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 Small and Medium Businesses 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.
Sharif Mohamed
Head of Affiliate Partnerships of iwoca
Sharif is an experienced leader in business development and marketing across a range of sectors most notably creating and scaling the affiliate channel with in iwoca, a fast growth European Fintech.
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About iwoca: Iwoca offers credit financing services for small businesses.
David Orman
Founding Partner of Hatch House
David has a unique and varied background across the worlds of venture capital, start-ups, marketing, digital media, entertainment and sport. David spent the early part of his career at Eurosport Television where he was Sales Director across the UK, US and Scandinavia. David has worked directly for some of the world’s most successful and high profile entrepreneurs at companies including 19 Entertainment, Joost, Queens Park Rangers FC, Templewood Merchant Bank and Outer Capital. David is currently: – VP at Kwamecorp Ventures (investing in start-ups), – Strategic Advisor at Streamhub (real time audience analytics for the media industry) – Non-Executive Director at Carabiner Partners (design agency) – Non-Executive Director at Odyssey Mobile Interaction (mobile advertising agency)
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About Hatch House: HATCH: Turning start-ups into businesses
Alex Gowar
Founding Partner of Hatch House
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About Hatch House: HATCH: Turning start-ups into businesses
Terry Donovan
Partner of Exolta Capital Partners
An Influential and inspirational results orientated NED or Mentor with over twenty five years experience in leadership roles with a sustained record of achievement as a superb strategic, tactical and pragmatic leader. Experience includes dynamic fast growth companies with turnover up to £150m spanning the U.K., Europe, Middle/Far East and Australasia as well as start ups, six successful turnarounds and raising Venture Capital money. He has a proven ability to stabilise and increase sales, cut costs and improve margins thus creating cash generative businesses. An excellent communicator who both motivates and ensures the buy in of all key stakeholders. Defines and delivers on the vision and strategy through an empowering team ethos. A self confident, dynamic , dedicated and credible leader with a passion for achievement and looking to mentor/coach in a role as Executive Chairman, Non Executive Director or advisor.Terry is based in their Leeds Office.
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About Exolta Capital Partners: Exolta is a collective of senior executives and non-executive directors that specializes in providing unparalleled business growth guidance.
Joe Kim
Managing Director/Partner of UPIN Fund Management
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About UPIN Fund Management, XnTree: UPIN is an investment and management consulting firm that helps to optimize its clients’ business solutions and meet its goals.
Janet Cooper
Partner of Tapestry
Janet developed and led the top global law firm’s employee incentives team for 20 years. Under her leadership, the team was recognised by both legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers, for 11 consecutive years as the No. 1 practice in this area. Janet has worked with many global companies including Citi, Morgan Stanley, Aviva, Prudential, British Airways, HSBC and GSK, many for over 20 years. Janet’s experience includes advising on global executive and employee share plans, corporate transaction aspects of incentive plans, incentive arrangements pre and on IPO, corporate governance and disclosure of directors’ remuneration. Janet has advised many of the global banks on the new remuneration regulations affecting them and is the legal adviser on AFME’s remuneration group for the global banks. Janet is identified as one of the top 5 experts in this area by Chambers. Janet has participated in many industry organistions including Vice Chair of the Global Equity Organisation and on the advisory board of ifsProshare. Janet is VP of the Reward Panel for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Janet is also a keen advocate of human rights and is involved in a number of organisations promoting human rights including Vice President and Trustee of the UK’s national committee for UNWomen, the United Nation’s entity which works for gender equality, the board of GAPS (Gender Action for Peace and Security) which works to ensure women are involved in the peace process in countries in conflict. Janet is also on the Board of Roehampton University.
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About Tapestry: Tapestry Compliance is a specialist law firm providing advice on global HR legal issues.
Elena Lokteva
Partner, Chief Financial Officer of SI Capital Partners
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About SI Capital Partners: SICP is an independent Investment Company with a diverse portfolio in a variety of business sectors.
