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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 Advisor operating in the EdTech space. If you think a Advisor 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.
Jamie Brooker
Founder & Strategic Advisor of Kahoot!
Jamie Brooker is the Founder & Strategic Advisor at Kahoot!
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About Apps for Good, Kahoot!, The Nordic Web Ventures, We Are Human: Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share, and play fun learning games and trivia quizzes.
Thomas Jones
Member of the Advisory Board of Duke University
Tom has over 20 years of experience in leading both publicly listed and privately funded enterprise software and applications companies. Most recently, Tom was CEO of Levanta, Inc, a leader in on-demand Linux management and data virtualization. Before Levanta, Tom was President & CEO of Velosel Corporation, Senior Vice President of North American Sales at PeopleSoft and President of MDL Information Systems, Inc. (MDL). Tom has served on the Board of Directors of MDL, Nexprise, Ventro, Crosslogix and OnQ Technologies. He is currently on the Board of Directors of RivalWatch. He also serves on the national board of directors for the Marine Toys For Tots Foundation and the Advisory Board for Duke University School of Nursing. Tom spent 6 years in the U.S. Marine Corps attaining the rank of Captain, USMC. Tom holds a BS in Analytical Management from the United States Naval Academy and a MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.
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About : Duke University is a private research university providing undergraduate and postgraduate education in medicine and other disciplines.
Tirdad Sorooshian
Advisor of Claned Group
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About : The unparalleled digital learning solution – Modern LXP enabling superior engagement and measurement of impact
David Jacobs
Financial Advisor of Wibbu
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About : Wibbu is an award-winning education-entertainment studio specialising in engaging language-learning tools for the classroom.
Bruno Cappuccini
Business Advisor of Wibbu
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About : Wibbu is an award-winning education-entertainment studio specialising in engaging language-learning tools for the classroom.
Manisha Prabhakar
Educational Advisor of Synap
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About Synap: Synap is online education platform using AI to revolutionise learning.
Tristan Caulfield
Advisor of Tuittio
Dr Tristan Caulfield is a Research Associate at University College London. He works in the field of information security, particularly looking at security within businesses. Tristan previously held postdoctoral positions in security, at the University of Aberdeen, and in economics, at the University of Bath, where he also received his PhD in Computer Science. He has extensive experience teaching and tutoring for a range of university courses. Tristan and a team from UCL recently won the “best go-to-market strategy” prize at the London CyberHack for Financial Security.
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About : Tuittio connects bilingual, subject expert tutors with learners online.
Martha Burnige
Advisor of GamePlan Learning
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About : GamePlan Learning offers an online portal that provides job placement services for organizations and skill training for job seekers.
Leo Dunne
Advisor and Mentor of WonderCharts
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About : WonderCharts is an online platform that enables financial traders to learn, monitor, analyze, and trade.
