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 Lighting 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.
Prashanth Makaram
Founder & CEO of Crocus Labs
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About Crocus Labs: Crocus Labs is developing smart LED technology for horticulture.
John Matcham
Founder – International Business Development Director of Greengage Lighting
John Matcham is the Technical Director and Product Development at Light Science Technologies. Science and Food Technology Development
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About Greengage Lighting, Light Science Technologies: Agri-Tech company providing LED lighting induction systems.
James Gourlay
Founder & Technical Director of Design LED Products
James Gourlay is a Founder & Technical Director at Design LED Products.
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About Design LED Products: Design LED Products specializes in the design of thin printed lightguide products.
Andrew Monk
Founder and Director of ioLight
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About ioLight: ioLight is a technology company that manufactures mobile microscopes that are easy to use and fit in jacket pockets and desk craws.
Richard Williams
Founder and Director of ioLight
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About ioLight: ioLight is a technology company that manufactures mobile microscopes that are easy to use and fit in jacket pockets and desk craws.
Adam Kent
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Enado
Adam is a successful entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience in running technology-based businesses. Dynamic, visionary, enthusiastic, persuasive and energetic, he has a proven track record of creating profitable businesses that successfully fulfil gaps in the market, meet latent demand and are at the leading edge of market trends. Among his business creations, Adam founded one of the UK’s leading home automation installation companies a CCTV systems supply business and founded one of the pre-emminent manufacturers of Audio Visual racking. It is through his in-depth knowledge of these sectors that he identified the opportunity for Enado and brought its first embodiment to market.
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About Enado: Enado is the result of several years of planning and development.
Terence Woodgate
Founder of Terence Woodgate Lighting
Terence Woodgate is a Founder at Terence Woodgate Lighting.
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About Terence Woodgate Lighting: Creates exceptional lighting, by designing and engineering innovative products that are ultra-efficient and beautiful.
