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 Personal Development 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.
Priya Lakhani
Founder & CEO of CENTURY Tech
Former libel barrister, Priya founded FMCG business Masala Masala in 2008 successfully launching its products into nationwide supermarket chains and independent retailers. The company’s charitable arm has provided over 1 million meals and 35,000 vaccinations to the underprivileged in India and Africa. In 2014 Priya founded CENTURY Tech, which is set to disrupt the education sector by utilising big data and data mining techniques to improve students’ learning outcomes. Priya has been a member of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills’ Entrepreneurs’ Forum, an advisory board member to several educational/skills organisations, including a founding entrepreneur of Gazelle Group Colleges. Priya was awarded Business Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 and Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2014.
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About CENTURY Tech: CENTURY is the award-winning artificial intelligence teaching and learning platform for schools, colleges and universities.
Calvin Benton
Founder & CEO of Spill App
During university, Calvin took time out to learn the equivalent of a computer science degree in just a year, funded by a job-matching site and cake delivery firm he’d founded.
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About Spill App: Spill is a startup that offers a message-based therapy app to help improve workplace well-being.
Tim Joslyn
Co-Founder of Zryse
He has created and delivered the initial implementation of technology strategies for WorldPay in the UK, Nets in Scandinavia, ICBPI in Italy and Concardis in Germany. Prior to this, Tim founded, built and exited a multi-million pound technology advisory company, held key strategic technology roles in banking and finance, including VocaLink and Old Mutual, and worked as part of Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory practice.
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About Jump Twenty Four, Pollinate, The Development Cloud, Zryse: Zryse assists organizations in prioritizing employee well-being through actionable insights.
Helen Richardson
Founder & Chair of Workpays
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About Workpays: Workpays provides apprenticeship, professional coaching, and educational training services.
Rudy De Waele
Keynote Speaker, Conscious Futurist, Personal Transformation Coach, Mentor, Author, Co-Founder of Human Works Design
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About Human Works Design: Human Works Design assists leaders in creating futures by designing conscious businesses that leverage innovation and technology trends.
Sue Wright
Founder of First in the Queue
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About First in the Queue, The XX Corporation: First in the Queue provides mental resilience training through professional coaching.
Tim Aston
Founder and Director of emoquo
Tim Aston is Founder & Product Director at emoquo.
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About emoquo: Emoquo is an award winning digital coaching app and real-time people analytics platform for everyone at work.
Mikko Petäjä
Founder and CEO of Yogaia
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About Yogaia: Yogaia is the first live, interactive online yoga studio in the world. With Yogaia, the studio is where you are.
David Oxley
Founder of InverLife
David has over 12 year’s experience of pioneering solutions for online content management/delivery and leads the e-commerce and server-side code technology. He is passionate about integrating disparate technology to create new applications.
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About InverLife: InverLife is an online marketplace for the $40B Self Improvement industry.
