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 Partner operating in the Industrial space. If you think a Partner 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.
Christian Purslow
Partner of MidOcean Partners
Christian Purslow is a British-born businessman, co-founder of private equity firm MidOcean Partners, and former Managing Director of Liverpool Football Club. A season ticket holder of Liverpool, he was appointed managing director in June 2009, as a replacement for Rick Parry. Three months into his tenure, a team headed by Purslow negotiated an £80 million 4 year shirt sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered Bank. In October 2014, Christian joined Chelsea FC’s board to run their global commercial activities.
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About MidOcean Partners: Presence Capital is an investment firm that finances startups developing technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality.
Indraneel Mitra
Client Partner of Cognizant
Indraneel Mitra is a Senior Solutions Architect & Technology Evangelist at Cognizant with over 12 years of experience and supporting consulting engagements for various Fortune 500 customers. He is also a technology enthusiast who explores various cloud and IoT frameworks.
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Laura Fletcher
Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships in Theraputics of Deep Science Ventures
Before joining DSV, Laura was Associate Director of Cancer Research UK’s Commercial Partnerships team, heading the Strategic Alliances function which drives the charity’s strategic drug discovery and platform relationships with a range of commercial partners. Her other experience at CRUK and Cancer Research Technology over 14 years included transacting a wide range of significant licenses, collaboration, and spin-out deals. She holds a 1st class degree in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in cell signaling from the University of Bristol and has additionally worked in academic and commercial research roles in the US and the UK.
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About Deep Science Ventures: DSV is a venture studio and a fund that develops a systematic, optimized approach to science company development and investment.
Tom McCann
Managing Partner of equityfor
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About equityfor: Re inventing Venture Capital Investment. Providing investment access for institutional and accredited investors.
Jason Nunn
Managing Partner of equityfor
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About equityfor: Re inventing Venture Capital Investment. Providing investment access for institutional and accredited investors.
Jason Nunn
Managing Partner of equityfor
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About equityfor: Re inventing Venture Capital Investment. Providing investment access for institutional and accredited investors.
Kevin Johnson
Senior Partner of Northern Escalator Installations
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About Northern Escalator Installations: Working in collaboration with many of the World’s leading escalator manufacturers.
