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 Founder operating in the Mobile Advertising space. If you think a Founder 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.
Gerard Keeley
CEO & Co-Founder of Vidsy
Co-Founder & CEO at Vidsy.
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About Vidsy: Vidsy is the creative technology engine powering mobile video ad creation for brands.
Archie Campbell
Co Founder of Vidsy
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About Vidsy: Vidsy is the creative technology engine powering mobile video ad creation for brands.
Alex Morris
Founder of Vidsy
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About Vidsy: Vidsy is the creative technology engine powering mobile video ad creation for brands.
Craig Gooding
Co-Founder of Vibrant Media
Craig co-founded Vibrant in 2000, serving as Chief Commercial Officer until 2009, when he moved into the role of Chairman. He leads a team of 300 employees in the US and Europe and oversees the strategy and execution of business and product development, marketing and sales. In his tenure, Vibrant has grown its publishing partner base to more than 6,600 and has forged long-term relationships with top advertisers, including Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, General Motors and IBM. Under Craig’s leadership, the company’s rapid growth and development has propelled it to become the world leader in contextual, in-content advertising. Vibrant has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK by Media Momentum for three consecutive years, one of the best places to work in the US by Advertising Age and the Highest Rated Media Brand by Advertiser Perceptions. Prior to Vibrant, Craig was AOL Europe’s E-commerce Manager and leading dealmaker. He has 20 years of publishing, media and Internet experience across AOL, CompuServe, ICQ and Netscape, where he played an integral role in the launch of Netscape Online. He has a B.A. in Humanities from the University of Lincoln.
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About Vibrant Media, Vibrant Media: Vibrant Media is dedicated to contextual marketing, advertising, content marketing and digital media.
Cameron Gordon
CTO and Co-Founder of OnePulse
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About OnePulse: OnePulse is a mobile app that connects people and businesses with opinions and reward them through PayPal.
Shumel Lais
Founder & CEO of Appsumer
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About Appsumer: Appsumer automates user acquisition & performance marketing dashboards, reports & insights
Neil Garner
Founder & CEO of Thyngs
Neil founded Proxama in 2005 (then called Glue4 Technologies). The business focused on creating services that link people and brands using consumer technologies. In 2008, the company was rebranded as Proxama with a focus on the applications of mobile, smartcard and NFC technologies. Neil passionately believes in using emerging technologies to create valuable services for people. Prior to founding Proxama, Neil ran a division of a niche consultancy, Consult Hyperion, where he led the systems implementation teams for a number of ground breaking products including Vodafone’s m-Pesa, MasterCard’s PayPass, Sky and Barclaycard’s SkyCard and American Express Blue card. Neil has a MEng and DPhil from York University and is a Chartered Engineer. Any precious time at home is split between renovating an old property and enjoying life with his wife and three young children.
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About Thyngs: Thyngs is a touch-free, physical-digital payment platform that helps charities, retailers, and publishers drive engagement with customers.
Jo Eckersley
CEO & Founder of Bubbl Ltd
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About Bubbl Ltd: Cutting-edge mobile app plug-in that allows companies to hyper-focus their marketing efforts with geo-triggered customer engagement tools.
Chris Watts
CTO / Co-Founder of NumberEight
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About NumberEight: On-device AI software to predict user context using mobile sensors
Abhishek Sen
CEO / Co-Founder of NumberEight
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About NumberEight: On-device AI software to predict user context using mobile sensors
Francis Turner
Co-Founder, CRO & UK Managing Director at Adyoulike , BIMA Hot 100 2015 of ADYOULIKE
Francis Turner is the Co-Founder & CRO at ADYOULIKE.
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About ADYOULIKE, ADYOULIKE, Content Amp: Advertising, Reinvented.
Dale Lovell
UK Managing Director & Co-Founder of ADYOULIKE
Chief Digital Officer at Adyoulike – the European leader in native advertising. Successful track record in online start-ups and one of BIMA’s Hot 100 2015. Prior to Adyoulike Dale was co-founder of Content Amp, a content marketing service that merged with Adyoulike in March 2014. Proven at building creative content businesses, nurturing start-up teams, content development, developing brand content strategy and promoting the benefits of online content to all businesses and brands. An experienced content marketer, online editor, publisher and media professional. Experienced across the entire spectrum of online media with direct hands-on experience in numerous internet start-ups.
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About ADYOULIKE, Content Amp: Advertising, Reinvented.
Deidre MacNair
Co Founder of The Village Communications
I have a dual role here at The Village. Firstly, ensuring we deliver outstanding work for our amazing clients. The rest of my time is spent helping make The Village the best place to work for our fabulous people!
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About The Village Communications: Small and independent, with a talented, passionate, multi-disciplinary team, we allow great ideas to flourish
Richard Cox
Co Founder of The Village Communications
Since Launching the Village Communications with Dee and Kat , the pride in watching the agency grow and producing such fantastic work has being second to none. Allowing not only myself, but the team, to explore the creative side of media is also a thrill, but always keeping an eye out for that extra value alongside any deal is still my number one priority.
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About The Village Communications: Small and independent, with a talented, passionate, multi-disciplinary team, we allow great ideas to flourish
Chris Sahota
CEO and Founder of Ciesco
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About Ciesco: Corporate finance advisors to technology-enabled media and marketing businesses
Tim Cleminson
Co-Founder of On Device Research
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About On Device Research: On Device Research is a mobile sampling and technology company that connects brands with mobile consumers any time and place.
Si Brown
Founder & CEO of skignz
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About skignz: skignz: A Precise Location AR platform providing an Enterprise API/SDK that is capable of placing digital content anywhere on the planet
Zheng Zhang
CEO and Co Founder at ENVISIONX of ENVISIONX LTD
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About BitCasts, ENVISIONX LTD: EnvisionX innovates the next generation of global advertising by interconnecting programmatic platforms through one ecosystem.
Zheng Zhang
CEO and Co Founder at ENVISIONX of ENVISIONX LTD
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About BitCasts, ENVISIONX LTD: EnvisionX innovates the next generation of global advertising by interconnecting programmatic platforms through one ecosystem.
Jack Reid
Co-Founder of Highshot
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About Highshot: Highshot is Europe’s first members-only cocktail club, offering members one complementary drink every day at London’s best bars.
