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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 Partner operating in the Marketplace space. If you think a Partner 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.
Cyrus Akrami
Head of Brand Partnerships of Faire
Cyrus Akrami is the Global Head of Market Development for Workplace by Facebook. He joined Facebook in 2017 to help organisations build a more connected, next-generation workplace. He is responsible for relationships with business associations, new market development, and the growth & awareness strategy across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Prior to joining Facebook, Cyrus worked in a variety of B2B roles at Dropbox, including opening the company’s London offices in 2015. He started his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Cyrus is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
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About Endeavor, Faire: Faire is a company that helps retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores.
Chloe Bartle
People and Culture Partner of Trouva
Chloe Bartle is the People and Culture Partner at Trouva.
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About Trouva: Trouva, the online destination for unique products from the best curators around the world
Constantine Louloudis
Head of Partnerships of Let’s Do This
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About Let’s Do This: Let’s Do This is an online marketplace that features almost every endurance event on the planet.
Charlie Vernon
Director of UK Partnerships of Let’s Do This
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About Let’s Do This: Let’s Do This is an online marketplace that features almost every endurance event on the planet.
Bob Geiman
Managing Partner of Cava Capital
Bob joined the Cava team in 2010 and led our investment in Neuehouse, LLC. With over 15 years of experience, Bob is a proven operator and investor in mobile and new media. Bob is the Founder and President/CEO of EveryScreen Media, a mobile advertising technology and data company in New York City. In addition, Bob is Chairman of the Board of Roundbox, a leading provider of mobile video software and applications and a member of the Board of Directors of Paradigm Creatives, a Hyderabad, India -based software company that creates mobile and social applications and enabling technologies for smartphones and tablets. Bob serves on the Advisory Boards of HatchLabs, an entrepreneurial sandbox building advanced mobile products that is funded by IAC and Xtreme Labs; Keynetik, a provider of software infrastructure and applications to facilitate the delivery of sensor-enabled, environment and context aware applications for the mobile, healthcare, sports and gaming industries; Paneve, a software programmable, video processing company for mobile devices and tablets; Perky Jerky, a guerilla marketing company that sells specialty food products; and Spring Partners, a company that is building a mobile application called SpringPad. Bob was recently a member of the Board of Directors of Paratek, a wireless semiconductor company that was acquired by Research in Motion in March 2012. Bob is a founding member of First Growth Venture Network, an organization with the mission of identifying high potential technology entrepreneurs in New York City and supporting these entrepreneurs with resources and networks to succeed through a nine month boot camp
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About Cava Capital, DigiSure, Summit Partners: Organic Development Stage (Cava Studio) through Early Growth.
Mark Pearson
Managing Partner of Fuel Ventures
Mark is an award winning digital entrepreneur having achieved multiple successful exits over the last decade. Mark takes an active role in mentoring the Fund’s portfolio of companies.
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About Fuel Ventures, Groupola.com, HushHush, MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, MyVoucherCodes.co.uk: Fuel Ventures is a technology fund investing in marketplaces, fintech, platforms, and SaaS companies.
Paul Smith
New Business Director Partnerships of JustPremium
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About JustPremium: The World’s most innovative Rich Media Marketplace – We bring creativity to digital advertising
Julian Leadbeater
Founding Partner & CIO of HomeRenter
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About HomeRenter: HomeRenter is a marketplace for private rentals, connecting tenants and private landlords.
Will Handley
Founding Partner & CEO of HomeRenter
Our CEO Will has over twenty years experience in advertising and marketing roles across service and content businesses. He’s been a private landlord since 2008.
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About Explovia, HomeRenter: HomeRenter is a marketplace for private rentals, connecting tenants and private landlords.
Dipak Mistry
Director of Partner Relations of DadShed
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About British Transport Police, DadShed: DadShed is enabling the data within buildings to be ‘easily’ accessible for marketplace opportunities.
Terry Donovan
Partner of Exolta Capital Partners
An Influential and inspirational results orientated NED or Mentor with over twenty five years experience in leadership roles with a sustained record of achievement as a superb strategic, tactical and pragmatic leader. Experience includes dynamic fast growth companies with turnover up to £150m spanning the U.K., Europe, Middle/Far East and Australasia as well as start ups, six successful turnarounds and raising Venture Capital money. He has a proven ability to stabilise and increase sales, cut costs and improve margins thus creating cash generative businesses. An excellent communicator who both motivates and ensures the buy in of all key stakeholders. Defines and delivers on the vision and strategy through an empowering team ethos. A self confident, dynamic , dedicated and credible leader with a passion for achievement and looking to mentor/coach in a role as Executive Chairman, Non Executive Director or advisor.Terry is based in their Leeds Office.
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About Exolta Capital Partners: Exolta is a collective of senior executives and non-executive directors that specializes in providing unparalleled business growth guidance.
