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 Public Safety 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.
Leo Scott Smith
Founder & CEO of Tended
Leo Scott Smith is Tended’s CEO and founder, having started the business in 2017 to create transformative tech solutions that can put an end to occupational fatalities. He was named as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021, the Midlands Startup Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2019 Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and sits as the Lead Digital Advisor and Vice Chair for Lincoln City’s £20m economic regeneration plan. As a serial entrepreneur with eight years’ experience in AI and IoT, Leo has grown Tended into an award-winning safety technology company that has raised over £4.5m of private investment to date.
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About Tended: Tended combines wearable technology with behavioural psychology to transform safety in high-risk working environments. With five years’ 5 years’ experience developing safety wearables, Tended has deployed over 10,000 wearables in safety-critical environments. The company counts industry-leading organisations, including Network Rail, Siemens, and Unilever, as its clients, helping them solve complex safety challenges.
The company develops its solutions alongside behavioural science and psychology experts and has developed a first-of-its kind safety culture change solution, which is now part of HS2’s main safety strategy.
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Oscar Mead
Co-Founder & Design Director of TeamO Marine Safety Products
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About TeamO Marine Safety Products: TeamO Marine designs safety products for sailors.
Graham Henderson
Founder & CEO of Snagr
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About Snagr: Snagr is designed to monitor the progress of complex projects.
Graham Mills
Founder & Director of StaySafe
Graham Mills is a Founder at StaySafe.
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About Scotechnics, StaySafe, Technics: StaySafe Personal GPS tracker app is your personal safety guardian.
Gavin Jones
Co-Founder & Director of Urban Change
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About Urban Change: Urban Change provides consultation solutions and services for the built environment industry.
Julie Boyd
Founder & Managing Director of TR Fleet Limited
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About TR Fleet Limited: TR Fleet is a fleet management specialist offering consultancy, policy advice, and supply chain management services.
