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 Collaborative Consumption 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.
Nicolas Brusson
Co-Founder and CEO of BlaBlaCar
Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer in October 2016, Nicolas oversaw BlaBlaCar’s global operations and international growth as Chief Operating Officer since 2011. He led the company’s corporate development, overseeing eight acquisitions, expansion to twenty markets, and three successive rounds of fundraising. Nicolas is a strong advocate of agile structures that allow quick iterations in fast-growing environments. He is also a supporter of autonomous local teams and acqui-hires, a strategy he implemented to expand BlaBlaCar’s footprint on a global scale. Nicolas is a regular speaker at leading international conferences and in the media, where he comments on the European startup scene, innovative growth strategies, and mobility. Prior to joining BlaBlaCar, Nicolas worked for several startups in Silicon Valley during the dotcom boom, before moving on to executive and investor roles, including spending time as a Venture Capitalist at Amadeus Capital Partners in London. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Masters in Optics from Ecole Supérieure d’Optique and a Masters in Applied Physics from Paris XI University. Nicolas is also an active angel investor and tweets @nbrusson. Nicolas holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc in Optics from the Ecole Superieure d’Optique and an MSc in Applied Physics from Paris XI University.
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About BlaBlaCar, Deliveroo, Doctolib, SIDE Capital, Stripe, Zenaton: BlaBlaCar is a long distance carpooling platform that connects drivers with empty seats and passengers to share travel costs.
Eric Masaba
Founder, CEO of Texxi Global
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About Texxi Global: Largescale Dynamic Real-Time Ridesharing + Computational-CryptoCurrency + Predicitive Analytics (AI)
Daud Nur
Founder & CEO of Fastvan
Founder & CEO @ FastVan
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About Fastvan, Fastvan: Fastvan is a supply Chain Managament Platform for small to large 3PLs, Shippers, Brokers, Forwarders, Manufacturers, Retailers.
Sebastian Nijman
Founder and CSO of Scenic Biotech
Sebastian Nijman is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Scenic Biotech.
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About Haplogen Gmbh, Scenic Biotech: Scenic Biotech is a developer of a genomics and immunotherapy technologies created to unlock genetic suppressors.
Jason DeRoner
Co-Founder & CEO of TeachBoost
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About TeachBoost: TeachBoost is an evaluation and feedback platform designed to engage teachers and administrators in an ongoing, evolving dialogue that
Josiah Eyison
Founder & CEO of iSpace
Josiah Kwesi Eyison is a Co-Founder/BDM of iSpace Foundation, bringing more than 15 years of experience and expertise in management. Josiah Eyison holds a HND in New Technology, Media and Communication from University of East London and a Business Management degree with the Open University.
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About iSpace: iSpace is a Ghanaian incubator that nurtures tech entrepreneurs, providing space for them to work, meet, collaborate, learn, and more.
James Abbott-Donnelly
Founder of Duke Studios
James Abbott-Donnelly is the founder of Duke Studios.
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About Duke Studios: Duke Studios is an open collaborative space in the City Centre of Leeds.
Laura Wellington
Founder of Duke Studios
Laura Wellington is a Commercial Interior Designer & Co-Founder of Duke Studios.
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About Duke Studios: Duke Studios is an open collaborative space in the City Centre of Leeds.
