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 CEO’ operating in the Web Design space. If you think a CEO’ 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 Henry Blake (Entrepreneur)
CEO and Founder of Vindicta Digital Marketing Agency
James Henry Blake (Born 1993) is a Northern-Irish entrepreneur, award winning businessman/ notable digital marketer and Internet personality. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vindicta Digital – One of the UK’s leading digital marketing companies. James also is the managing director of Black Holdings Group and is an official council member of Forbes Agency Council.
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About Black Holdings Group, Vindicta Digital Marketing Agency: Vindicta Digital provides web design, SEO and digital marketing services.
Ido Erlichman
Group CEO of Kape Technologies
Group CEO at Crossrider
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About Kape Technologies: Kape Technologies is an online distribution and digital product hub.
Jerome de Lafargue
Co-founder & CEO of Zeroheight
Jerome de Lafargue is the Co-founder & CEO at zeroheight.
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About Zeroheight: Zeroheight is a DevOps platform that allows design teams to create up-to-date style guides and document their design system resources.
Adrian Lovett
President & CEO of World Wide Web Foundation
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About World Wide Web Foundation: Organization for Web Advancement
Sheenu Chawla
CEO and Co-Founder of Sush Labs
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About Sush Labs: Sush Labs is in designing, developing mobile and webs cloud-backed digital solutions.
Sebastian Lewis
Founder & CEO of Mettrr
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About Mettrr: Mettrr designs, builds and manages professional websites tailored to your small business.
Colin Stephens
CEO and Founder of Better Bathrooms
Colin Stevens, Founder & Leader, BetterBathrooms.com on a boost in confidence There is a big difference, there is a big difference because you walk in a room now and people know of you. Before, you’d walk in a room and people would like… they might know you, they might not know you but only through introductions.
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About Better Bathrooms: Bathroom retailer based in the United Kingdom
Ian Mann
CEO of ECSC Group
Ian is the CEO and founder of the cyber security consultancy firm ECSC Group plc. He has over 20 years’ experience in the cyber security sector, having previously worked as an adviser for GCHQ, and established a Cisco Networking Academy for Dixons City Technology College prior to founding ECSC in 2000. Ian’s professional certifications include CISSP, PCI QSA, and ISO Lead Auditor, and he holds a B.Eng. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham, and an MBA from the Open University. He is the author of the acclaimed social engineering text Hacking the Human, and Hacking the Human II: Adventures of a Social Engineer.
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About ECSC Group: Established in 2000, ECSC is the UK’s longest running full service information and cyber security service provider
Paul Liburd
CEO of Bloxup
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About Bloxup: Bloxup is a provider to create own free website easily and quickly.
Marc Crouch
Founder & CEO of Firedrop
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About Firedrop: The world’s most advanced artificial intelligence website builder – uniquely designed sites in 60 seconds
Julian M. Baladurage
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of MBJ LONDON
Julian Baladurage joined MBJ LONDON as CEO & Co-founder in 2011.
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About Forbes New York Business Council, MBJ LONDON: MBJ LONDON is a web and app development company offering Website as a Service.
Simon Norris
Founder & CEO of Nomensa
An experience strategist, Simon has inspired and transformed numerous organisations, strengthening their connections with their audiences and increasing user engagement. His understanding of technological advances and behavioural psychology alongside his business acumen allows him to guide people to think differently and create and implement future-proof strategies that make a measurable difference. Simon is one of the most respected thinkers in his industry, having been involved in ‘digital’ and UX since the start and has played a fundamental role in shaping it.
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About Nomensa: Nomensa are a strategic UX design agency transforming digital experiences.
Thomas Palmer
Co-Founder & CEO of Zenstores
Thomas R. Palmer is Executive Chairman and co-founder of iModules Software. Tom’s experience includes being a Managing Director and General Partner with two venture capital firms, AH Ventures and Kansas City Equity Partners. In these capacities, he led investments in the areas of information technology and communications, serving on company boards and through to successful exits including IPO and acquistions. Tom was also a Kauffman Fellow with the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, with KCEP as his resident firm. He also served as a Manager of Business Analysis at Trans National Group, where he performed strategic planning, international expansion, investments, and divestitures. As a Lecturer at the University of Missouri, Tom taught Venture Capital Finance for six years. He holds a MBA in Entrepreneurial Finance and Marketing from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
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About AH Ventures, iModules Software, Zenstores: Zenstores is a platform to propel online sellers to ecommerce greatness.
Adeel Farooq
CEO of iLead Digital
Adeel Farooq is the CEO & Founder of RevGlue.com.
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About iLead Digital, RevGlue: iLead Digital is a Pakistan-based agency that specializes in affiliate CMSs and designing and development of e-commerce websites.
Tim Jarvis
Co-Founder & CEO of Fabrik
Tim Jarvis is an award-winning creative director and co-founder of Fabrik and Frēsh. As CEO of Fabrik Tim supports and champions creativity; helping creatives find a voice and audience for their talents regardless of their background, geography or experience. He designs products and brands, engineers desirability and builds communities.
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About Fabrik, Fresh Future: Fabrik is the fastest way on earth for creatives and small studios to build a beautiful, powerful portfolio website.
Colette Wyatt
CEO of Evolve-IT Consulting
Founder and Operations Director Colette Wyatt Colette has enjoyed a varied career in technology, specifically in IT, Telecoms and Biotech. Colette is passionate about delivering solutions that make the biggest impact and fundamentally improve business results, which is why being involved in e-Bate Limited was something she couldn’t refuse. Colette is responsible for leading the continued product development and architecture of e-Bate with our team and draws on her 28 years of experience leading innovative product and service development. Living in a village in the Leicestershire countryside, Colette enjoys walking Billy the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with her husband Brian, and trips to Italy, Greece and the USA.
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About Evolve-IT Consulting: Evolve provides bespoke software development solutions to improve business processes, user experience and loyalty, and top-line growth.
David Olsan
CEO of Mars Spiders Digital
I founded Mars Spiders to instantly deliver massive value and have fun creating successful company from scratch. Perfection is the passion for the detail and the habit/act of delivering more services and a better quality of services – this isn’t a cliché, but a beacon of light for Mars Spiders. I have the finest brains roaming this planet (and Mars – we dream big and beyond the galaxy) on my team. Mars Spiders manages an array of sensational projects, from quirky campaign sites to large corporate sites. We design and develop revolutionary applications for iOS, Android, and the web, digital content, video production, motion graphics, and much more. Mars Spiders is frequently acknowledged for its startling fast, focused and thorough approach when producing innovative digital products. Our goal is to continuously develop with a broader understanding of business objectives. We are extremely organized & 100% agile in managing our team’s workload. We apply and encourage an open communication flow, consistently meeting deliverable expectations and deadlines. We lead and motivate others, aiming to inspire individuals to reach their maximum potential. Prior to embarking on remarkable adventure with Mars Spiders, I acted as the creative digital expert and senior mobile and web consultant. I’ve had many years of professional experience, delivering large-scale projects and high-profile work for several multinational companies. We served thousands and even millions of consumers at T-Mobile, Adidas, Tesco, Kellogg’s, Intel, Microsoft, MSN, NHS, Harper Collins, BT, Ford and Bloomsbury Publishing. Spiders are still a young beast but we are already trusted by the giants such as the British Library and Bureau Veritas. “David is the new new thing” Peter York
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About Mars Spiders Digital: We are a London digital agency specilized in Web and App development and design.
Julio Taylor
CEO of Hallam
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About BigSpring, Hallam: Hallam is a full service digital marketing agency providing digital campaigns and strategy, SEO, PPC, content marketing, web development.
Kerry Robinson
Chief Executive Officer of VoxGen
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About VoxGen: VoxGen helps design, deliver and deploy engaging and natural customer experiences.
Rishi Kapoor
Founder and CEO of Webosaurus
Rishi Kapoor is the founder and CEO of Webosaurus. He is the previous Head of Performance Marketing for Monster UK/IE. He has over 15 years of experience in performance based online advertising and recently has taken up a new role where he is focussed on aligning the recruitment sector to the mainstream consumer advertising sector by making recruiting ROI more transparent & accessible. He has also been actively involved with the Internet Advertising Bureau(IAB) helping formulate the best practices for the online lead generation & performance marketing sector. His B2C specialisation is helping him transform talent acquisition strategy for leading gig economy and forward thinking brands. Close
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About Monster, Webosaurus: Webosaurus is a full service performance marketing agency that transform lead acquisition.
Sham Younis
Founder and CEO of Boss Internet
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About Boss Internet: Boss Internet provide marketing direction and strategy for local businesses.
Trevor Robinson
CEO of Oasis Design Studio
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About Oasis Design Studio: Graphic and Web Designers
Marius Anton
Chief Exec. Officer (CEO) of SMARTUNIT Digital Marketing Agency
Chief Exec. Officer (CEO) at SMARTUNIT Digital Marketing Agency.
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About SMARTUNIT Digital Marketing Agency: Smartunity Digital Marketing Agency utilizes search engine optimization to increase web traffic.
Jon Harris
Founder & CEO of Simpl
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About Simpl: Simpl is the world’s simplest website builder. Mobile app for iPhone and iPad.
Hamish Watson
CEO of Polysolar
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About Polysolar: Polysolar is a developer and installer of photovoltaic glazing solutions.
Sam Hartnell
CEO / Founder of Xzero Entertainment
Sam Hartnell – YouTube Network Entrepreneur, Founder of Xzero Entertainment Xzero Entertainment Network (XEN) is a media & technology company that brings together content owners, network operators and advertisers to create economically sustainable online and mobile video business models. XEN specializes in the aggregation, optimization, protection and monetization of video content. We create compelling distribution opportunities for its content partners and income generation opportunities for its network and advertising partners.
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About Xzero Entertainment, YouTube: DigiYouTube MCN Network – Business Development & Music Distribution
Steve Boulton
Co Founder & CEO of Golden Egg Innovation
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About Golden Egg Innovation: Golden Egg Innovation offers strategy, video content, promotion, campaign, web and app design services.
Anant Sharma
CEO of Matter Of Form
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About Matter Of Form: Matter Of Form is a leading Experience Design Consultancy. We help timeless brands design what’s next.
Beau Buckley
CEO & Founder of Revolucion One Digital
Beau Buckley launched Revolucion One early 2016 and is fast becoming one of Australia’s leading digital marketing agencies. With over 10 years experience in digital marketing, Beau’s expertise in SEO, PPC & Web Design has not only helped him build a six-figure business from home, but his strategies have generated his clients more than $3 million dollars in the last two years. He is also the Founder of SEO Services London, strategic marketing partner at Jack Frost Mobile Car Air Conditioning, and marketing partner at MNU Digital. Never shy of a challenge, what separates Beau from other experts, is taking struggling startups and turning them into six and seven figure businesses. Beau has the unique ability to look at a business, know the exact areas which need improvement and put together an actionable game plan the business can implement to generate results…fast. With his wealth of knowledge, years of experience and proven results, Beau has established himself as a true industry expert and a respected figure in the digital marketing space.
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About Revolucion One Digital, SEO Services London, Streemie: Perth Digital Marketing Agency helping businesses generate more leads & sales with SEO, PPC & Web Design Solutions
Bruno Belcastro
CEO of Pixel2HTML
Bruno Belcastro Pinto is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pixel2HTML. With over 10 years of experience in the Digital and Web Development Industry, he has collaborated with an extensive range of clients such as Starbucks, Diageo, Samsung, Natural Stacks, Auth0, Edelman and many more. His skills include Digital Strategy, Product Management, Sales Development, User Experience Design and Management at large.
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About Pixel2HTML: Pixel2HTML is a young PSD to HTML company, formed by professional designers, programmers and customer support specialists focused on.
Ritika Dhamija
CEO of Iqrup + Ritz
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About Iqrup + Ritz: Iqrup + Ritz is a design and furniture startup. We’ve made it our mission to make high-end contemporary design easy!
Elliott King
CEO and co-founder of MintTwist
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About MintTwist: MintTwist is a website design and development company.
Michael Shanks
Co-Founder & CEO of Budibase
Michael Shanks is the CEO and Co-founder of Budibase.
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About Budibase: Budibase is an open-source web app builder, designed for speed and customization.
Brent Burkett
Founder and CEO of Burkett Web Solutions
I founded Burkett Web Solutions (BWS) in 2013. We mainly focus on Web Development, Internet Marketing and Social Media Management, Optimization and Marketing. We have some pretty large clients in the UK and across Europe. Former to founding BWS, I gained extensive web experience at Facebook for 6 years and Yahoo! for 6 years. I learnt a lot (gross understatement) working for both of these Internet giants. At Facebook in particular and as a Senior Software Engineer, I gained great insights into how Facebook and by extension social media works (seen from an insider perspective).
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About Burkett Web Solutions: Web Development, Internet Marketing and Social Media Management, Optimization and Marketing Agency.
Clover Lewis
Founder and CEO of Clover Lewis Swimwear
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About Clover Lewis Swimwear: Clover Lewis Swimwear is the post-surgery brand of the Year in the UK Lingerie Awards
Russ Huntington
CEO of White Menu
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About White Menu: Websites for Restaurants, Bars & Cafés
host oople
CEO of HOSTOOPLE
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