Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based 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 organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 85 Career Planning companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Career Planning Companies & Startups (London)
Adzuna
| Founders | Andrew Hunter, Doug Monro |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Adzuna is a smart search engine for job ads.
Bright
| Founders | James Uffindell |
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Bright is an online recruitment network that connects graduates, undergraduates and professionals with suitable job opportunities.
Debut
| Founders | Charlie Taylor, Michele Trusolino |
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Debut is an app for students to showcase their profile and skills.
Canary Wharfian
| Founders | Richard Demeny |
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Canary Wharfian is the UK’s #1 online finance community, connecting university students and professionals together. It is free to join, we share career advice and guidance on success, tips and tricks, have a job aggregator with a powerful search (which currently covers major banks) as well as a company database with a number of reviews already. Join us today! We are also hiring for writers, and campus ambassadors.
Springpod
| Founders | Oliver Fisher, Sam Hyams |
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Springpod is an early careers attraction, engagement and recruitment technology that helps young people discover their futures.
Resource Guru
| Founders | Andrew Rogoff, Percy Stilwell |
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Cloud-based team scheduling software.
Graduway
| Founders | Daniel Cohen |
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Graduway provides alumni networking platforms for colleges and universities to stay connected with their former students and alumni.
Career Masterclass
| Founders | Bukola Adisa |
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Career Masterclass is a digital career development platform for black and ethnically-diverse professionals.
HeySuccess
| Founders | Igor Pilic, Milenko Pilic, Rinalds Uzkalns |
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The default platform for international student mobility.
Potential.ly
| Founders | Abdul Waheed Mohammed, J T, Norbert Morawetz, Trevor Bezzina |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The smart lifelong learning platform
Intern Avenue
| Founders | Dupsy Abiola |
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Intern Avenue is a revolutionary platform that connects students & graduates to well-paid internships and entry-level jobs.
Anycareer
| Founders | Oliver Horvei, Simon Skuggevik |
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Anycareer is a data-powered career platform with courses, mentors, guides & automated recruitment to top employers.
YunoJuno
| Founders | Chris Cater, Hugo Rodger-Brown, Shib Mathew |
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Online platform connecting freelancers and clients in the creative and technology sectors
Oleeo
| Founders | Charles Hipps |
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Oleeo is a provider of innovative talent acquisition technology.
Mind Tools
| Founders | James Manktelow |
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Online, instantly available management and leadership training.
Socialance
| Founders | Guillermo Vigil |
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Professional network for outsourcing
TestDome
| Founders | Mario Zivic, Zeljko Svedic |
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TestDome is an automated testing of programming skills and save time by interviewing only the best programmers.
Huzzle
| Founders | Amit Choudhary, Ingmar Klein, Parham Rakhshanfar |
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Meet the Career Companion for Gen-Z. #huzzle, don’t hustle
DRONEWORK
| Founders | Theo Pape |
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DRONEWORK is a drone mission matching platform for professional drone operators.
The Job Auction
| Founders | Unknown |
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Job board and auction platform for jobs and skills
Discoverables
| Founders | Arfah Farooq |
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Discoverables is a website offering users an interactive and fun way to create their own personal showcase.
16personalitiescom
| Founders | Unknown |
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16Personalities is a really drives, inspires, and worries different personality types, helping you build more meaningful relationships.
Herrmann Global
| Founders | Karim Morgan Nehdi |
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Herrmann Global is improving leadership development programs to raising employee engagement,Better Thinking. Better Performance..
Accountagility
| Founders | Unknown |
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Accountagility is a finance solution provider for other businesses.
Retain International
| Founders | Unknown |
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Resource planning and talent management
Sophis
| Founders | Unknown |
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Sophis provides cross-asset portfolio and risk management solutions for the financial services industry.
Somewhere
| Founders | Duncan Gough, Justin McMurray |
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A visual platform for sharing your work
Kukunu
| Founders | Gerald Goldstein, Itamar Lesuisse |
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Kukunu offers a social travel planning service that allows travelers to collaborate and create their itinerary.
Jobily
| Founders | Unknown |
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Jobily is an online job search website helping employment professionals find the right candidate for their job openings.
Technojobs
| Founders | Unknown |
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Technojobs is an IT and technical recruitment site.
Samewave
| Founders | Unknown |
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We are a new breed of business management software that banishes bad meetings, increases productivity & drives your business forward.
Armstrong Wolfe
| Founders | Unknown |
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Armstrong Wolfe is a financial services COO advisory firm wose hmission is to bring worldwide COOs into a managed network.
Self-Worth Academy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Self-Worth Academy focuses on promoting self-worth, professional and personal life, education, and leadership.
NJF Search
| Founders | Unknown |
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NJF is the institution has resulted in a prolific demand for our services and the continued expansion of our international networks.
GIUP
| Founders | Davinder C. Singh, Joshua Mitchell |
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GIUP is a system that evaluates players via the analysis of his/her behavior during playing.
Fledglink
| Founders | Unknown |
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Fledglink is an app that supports thousands of young jobseekers to access career development and employment opportunities.
Inside Buzz
| Founders | Thomas Nutt |
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An Inside Look at Companies & Careers
The Student Lawyer
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Student Lawyer is a platform for law students that helps in training and recruitment of new solicitors and barristers.
Mandarin Consulting
| Founders | Carrie Waley |
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Mandarin Consulting offers coaching and training programs that enable students to secure great jobs and career opportunities.
The Duke of York
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Duke of York is a full-time working member of the royal family and is sixth in line to the throne.
Tempest Resourcing
| Founders | Unknown |
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Tempest Resourcing is the recruitment businesses in the UK.
Eligo Recruitment
| Founders | Unknown |
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Eligo are leading specialists in recruiting in Fire & Security, Building Services, Open Source, SAP, Apple Mac, and Events sectors.
CareerPlayer
| Founders | Unknown |
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Multi award-winning platform that makes discovering and breaking into careers easier
Pibidi Ltd
| Founders | Alistair Ridley, Joshua Tyler, Richard Myerson |
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Pibidi is an online personal organizer allowing users to connect with family and friends.
Finito
| Founders | Ronel Lehmann |
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Finito is an educational consultant who provides career counseling and career mentoring programs for individuals seeking employment.
Slyfe
| Founders | Daniel Vernon, Richard Phelps |
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A social media/network focused on providing for students – The Young Network
Spoonfed
| Founders | Alexander Will, Henry Erskine Crum |
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Spoonfed is a web and mobile guide to London-based events, with reviews by critics, artists, musicians, and performers.
Twin Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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Twin Group is a company that provides internship, training classes and career development programs for students.
plan.nr
| Founders | Dominic Lewis |
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plan, organise and decide
Ark Acton Academy
| Founders | Unknown |
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Ark Acton Academy aims to help every student achieve their potential and lead a successful, happy life.
If You Could Jobs
| Founders | Unknown |
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If You Could Jobs is a place to find and post creative jobs.
Success at School
| Founders | Mitesh Bhimjiyani |
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Success at School is an online platform to provide career advice for schools and students aged 13-19.
Legal Cheek
| Founders | Unknown |
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Legal cheek has been publishing legal news, commentary, and career advice that are very helpful for junior lawyers and law students.
Career Interactive
| Founders | Unknown |
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Career Interactive is an online platform that provides career coaching & personal development programs to job-seeking candidates.
WorkFu
| Founders | Adam Martin, Mike Kus, Neil Kinnish, Pete Nelson |
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WorkFu is a web-based platform recommending opportunities and talent to users based upon the networks they use every day.
PathPlanr
| Founders | Alistair Craxton, Grant Williams |
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PathPlanr is a new online platform which helps professionals develop and grow.
H&R Talent
| Founders | Unknown |
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H&R Talent prove a IT Recruitment Consultancy providing Permanent, Contract and Fixed- term solutions across the UK.
KnowGenPloy
| Founders | Unknown |
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KnowGenPloy is a purpose led online start-up championing inclusive recruitment and transparency with candidate insights
Career Amazon
| Founders | Wassim Karkabi |
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Online Career & Employment Platform
NairaBrains
| Founders | Unknown |
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NairaBrains is a business with bias for publishing information and life hacks on business, lifestyle, career and technology.
UCL Economics and Finance Society
| Founders | Unknown |
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UCL Economics and Finance Society is a non-profit organisation that helps students with finance, research, and career workshops.
Strike-Jobs.co.uk
| Founders | Unknown |
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Strike Jobs is UK’s fastest growing global job board. A unique jobs platform with an intelligent approach to employment and staffing.
Multiverse
| Founders | Euan Blair, Sophie Adelman |
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Multiverse is a tech startup that matches talent who have not graduated from college with apprenticeship opportunities.
Wozedu
| Founders | Unknown |
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Wozedu is an educational networking site that globally connects all people in education. Because a billion brains are better than one! www.
Forward Talent
| Founders | Rosalynn Ghubril, Talal Hakim |
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Forward Talent is an online platform for finding instructors, coaches, and therapists on fitness, health, beauty and the arts.
icould
| Founders | Unknown |
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icould careers education resource platform in secondary schools that can help schools achieve a number of Gatsby benchmarks.
Gorilla Theory Labs
| Founders | Unknown |
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Gorilla Theory Labs offers a business process framework intended to aid people to deliver projects more efficiently.
Careers Catalyst
| Founders | Nick Peplow |
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Graduate & Internship Opportunities
Professional CV Writing Service
| Founders | Unknown |
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We offer a Professional CV writing service that will reflect your expertise and skills in the best possible way to the employer.
Talentfizz
| Founders | Unknown |
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Talentfizz offers a software that enables employers to connect with their past and present employees, and potential candidates.
Creative Lives in Progress
| Founders | Unknown |
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Creative Lives in Progress is an online resource that offers advice and empowers emerging talent with information for careers.
Mongoose Systems
| Founders | Unknown |
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Recruitment Tracking System
Lewisham College
| Founders | Unknown |
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Lewisham College provides vocational training to local communities that is both strong and vibrant.
Dawson & Walsh
| Founders | Unknown |
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D&W is a recruitment solutions provider for the technology sector, placing candidates in various types of organisations across the UK.
MobileAppsJobs
| Founders | Unknown |
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MobileAppsJobs is an online forum for job seekers and potential employers in the Mobile App field to connect.
Seeveeze
| Founders | Unknown |
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Seeveeze is an online CV editor, powered by Latex.
Ambitioni
| Founders | Neha Mittal |
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Ambitioni is a tool that allows users to explore their future career options.
Talicious
| Founders | Daniel MacGowan von Holstein, Nicholas MacGowan von Holstein |
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Talicious, a talent community, allows users to share their talent, communicate with other users, and be discovered by scouts or agencies.
OpenStoryBoard
| Founders | Unknown |
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Promoting fiction and writing talents
Train In A Day
| Founders | Unknown |
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Train In A Day offers inhouse training with management and leadership courses.
Work Avenue
| Founders | Unknown |
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Work Avenue provides advice and guidance.
Great Careers
| Founders | Unknown |
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Great Careers is a app helps you for job searching.
Hjb Solutions
| Founders | Unknown |
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HJB Solutions is a business process management and implementation support, specialist.
GradCircle
| Founders | Unknown |
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GradCircle is an AI-based career guidance solution for candidates.
Amazing If
| Founders | Unknown |
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Amazing If is a consultancy that provides professional training and courses for the better career development of the people.
Notting Hill and Ealing High School
| Founders | Unknown |
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Notting Hill and Ealing High School provide a supportive educational environment with high academic performance and creativity.
