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 Chairman operating in the Crowdfunding space. If you think a Chairman 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 Lynn
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Seedrs
Jeff Lynn is Executive Chairman and co-founder of Seedrs, the leading pan-European equity crowdfunding platform. Seedrs lets investors invest as much or as little as they like in startups they choose, and it lets startups raise capital from friends, family, angels, institutions and the crowds, all through a simple, online process. In addition to running Seedrs, Jeff serves as founding Chairman of The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), a non-profit advocacy group for digital startups and SMEs.
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About Seedrs: Seedrs is a UK-based investment and crowdfunding platform.
Tony Best
Chairman (non-executive) of SME Capital
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About : SME Capital is a debt funding platform matching institutional investors.
Cristopher Weston
Chairman of White Horse Capital
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About : Corporate capital raising and M&A
Andrew Irvine
Chairman of the board and Founder of MatchPlace Limited
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About MatchPlace Limited: New generation Fintech platform. Integrating Financial Services solutions, bridging the gap between Financial Institutions and SMEs
David Hodgkinson
Chairman of The Services Family
David Hodgkinson – Mr Hodgkinson was chair of Allied Irish Banks from 2010 through 2014; he was brought in to help AIB work its way out of its crisis. Prior to that he was Group Chief Operating Officer for HSBC Holdings (2006-8), Chief Executive of HSBC Bank Middle East (2003-6) and Managing Director SABB (1999-2003). He has held a variety of directorships and senior executive roles in Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines as well as the Middle East and London.
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About The Services Family: The Services Family building better financial services for the ‘Services Family’.
Nigel Bennett
Chairman of CapitalStackers
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About : CapitalStackers is a peer to peer lending platform dedicated to real estate finance.
Darren Schindler
Executive Chairman of Property Moose
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About Property Moose: The Property Crowdfunding Platform where members can invest from £10 and receive monthly rental income and any capital growth.