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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 Founder operating in the CleanTech 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.
Erik Fairbairn
Founder & CEO of Pod Point
Erik founded POD Point in 2009, in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. he saw the potential of electric vehicles as the next major mode of transportation and set himself the goal of wiring up the UK with charge points to facilitate the switch to EV from internal combustion engines. Fairbairn is also a member of the UK Automotive Council Technology Group and YPO (Young President’s Organisation) and featured on the 35th episode of their podcast.
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About Pod Point: We’re building the infrastructure needed for the mass adoption of electric vehicles in the UK & Europe.
Pep Gomez
Founder of Reby
Pep Gomez is a 25-year-old 3x tech entrepreneur and investor. He is General Partner (Head of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital) at Mobile World Capital (€8M). He is also board advisor for PRISA and ASICS Corporation. Previously, he founded Fever (www.feverup.com), the leading event discovery platform in the world. He has raised over $75M from Accel Partners, Fidelity and 14W Ventures. He started his first company at the age of 14. Later on, he will become one of the organizers of Campus Party, the largest tech festival in Europe and Latin America. At the age of 16 he moved to Silicon Valley to work in the venture capital industry as an Investment Partner for Solon Ventures. He also co-founded Jóvenes con Futuro, a program backed by Fundación Rafael del Pino and Fundación Banco Sabadell that encourages young engineers to work for startups.
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About Reby: Leading Southern Europe investment bank for mobility infrastructure
Gabriella Santosa
Co-Founder and CSO of Puraffinity
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About Puraffinity: Puraffinity develops precision materials to target chemicals, with an initial focus on PFAS in water
Henrik Hagemann
CEO and Co-Founder of Puraffinity
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About Puraffinity, Tech London Advocates: Puraffinity develops precision materials to target chemicals, with an initial focus on PFAS in water
Erik Nygard
Founder and CEO of Kofa
Erik is the Founder and CEO at Kofa.
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About Kofa: Kofa is an automotive company that utilizes the latest electric battery and motor technology.
Hasna Kourda
Co-Founder & CEO of Save Your Wardrobe
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About Save Your Wardrobe: FashionTech startup using AI to make Fashion more digital and sustainable
Mehdi Doghri
Co-Founder & CTO of Save Your Wardrobe
Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor. Interested in the Fintech, Fashion Tech, Retail Tech and consumer mobile apps.
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About Save Your Wardrobe: FashionTech startup using AI to make Fashion more digital and sustainable
Molawa Adesuyi
CoFounder & CTO of Recyclan
Tech entrepreneur passionate about building products and business that change lives
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About Recyclan: Tech Enabled Plastic Recycling Company
Carina Cunha
Co-Founder & CEO of Be Nosy
Carina is a business strategist and inventor of Nosy with passion for science, sales and marketing. In her former role as MD and Launcher of Crimson Education Europe, she created sales, marketing and service delivery teams from scratch, achieving millions in ARR and 150%+ YoY growth. Prior to working with startups Carina was corporate strategist at JPMorgan, Strategy Consultant at Accenture, Investment Banker at Credit Suisse, and a fashion model with Elite. Carina is also an innovation and commercial consultant through Meta Strategy and Founders Intelligence where she helps startups and scale-ups find product-market fit and corporates build new revenue lines. She has a B.A. from Columbia University and PgD. from the University of Edinburgh.
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About Be Nosy: Nosy is a MedTech startup developing wearable air filter and air pollution tracking network.
Prateek Bumb
CTO & Co-Founder of Carbon Clean Solutions
Prateek is responsible for day to day overall Technology and Operational strategy of the company. He is the principal innovator of new breakthrough technology to capture carbon dioxide from industrial gases. His expertise involves innovation and implementation of CO2 capture technology from idea to commercial stage. To date, he has international patents on the CO2 capture process and solvents and has published papers at several international conferences and in journals on carbon capture and storage technology.
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About Carbon Clean Solutions: Carbon Clean Solutions develops CO2 separation technology designed for industrial and gas treating applications.
Alexei Levene
Co-Founder of Desolenator
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About Desolenator, Gooseberry: An evolution in water purification, powered by the photons of the sun.
Harish Bhaskaran
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Bodle Technologies
Harish is the academic founder of Bodle Technologies (with Peiman) and serves as its Director and Chief Scientific Officer, acting also as its founding executive until Jan 2016. He is an Associate Professor of Materials at the University of Oxford, where he leads the Advanced Nanoscale Engineering Group. A former researcher at IBM Research, Harish has worked in both industry and academia over the past 15 years, including in product development under joint development agreements. His research has most recently focused on novel applications of phase change materials and on the manufacturing of nanoscale components.
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About Bodle Technologies, University of Oxford: Developing SRD® technology for a low-power display of vivid colours that doesn’t look washed out in bright conditions
David Fyfe
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Bodle Technologies
David is a founder and Executive Chairman of Bodle Technologies. His career spans several top management positions in both Europe and the United States, and he has held board positions in several firms over the years. As Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Display Technologies (CDT), he took a laboratory-based spin-off to a NASDAQ flotation and a subsequent $285m trade sale. David is also the Executive Chairman of Oxford Photovoltaics. As a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, David also serves on the board of Cambridge in America foundation.
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About Bodle Technologies: Developing SRD® technology for a low-power display of vivid colours that doesn’t look washed out in bright conditions
Peiman Hosseini
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Bodle Technologies
Peiman is a founder and Chief Technology Officer of Bodle. As a postdoctoral researcher at Oxford, he demonstrated the use of ultrathin functional materials in electro-optical applications, setting up Bodle Technologies with Harish to commercialize this invention. He was a member of the RAEng Enterprise Hub in 2014 and has won numerous awards for this technology including the Printed Electronics R&D Academic Award. Pei leads the technology development and with the other management team members helps define business and development strategy.
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About Bodle Technologies, Bodle Technologies: Developing SRD® technology for a low-power display of vivid colours that doesn’t look washed out in bright conditions
Keiran Olivares Whitaker
Founder & CEO of Entocycle
Environmental engineer, YC alumni, five years expertise in rearing insects, passionate environmentalist, deep sea diver.
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About Entocycle: Entocycle’s automated insect farm produces environmentally friendly insect protein to feed farmed animals.
Kyle Grant
Founder & CEO of Oxwash
After a career at NASA, Kyle founded Oxwash during his Synthetic Biology PhD at Oxford University. Armed with just a bike and a backpack, Kyle started collecting and washing clothes for fellow students, this quickly snowballed into a growing on demand laundry business as interest grew. Kyle’s passion for sustainability and tenacious entrepreneurial attitude continue to propel Oxwash to lofty heights.
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About Oxwash: Oxwash is developing a clinical-grade laundry/dry cleaning service with space age technology.
Ryan Taylor
Founder and CSO of CuanTec
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About CuanTec: CuanTec make packaging that will be biodegradable, compostable and anti-microbial.
Cristian Parrino
CEO and Co-Founder of Greengame
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About Greengame, OpenUK: Working with organisations to incentivise sustainable behaviour using automated activity detection, gamification and behavioural economics
Julian Melchiorri
Founder and CEO of Arborea
Julian Melchiorri is an inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur recognized by Forbes as a leading EU social entrepreneur under 30 years of age. Julian is the Founder and CEO of Arborea, a food-tech start-up that applies break-through proprietary biological and chemical engineering technology platforms to produce healthy food ingredients at low-cost and massive scale to help food producers build a food system where everyone eats well. Earlier in his career, Melchiorri designed and engineered both products and manufacturing processes for major Italian lighting production company and for the London high-tech collective ‘’Random International’’, making technology-driven interactive experiments and large scale installations, utilizing a multitude of technologies such as robotic, sensing and hydraulic technologies.
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About Arborea: Arborea is industrialising photosynthesis to expand the world’s food supply
Thomas Delgado
CEO & Founder of Pollution Solution
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About Pollution Solution: Pollution Solution provides patented ground-breaking technology to eliminate road-based pollution in towns and cities.
Mark Roberts
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lightfoot
Mark Roberts is a Founder and CEO at Lightfoot and Ashwoods Electric Motors.
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About Ashwoods Electric Motors, Lightfoot: Lightfoot is a fresh, vibrant, and highly innovative cleantech engineering company.
Kayleigh Bottomley
VP And Founder of Storm4
Kayleigh Bottomley is the Founder and VP at Storm4.
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About Storm4: Storm4 is a specialist GreenTech recruitment marketplace, connecting organizations with the senior talent to drive their mission.
Veera Johnson
Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder of Circulor
Veera Johnson is the co-founder and chief commercial officer of Circulor.
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About Circulor, groupthink: Circulor uses blockchain and AI to cut the cost of traceability and due diligence in raw materials supply chains.
Giles Moore
Co-Founder and Commercial Director of InfectProtect
Giles Moore is the Co Founder and Commercial Director of InfectProtect.
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About InfectProtect: InfectProtect provides a range of scientifically proven solutions and advice to help limit the ongoing impact of pandemics on operations.
Charlie Guy
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LettUs Grow
Charlie Guy is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at LettUs Grow.
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About LettUs Grow: LettUs Grow design aeroponic irrigation and control technology for vertical farms.
Ben Crowther
Co-Founder & CTO of LettUs Grow
Ben Crowther is the Chief Technical Officer and Founder at LettUs Grow.
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About LettUs Grow: LettUs Grow design aeroponic irrigation and control technology for vertical farms.
Jack Farmer
Chief Scientific Officer and Founder of LettUs Grow
Jack Farmer is the Chief Scientific Officer and Founder at LettUs Grow.
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About LettUs Grow: LettUs Grow design aeroponic irrigation and control technology for vertical farms.
Tom Lipinski
Founder & Technical Director of Ventive
Founder of the company, Tom is an exceptional visionary and inventor. He is highly regarded in the sustainable construction sector, with his achievements recognized by more than 20 prestigious industry awards. Tom, a firm believer in Better by Design, is constantly proving his ability within the built environment. You can often find Tom locked away in the test facility, playing with his sensors.
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About Q-Bot, Ventive: Ventive creates healthy internal environments. Pioneers of Passive Ventilation with Heat Recovery
Monika Tomecka
Executive Director, CEO & Co-Founder of uFraction8
Dr Monika Tomecka has a PhD with a background in biology, genetics and biomedical research. This gives her insight into the science and operations of uFraction8’s customer segments. She is able to converse at an appropriate level to engage and sell the benefits of uFraction8 technology.
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About uFraction8: uFraction8 develops microfluidics-based filtration systems to help bio-manufacturers to harvest biomass sustainably and more efficiently.
Brian Miller
Managing Director & Co-Founder of uFraction8
Dr Brian Miller is one of the original inventors of uFraction8’s technology. Following the successful PhD where the technology was developed, he undertook a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship to learn the skills required for commercialisation of the technology. Furthermore, he has a background as a professional engineer and was involved in delivering high value projects in gas turbine control systems in industry.
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About uFraction8: uFraction8 develops microfluidics-based filtration systems to help bio-manufacturers to harvest biomass sustainably and more efficiently.
Nadeem Abbas
CEO & Founder of Love2Laundry
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About Love2Laundry: Founded in 2014, Love2Laundry is a digital laundry and dry-cleaning delivery service.
Tom Mason
Co-Founder and CEO of Bramble Energy
Tom has led the engineering and manufacturing development of the PCBFC since 2013. He was involved in the development of the PCBFC whilst working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at UCL. With initial proof of concept shown, Tom was appointed as the technical lead of an InnovateUK funded manufacturing project (101979). As a co-founder of Bramble Energy Tom joined the company as a director and Chief Technology Officer when the company spun-out of the universities in late 2016 before moving to the role of CEO in September 2017. With close to 10 years of electrochemistry experience, Tom is the foremost authority on all things PCBFC. Tom’s appointment to the role of CEO brings a fresh approach to leading the Bramble Energy team.
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About Bramble Energy: Bramble Energy is an innovator energy technology company that designs and manufactures high-performance, low-cost, and fuel cell stack
Arnaud Didey
Founder & CEO of Neoptera Aero
Arnaud Dide is the Founder and CEO at Neoptera Aero.
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About Didey Consulting Ltd, Neoptera Aero: Neoptera Aero is developing a patented winged eVTOL aircraft aimed at Public Services, Military Applications and Future Urban Air Mobility
Eduardo Estelles
CEO & Founder of Logic Energy ltd.
Technology entrepreneur and techno junkie. Specialised in custom software for the renewable energy sector, in particular for Utilities: DSM, data aggregation, IoT, remote data collection, data analysis and custom back and front ends.
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About Logic Energy ltd.: Keyturn software solutions for new energy technologies and Utilities
Kosta Mavroulakis
Founder and CEO of Empact Ventures
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About Empact Ventures: Empact Ventures co-designs some of the leading startup, tech and non-profit initiatives for large private or public sector organisations
Kaushal Shah
Founder and CEO of envoPAP
Trying to turn Ideas into Reality!
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About envoPAP, Inwius: envoPAP is a Sustainable Materials Company utilizing green technology to provide agricultural waste with a second life.
Calan Horsman
Founder & Managing Director of Loogun
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About Loogun: The Loogun is a hand-held motorised device that cleans above and below the waterline in a toilet.
Henry Chamberlain
Founder of Loogun
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About Loogun: The Loogun is a hand-held motorised device that cleans above and below the waterline in a toilet.
Henry Chamberlain
Founder of Loogun
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About Loogun: The Loogun is a hand-held motorised device that cleans above and below the waterline in a toilet.
Judy Pearson
Co-Founder, Director of EcoLogicLiving
The marketing power behind the throne thanks to a marketing degree and Diploma in Business Management, Judy has been with EcoLogicLiving since the very beginning. She enjoys travelling to exotic locations and scuba diving, although looking after two children is proving just as much of an adventure!
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About EcoLogicLiving: EcoLogicLiving is a reseller and installer of renewable energy, heat, and power generation technologies.
Marcin Piatkowski
Founder & CEO of JIVR
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About JIVR: JIVR is a hassle-free commuting bike, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of cycling, without any lifestyle compromises.
Dave West
Founder & Commercial Director of Drainology
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About Drainology: Drainology is a waste management company.
Andrew Phillips
Founder of Gliide
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About Gliide: 100% Electric – Intelligent Chauffeur Driven Car Service
Mike Schmidt
Founder and President of SoClean
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About SoClean: SoClean Inc. is the creator of the world’s first automated CPAP cleaner and sanitizer.
