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 CEO’ operating in the Universities space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Neil Saada
CEO of Teech App Ltd.
Neil Saada is the Co-Founder at Dropdaze .
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About Dropdaze, NASASEASONS, Teech App Ltd.: Teech is an app that connects students to vetted mentors as soon as they have a question.
Anders Krohn
Co-founder and CEO of Aula
Anders Krohn is Co-founder and CEO of Aula. Originally from Denmark, he has studied at 5 universities on 3 continents. He is an advisor to several non-profits in the education space and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community.
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About Aula: Aula is a social learning platform that brings university content and learning experiences online.
Diego Fanara
Co-Founder and CEO of Unibuddy
Diego Fanara is the co-founder and CEO of Unibuddy.
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About Unibuddy: Unibuddy helping universities and students to attract, engage and convert prospects through peer interactions.
Fadl Al Tarzi
Founder & CEO of Nexford University
+15 years of experience in media & technology-related businesses. Hands-on experience building successful strategies, growing companies, raising VC funds, building & managing teams. Founded and played pivotal role in growing several successful businesses,
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About Nexford University: A next generation online university providing students with access to quality, affordable, dynamic education.
Vivi Friedgut
Founder & CEO of Blackbullion
Vivi Friedgut is a financial management expert who spent almost a decade managing the wealth of high net worth families and individuals. In 2012 she established Blackbullion, an education technology company committed to helping young people up-skill for the 21st century through better money management, employability and enterprise skills. It is her ambition to ensure that through Blackbullion Online students develop the confidence, knowledge and skill to take control of their financial destiny and create an epic future. Vivi is an author and regular commentator of matters of personal finance and employability. She holds an economics degree from the University of New South Wales in Sydney in her native Australia.
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About Blackbullion: Award winning fintech platform reimagining the student financial stack
Ahmed Dica
CEO of Examinotes
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About Examinotes: Edtech
Yiorgos Nikoletakis
CEO & Founder of 100mentors
Yiorgos enjoys surrounding himself with his role models: educators & entrepreneurs. After having worked in 4 US states, Spain, Greece & China, “arguing like I am right, listening like I am wrong” is his favorite motto.
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About 100mentors: We empower today’s youth to consciously take their once in a lifetime decisions & prepare them for the workplace of the future.
Milenko Pilic
CEO of HeySuccess
CEO of HeySuccess.
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About HeySuccess, One Young World: The default platform for international student mobility.
Fei Hao
Founder & CEO of MyOffer
Fei Hao is Founder at MyOffer.
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About Learning Without Borders, MyOffer, UVIC: MyOffer is a Shenzhen-based online overseas study application platform.
