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 Commercial Real Estate 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.
James Turford
Co-Founder & COO of Nested
James originally trained as an architect at Aedas before moving to McKinsey & Co and then private equity firm PEP.
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About Nested: Nested operates as a data-driven estate agency enabling customers to be chain-free buyers.
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Phil Cowans
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer and Director of Nested
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About Nested: Nested operates as a data-driven estate agency enabling customers to be chain-free buyers.
Daniel Attia
Founder & CEO of YOPA
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About YOPA, YOPA: YOPA provides real estate agency services that assist clients in selling their properties.
Andrew Barclay
Founder of YOPA
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About YOPA: YOPA provides real estate agency services that assist clients in selling their properties.
Sanjay Choudhary
Founder & CEO of Incuspaze
Sanjay Choudhary founded Incuspaze; he is UK based entrepreneur, startup enthusiast, and a startup growth consultant. He has vast experience across Enterprises, SMEs, and Startups in UK and India.
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About CrowdInvest, Incuspaze: Incuspaze is on a mission to bridge the gap that exists within Indian startup ecosystem.
Tushar Agarwal
Co-Founder & CEO of Hubble
Tushar is the Co-Founder of Spacious.
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About Hubble: A platform to search, set up, and manage your hybrid workplace
Graham Edwards
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Telereal Trillium
Graham Graham Edwards is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Telereal Trillium. He initiated the transaction which resulted in 6,700 properties being transferred from BT to Telereal in a £2.4bn property outsourcing deal. In January 2009, Graham led the negotiations which resulted in the acquisition of Trillium from Land Securities Group Plc. This transaction firmly established Telereal Trillium as the market leader in property outsourcing and investment, creating a combined business with annual revenues in excess of £1 billion. Prior to Telereal Trillium, Graham was chief investment officer of Talisman Global Asset Management, having established it as the Pears FSA registered asset management arm – today having AUM in excess of £1bn. Before joining Talisman, Graham held positions as a fund manager at Merrill Lynch Investment Management and head of finance for the BT Group Plc’s property department. He read economics at Cambridge University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA), the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AMCT), the UK Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP) and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).
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About Drest, Telereal Trillium: Telereal Trillium provides real estate management services in the United Kingdom.
Christian Samuel
Founder of Resooma
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About Personalised Co, Resooma: We’re building an end-to-end rental marketplace with simplified payment solutions that serves both tenants and property owners.
Jack Jenkins
Founder and CEO of Resooma
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About Resooma: We’re building an end-to-end rental marketplace with simplified payment solutions that serves both tenants and property owners.
Daniel Jefferys
Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Resooma
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About Resooma: We’re building an end-to-end rental marketplace with simplified payment solutions that serves both tenants and property owners.
Mikus Opelts
CEO & Founder of Giraffe360
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About Giraffe Visual, Giraffe360: Get high-quality property photography in one cost-efficient streamlined process
Gabriela Hersham
Founder & CEO of Huckletree
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About Huckletree: The brave home of innovation.
Andrew Lynch
Co-Founder & COO of Huckletree
Co-Founder & COO at Huckletree, a coworking community of creators, innovators, entrepreneurs and VC-backed startups.
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About Huckletree: The brave home of innovation.
Shravane Balabasqer
Founder | CEO of Carbon Analytics
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About Carbon Analytics: A granular asset focused carbon intelligence & offsetting platform for active industrial decarbonisation across the value chain.
Charles Paumelle
Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Microshare
Currently heading Global Alliances and International operations for Point.io (www.Point.io), a leading Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform and application programming interface (API) – designed to help enterprises access and share even their most sensitive information with absolute security. You can reach me at cpaumelle@point.io I also head up the International expansion for Savana, a FIS partner with CRM solutions for banks. With experience both on the corporate and vendor side in selling and implementing Enterprise innovation in the European market for the last two decades I founded EroundIT in 2013. EroundIT is a European distributor for emerging technology such as Point.io and Savana. Prior to that, I started the European arm of Knowledge Rules Inc., a boutique consulting practice specialised on BPMS leader Pegasystems. We established a presence in the UK, France, Spain and Bulgaria. Knowledge Rules was acquired by Accenture in Nov 2010. Specialties: European Business Development, Entreprise Content Management, Marketing Technology products, Financial Services industry, Oil & Gas industry, Computer Hardware industry, Business Process Management (BPM), Pegasystems PRPC
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About Microshare: Microshare® provides Smart Facilities data solutions at scale that bring safety, cost savings and sustainability to the Built World.
Edward Pearse Wheatley
Founder of Cafe Ventures
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About Cafe Ventures: Cafe Ventures is a specialist B2B broker and commercial real estate in the food and beverage market.
Mike Salter
Founder of We Are Pop Up
Co-Founder and Director We Are Pop Up May 2012 – Present (2 years 4 months)london, united kingdom – Marketing and Sales – Customer Care and Customer Journey – Design and Collateral – Community Event Support Slade School of Fine Art, UCL London Master of Arts (MA), Painting 2008 – 2010 Activities and Societies: Print projects, group shows Dartmouth College Bachelor’s degree, Fine and Studio Arts 2002 – 2006
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About We Are Pop Up: We Are Pop Up is a network of retailers, space owners, and brands collaborating on creative retail experiences.
Matthew Beatty
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Spacehop
Founder of Spacehop
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About Spacehop: An online platform for people to list and book cheap, flexible office space at the days and hours of their choosing in London and the UK.
Joe Grimes
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Spacehop
Co-Founder of Spacehop
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About Spacehop: An online platform for people to list and book cheap, flexible office space at the days and hours of their choosing in London and the UK.
Anton Gabb
Founder of Wonderspace
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About Wonderspace: An Online Marketplace For Flexible Workspace – Compare Coworking Space | Get Expert Advice | Instantly Book Viewings
Tom Wallace
Founder & CEO of Re-Leased Property Software
Tom Wallace is the Founder and CEO at Re-Leased Property Software.
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About Re-Leased Property Software: Re-Leased is a centralised cloud-based property management software designed for landlords and property managers.
Tobi Crosbie
CEO and Founder of Making Moves London
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About Making Moves London: Making Moves London offers a modern, refreshing approach to finding new office premises on behalf of clients.
Rishi Chowdhury
Co Founder of Incube
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About Incube, Momentum London, Your Hidden Potential: Incube specializes in the fields of commercial real estate, proptech, and smart buildings.
Richard Du
Founder and CEO of Agorafy
Richard founded Dumann Associates in 2004, where his focus on real estate advisory and investment services include profit-oriented management, leasing, acquisition/sales, and marketing programs for commercial properties owned by investor groups and clients. He transforms non-traditional real estate opportunities into high performing assets, unlocking the worth of undervalued properties. He’s also the reigning office ping pong champ.
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About Agorafy: Agorafy is an open platform for organizing and sharing real estate listings and information in the U.S.
Sandy Ng
Co-Founder & Creative Director of Agorafy
Leveraging her past experience in marketing, new business development, sales and graphic design, she aligns the development, design, execution and marketing efforts of Agorafy, and manages the overall look and feel of Agorafy. Her dream is world peace.
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About Agorafy: Agorafy is an open platform for organizing and sharing real estate listings and information in the U.S.
Jeffrey Li
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Agorafy
Jeffrey heads software development as the lead architect of Agorafy. Prior to joining Agorafy, Jeffrey was a web developer for Right Media, and then for Yahoo! where he developed applications targeted at helping networks, advertisers and publishers manage advertising campaigns and inventory. He’s the proud owner of an impressive lot of penguin collectibles, but hopes to adopt a family of penguins one day.
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About Agorafy: Agorafy is an open platform for organizing and sharing real estate listings and information in the U.S.
Nikhil Adwalpalkar
Founder of ShareDining
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About ShareDining: ShareDining is a commercial kitchen sourcing platform.
Russell C. Platt
Founder & CEO of Forum Partners
Russell Platt is the Founder and CEO of Forum Partners.
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About Forum Partners: Forum Partners is a real estate investment and asset management firm.
