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 Event Promotion 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.
Daniel Seal
Founder & CEO of Unbound Global
Daniel Seal is the Founder & CEO of unbound (formerly called AcreWhite). unbound is a platform connecting corporates and brands with start ups & disruptive technology to fuel innovation & growth. Together with Yossi Vardi, he is the co-host of Island Innovators and co-creator of unbound. Daniel was previously CEO of UK Israel Business, which under his leadership turned it from a dormancy into one the largest business networking organisations in Europe. Prior to joining UK Israel Business he was Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Bedside Manner, a healthcare software company, which provided crowd feedback to medical professionals. From 2010 – 2015, he was a Councillor representing Garden Suburb Ward in the London Borough of Barnet and sat on the investment committee of the Barnet Pension Fund, a £980 million fund investing in equities, bonds and alternate assets. Daniel was listed number 24 in ’40 Under 40 Future Leaders’ which featured in the UK national press. He has a BSc (Hons.) in Biochemistry and an MSc Business Management from the University of London. He is a mentor for the Plug & Play, SPH and H Farm Acceleration Programmes. In his spare time, he is a keen skier and golfer.
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About Unbound Global: Unbound connects founders, entrepreneurs, and start-ups through a global series of tech festivals.
Ignacio Bachiller
CEO of Fever
Ignacio studied Mechanical Engineering at MIT, with a minor in Energy, and a year abroad at Cambridge University. After graduating, Ignacio worked at McKinsey for a year, where he was involved in insurance, banking and energy projects. Soon after, he joined Fever as Head of Expansion, and after spending some time in NYC and then launching London, took on the responsibility of COO, and finally CEO.
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About Fever: Fever is a global live-entertainment discovery platform, helping people discover experiences in their cities
Kasper Kjaerbye Larsen
CEO of Evendo
Serial entrepreneur since 2001, where he co-founded the growth phenomenon Sitecore, acquired by EQT in excess of €1 billion. Since then, he has founded or co-founded a series of successful companies, typically tech-oriented – and all with global scaling potential. Kaspers focus is primarily on the earlier stages of a company, bringing them from zero to international and/or global presence.Originally started his career at AP Møller, then switched to the IT industry in 1995.
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About Evendo: Evendo is the worlds biggest marketplace for Event-related products, experiences and services.
David Bulley
CEO of DBpixelhouse
David Bulley is the CEO at DBpixelhouse.
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About DBpixelhouse: DBpixelhouse is a supplier of audiovisual and IT rental services for customers on promotional activities.
Patrick Borre
CEO of Billetto
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About Billetto, Billetto, Downtown.dk, Gfish, Takeoffer: Biletto is an online event discovery platform that enables individuals to host, promote, and attend events.
Daniel Coleman
Founder and CEO of FTE Innovation & Startup Hub
Daniel Coleman is the founder and CEO at Future Travel Experience.
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About FTE Innovation & Startup Hub: FTE Innovation & Startup Hub is an air transport innovation network that connects corporate innovators with air transport specific startups.