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 CFO’ operating in the Apps space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Moran Laufer
CFO of Kape Technologies
CFO at Crossrider
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About Kape Technologies: Kape Technologies is an online distribution and digital product hub.
Hugo Grimston
CFO of Paddle
Hugo Grimston is CFO at Paddle, a platform that takes makes it incredibly simple to sell apps,games and other digital products.
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About Paddle: We’re the only complete payments infrastructure provider for SaaS companies.
Paul Herdemian
CFO/CCO of JustPark
Paul Herdemian is an entrepreneurial leader, coach, and change agent with 16+ years’ experience in all aspects of business leadership, P&L management, operations, sales, strategy, and finance.He has in-depth experience in partnering with senior management at dynamically changing organizations in an effort to drive growth and flexibility through big ideas and thoughtful execution with a focus on strategically growing a business. Also, a team builder with a strong work ethic, excellent leadership, and consensus-building skills. Total emphasis on planning, execution, and customer satisfaction. He has a results-driven, interactive “Team Management” philosophy and leadership style, which has yielded enhanced profitability, shareholder value, and organizational development.
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About JustPark: JustPark is a parking app reinventing parking for the digital era.
Colin Nunn
Chief Financial Officer of MishiPay
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About Bare Conductive, MishiPay: Mishipay is an app allowing you to never have to stand in line to pay at a store again.
Laurent Cordonnier
Chief Financial, Legal & Human Capital Officer & Deputy CEO of Deezer
Laurent Cordonnier is the deputy CEO/chief financial, legal and human capital officer at Deezer.
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About Deezer: Deezer is the world’s most diverse, dynamic and personal global music streaming company and includes a unique personalisation model, Flow.
Fiona Talbot
Chief Financial Officer of Limitless
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About Limitless: The Limitless GigCX platform enables businesses to connect customers with qualified experts to solve customer service enquiries on-demand.
Matt Jones
Chief Financial Officer of Masabi
Matt is Masabi’s CFO supporting the company’s financial, commercial and strategic development as it grows and expands into new markets. He joined in February 2012 from PricewaterhouseCoopers in London where he spent 11 years advising private equity and corporate clients making acquisitions, divestments and operational improvements. During this time Matt has worked on projects for clients across the globe including in Europe, the Middle East and US across a variety of sectors in particular Technology, Media and Telecoms.
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About Masabi: Masabi is the global leader in transport mobile ticketing and payments.
Prakash Shah
CFO of Trafi
CFO – An entrepreneurial ACA/CFA trained management professional, with strong analytical and strategic planning capability. I am experienced in financial management, strategy and fundraising. I am currently the owner and CEO of Fully Financial Ltd (www.fullyfinancial.com), co-owner and CFO/COO of Fun-Keys4Kids (www.fun-keys4kids.com), and CFO of Trafi (www.trafi.com)
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About Pivigo, Trafi: Trafi is a mobility-as-a-service platform for shared transportation solutions, helping cities and corporates to reach their goals.
Vincent Miceli
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of NXT-ID
Vincent Miceli, age 56, has extensive hands on experience in financial and operational management and business leadership in both substantial private and public companies. He is also experienced with working with public company Boards of Directors, as well as financial institutions. Vincent Miceli was the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer of Panolam Industries International, Inc., a company which primarily designs, manufactures and distributes decorative and industrial laminates, from May 2006 to mid-December 2013. Prior to that, Vincent Miceli was the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller of Opticare Health Systems, Inc., a public company which provides integrated eye care services, from 2004 to 2006. Prior to 2004, Vincent Miceli held senior accounting positions at Amphenol Corporation and United Technologies, Inc. Vincent Miceli holds a BS in accounting from Quinnipiac College, an MBA, with a concentration in Finance, from the University of Hartfordand he is an affiliate member of both the AICPA and the CT Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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About NXT-ID: Sensor, Mobile, HealthTech, MedTech
Paul Hughes
Chief Financial Officer of Plan B Energy Storage
Paul Hughes has extensive expertise within the renewable energy, alternative fuels and biochemical sector. His career includes senior management roles in both start-ups and established energy companies. Paul has co-founded energy companies in Europe and North America, has led an energy company from start-up through to IPO.
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About Plan B Energy Storage: Plan B Energy Storage manufactures high power energy storage systems.
Ted Hailey
CFO of SafeToNet
Ted Hailey adds up and takes away. He is in finance. In 1990 he joined Fibernet as CFO and grew the company into a FTSE 250 listed telecoms company operating in 4 countries. Responsible for the IPO of Fibernet on AIM in 1996 and then the main listing in 1998. He is also quite old and quite grey.
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About SafeToNet: SafeToNet makes the digital world safer for children to explore and enjoy.
William Billingsley
CFO, Cofounder & Chief Commercial Officer of ApTap
As the co-founder of ApTap, he is fully involved in the operations, planning and strategy of the company. Upon graduating from Imperial College he delved into the world of business, inspired by experiences in tech and science, in order to learn and make an impact. With work experience in research labs, in the field and abroad, as well as in business development, alongside his BSc in Biology with Management (hons), He is excited to have started a company, to drive his aspirations to change the world.
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About ApTap: ApTap offer a simple bill management API for banks to cancel, compare and switch their service providers with just a tap.
Dave Micallef
CFO of Bouxtie
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About Bouxtie: Bouxtie allows you to instantly send a personalized digital gift cards.
Jake Jenner
Co-Founder & CFO of Howbout
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About Howbout: The social planning app that combines events, group chats and calendar sharing to make organising plans simple.
Richard Varney
CFO of Documobi
Richard is a commercially minded and pragmatic Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience of operating at a senior level in a variety of different business sectors both in the UK and overseas. During his career, Richard spent over 20 years working as a commercially biased FD for several large groups in the print industry including St Ives plc and RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions.
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About Documobi: Documobi is a mobile solution that enables businesses to conduct personalized advertising campaigns.
Richard Varney
CFO of Documobi
Richard is a commercially minded and pragmatic Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience of operating at a senior level in a variety of different business sectors both in the UK and overseas. During his career, Richard spent over 20 years working as a commercially biased FD for several large groups in the print industry including St Ives plc and RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions.
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About Documobi: Documobi is a mobile solution that enables businesses to conduct personalized advertising campaigns.
John Craig
Chief Financial Officer of Waracle
John P Craig BAcc (Hons) CA, brings 20+ years of corporate finance and business advisory experience to his role with Ciqual, which he has held since Ciqual was founded in 2007. John is a director with DC Consulting, one of Scotland’s leading independent corporate finance and business advisory firms. His key focus is on assisting high growth companies to secure the appropriate level of investment, the providing hands-on advice on all aspects of business strategy, financial reporting and management. John also brings strong experience of the M&A market, inclusive of deal sourcing, project management and specialises in provide tailored financial due diligence services for such transactions.
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About DC Consulting, SICCAR, Waracle, Waracle: Waracle define, design & deliver mobile, web and emerging tech applications that make customers and patients lives better.
Roberto Amerighi
Co-Founder and CFO in GreenJinn of GreenJinn
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About GreenJinn: GreenJinn is the leading UK cashback app for grocery shoppers. It helps brands to reach consumers where they live the most: their smartphone
Kerry Head
CFO of Igloo Vision
Kerry Head is the director of finance at Igloo vision.
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About : Igloo Vision is the shared VR company. We create 360° immersive solutions and all of the enabling technologies.
Philip Kamil
CFO of WhatsActive
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About WhatsActive: Book activities & invite friends to attend – A unique platform combining activity bookings with social networking through a smartphone app.
Suzat Fernandes
Chief Financial Officer of Quickdesk Solutions
Experienced algorithmic trader and a digital marketing evangelist. She has myriad experience managing Software as a Service product development including in-depth target market research, competitor and strategic analysis, feature specifications, website design, wireframing and UI/UX, quality assurance. Her project management skills include planning, executing, controlling and closing the work of her development and design team to meet specific goals under strict software project deadlines.
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About MediLiVes, Quickdesk Solutions: Technology Consulting, Digital Marketing, Web & Mobile App Technologies, Blockchain, SaaS,
Craig Blackmore
CFO of Virtual Concierge
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About Virtual Concierge: Virtual Concierge is the luxury lifestyle loyalty club, like an hotel concierge for your personal life.
Mike Orriss
CFO of RemObjects Software
Mike joined RemObjects Software in 2004, having spent the previous 34 years in the computer industry performing a wide range of duties. His job at RemObjects is mainly focused on the financial side and on personnel management.
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About RemObjects Software: RemObjects Software is a software company that creates tools and libraries for software developers working on a variety of platforms.
