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 Board Member operating in the Big Data space. If you think a Board Member 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.
Jeff Burde
Board Member of EVRYTHNG
Jeff has over 20 years of experience as an international finance leader across diverse investments and geographies. He is an active investor in marketing technology companies that connect brands and advertisers directly with consumers. Jeff also serves as Vice Chairman – Head of the Americas of personalized video start-up Idomoo Inc. and Board Director of media and measurement platform TruEffect. Previously in his role as the Managing Director Asia Pacific for Merrill Lynch, he oversaw key businesses spanning Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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About : EVRYTHNG develops an IoT platform for consumer product brands, articulating data with real-time insights for billions of things.
Touker Suleyman
Board Member of Cablato
Touker Suleyman is a multi-millionaire Turkish Cypriot fashion retail entrepreneur and investor. In 2001, his company Low Profile Group purchased UK shirt maker Hawes & Curtis, and in 2008 he purchased UK fashion label Ghost. More recently, he has invested in a number of start-up companies including Bikesoup and Huxley & Cox.
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About : Cablato develops and deploys broadcast quality video personalisation technology for OTT & addressable TV industries.
Andy Golding
Board Member of Monedo
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About : Monedo uses machine-learning technologies to provide access to better credit for the underbanked.
David Axmark
Board Member of import.io
David Axmark is one of the founders of [MySQL AB](/organization/mysql) and a developer of the free database server, MySQL. He has been involved with MySQL development from its beginning along with the fellow co-founder [Michael Widenius](/person/michael-widenius/).
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About : import.io offers a Web Data Integration solution that provides global businesses with high-quality, scalable data from the web.
Gabriela Ruggeri
Board Member of Socialmetrix
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About : Socialmetrix offers SaaS social media analytics and monitoring services for companies and brands.
Emma Blaylock
Director, Board Member of Optalysys
Emma is an experienced business strategist. She specialises in corporate strategy, corporate development, business development, M&A, media, high tech, consumer electronics, consulting and project management
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About Optalysys: Optalysys solves the fundamental limitations of conventional computing.
Costis Kompis
Advisory Board Member of DMR
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About : DMR owns proprietary AI technology that adds intelligence to unstructured data from any source and language, to produce invaluable insights.
Mehdi Mahfoud
Advisory Board Member – MScPM, PRINCE2, MPM, CSMA of MyTrustedWill
Mehdi has a Masters Degree in Project Management from the famous 6 stars Lancaster Management School in UK. He holds an Engineering degree in Petroleum with 11 years of extensive Project Management experience and Business Consultancy in UK, MEA and North Africa region. Mehdi is a PRINCE2 Certified Practitioner, CILC – Certified Coach, MPM and Certified Strategic Management Analyst. Before launching his own private business: Tassili Training Center, Mehdi was the Special Advisor to H.E. Ambassador of South Korea to Libya on Economy and Public Diplomacy Strategy. He is a Dev. Consultant and Advisor for various governmental bodies and the President of LY-Chapter of the American Academy of Project Management.
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About : Because. You’ll be truly missed. Always keep your family and loved ones in touch with you, even after you pass away.
Antonio Latorre
Management Board Member / Cofounder of Big Data Scoring
Founder at Big Data Scoring.
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About Big Data Scoring: The leading big data credit scoring solutions provider globally for banks, telecoms and other lenders
