/Head of Engineering and Intelligence
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About ProFinda: ProFinda is a digital platform that intelligently organizes people around work by matching skills to relevant projects and bids.
Mark Ssentongo
CTO of Rainbirdsoft Limited
Mark is in charge of business and technology decisions at Rainbirdsoft.
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About Rainbirdsoft Limited: Rainbirdsoft Limited focuses on business intelligence and data analytics solutions with cloud and hybrid software development services.
Dan Macklin
Chief Technology Officer of MCG
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About MCG: MCG is an IT firm that offers B2B services to empower businesses using the latest technology such as software, design, LXP or HXP and more.
Jon Curley
CTO and Partner Program Spokesman of TrakCel
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About TrakCel: Integrated Supply Chain Management Technology Designed for the unique demands of Cell Therapy
Mike Rogers
CTO of EasySharePoint
Mike is considered the Alpha and Omega of all development, as his involvement at the beginning of each project is instrumental to the successful planning and execution at the end. Mike has deployed and upgraded every version of SharePoint since the early 2000s. Many of our clients consider Mike’s performance management skills to be mission critical to their SharePoint environments. Mike heads up the EasyShare development team, leading the design and build of product iterations based on the Microsoft O365 roadmap and suggestions from our client base.
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About EasySharePoint: EasySharePoint is a market leading digital workspace for Office 365, SharePoint 2013 and the first SharePoint 2016 release.
