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 101 Small and Medium Businesses 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 Small and Medium Businesses Companies & Startups (London)
Kwanji
| Founders | Leslie Onyesoh, William Lorenz |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Online FX Comparison Platform Bridging Emerging & Traditional Markets
Funding Options
| Founders | Conrad Ford |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Funding Options is a business to business services marketplace platform operating in the UK and the Netherlands.
Como
| Founders | Dror Erez, Gaby Bilczyk, Ronen Shilo, Yair Holtzer |
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Como is an end-to-end customer engagement for retail and hospitality chains.
Countingup
| Founders | Tim Fouracre |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The one that does your books. Countingup is the UK’s #1 banking & accounting app. Dead easy. Super fast. Self sorting.
Satago
| Founders | Adam Horner, Steven Renwick |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Cover cashflow gaps, manage debtors and predict credit risks all in one easy-to-use product. Start your 14-day free trial today.
Phaidon International
| Founders | Adam Buck |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
We have a clear strategy and it is working to deliver us competitive advantage and superior financial results.
Cashplus
| Founders | Andre AUGUSTUS, Richard Wagner |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Cashplus is a digital challenger to UK banks and has served more than 1.6m customers since launching in 2005
Rotageek
| Founders | Chris McCullough, Nick Mann, Roy Pounder |
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Using data-driven technology to meet demand, engage teams, and drive efficiency.
Charlie
| Founders | Ben Gateley, Rob O’Donovan, Tom Carrington Smith |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Charlie is the HR software for small teams with big ideas.
Early Metrics
| Founders | Antoine Baschiera, Sebastien Paillet |
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Early Metrics is the first startup rating agency.
Talmix
| Founders | Adam Riccoboni, Daniel Callaghan |
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Talmix has built a Business Talent Marketplace to allow companies to unlock the power of the extended workforce.
Novicap
| Founders | Federico Travella, Marc Antoni Macia, Nicolas Overloop |
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NoviCap is an online platform that allows businesses to receive early payments for outstanding invoices.
Intruder
| Founders | Chris Wallis, David Robinson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Intruder is a cloud-based vulnerability scanner that finds cyber security weaknesses in your external infrastructure.
Hassle.com
| Founders | Alex Depledge, Jules Coleman, Tom Nimmo |
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Hassle.com is an online marketplace that matches busy people with local, trusted cleaners.
Dext
| Founders | Alexis Prenn, Michael Wood |
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Empowering accountants and bookkeepers with the smart and forward-thinking solutions needed to make businesses better.
Tech Nation
| Founders | Gerard Grech |
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Tech Nation is focused on accelerating the growth of digital businesses across the UK.
Growth Street
| Founders | George Mills, Greg Carter, Joshua Green, Oliver Shapleski, Thomas Hoegh |
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Growth Street is fast, flexible overdrafts for growing businesses.
Beem
| Founders | Lee Lomax, Philip Mundy |
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Beem provides mobile enterprise solutions which enable access and engagement for the hardest to reach employees
UnderPinned
| Founders | Albert Azis-Clauson, Jack Williams |
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UnderPinned develops end-to-end management systems for freelancers and small businesses.
Verto
| Founders | Anthony Oduu, Ola Oyetayo |
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We power cross‑border payments for the world’s fastest‑growing startups and enterprises.
Liberis
| Founders | Charles Mindenhall, Paul Mildenstein |
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Liberis provides access to simple, flexible, and fair finance for small businesses.
Idea Drop
| Founders | Charlie de Rusett, Owen Hunnam |
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Idea Drop helps organisations capture, curate and action the best ideas from their people.
Albert
| Founders | Dan Bruce, Ivo Weevers |
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Albert is an innovative, fast growing technology company disrupting financial management for freelancers and the solo self-employed.
Investly
| Founders | Ruth Chamberlain, Siim Maivel, Vishal Sahu |
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Investly is provide an invoice finance platform that lets you easily upload invoices.
WorkAngel
| Founders | Jamie True |
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WorkAngel, The Mobile-First Employee Reward And Recognition Platform.
Reloyalty
| Founders | Anton Tsenov, Ivo Vasilev |
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Reloyalty turns any bank card in Europe into a personalized loyalty card, leveraging Open Banking / PSD2.
BOOM
| Founders | Marcin Grodzicki |
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Content Promotion and Content Marketing Software
Sainsbury’s
| Founders | John James Sainsbury |
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Sainsbury’s operates supermarkets and convenience stores, an online grocery and general merchandise operation, as well as Sainsbury’s Bank.
GENIAC
| Founders | Eduardo Martínez Garcia, Michael Galvin |
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GENIAC provides essential business services for SMEs, all in one place, and all managed on their behalf.
Commissionly
| Founders | Martin Baker, Patrick McCarthy |
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Commissionly is the cloud based sales commission software focused solely on the small to medium business sector.
WiiA
| Founders | Aatish Thakerar, Romain Pison |
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Saas, AI, NLP, Sales, Bid, Tender, Big Data, Deep Learning
TRAMONEX
| Founders | Amine Berraoui, Marc Avedissian |
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Tramonex offers competitive, fast and safe online international payment services to small and medium enterprises
Spacehop
| Founders | Joe Grimes, Luke Eastwood, Matthew Beatty |
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An online platform for people to list and book cheap, flexible office space at the days and hours of their choosing in London and the UK.
Release Platform
| Founders | Ultan Miller |
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Instagram influencer marketing software
Smarty Software
| Founders | Agnes Gradzewicz, Farhad Reyazat, Hamed Jafarzade, Majid Reyazat, Reza Bakhtiary, Sepehr Boobani, Vahid Reyazat |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SaaS CRM Solution, Accounting & Bookkeeping Software, Web & App Development, White Label Solutions and more.
Omnisend (previously Soundest)
| Founders | Justas Kriukas, Rytis Lauris, Zygimantas Stauga |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Omnisend is an ecommerce-tailored email & SMS marketing automation platform.
Pocket Social
| Founders | Lee Pickrell, Mike Fauconnier-Bank, Raj Ramanandi |
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A simple, intuitive interface allows small business owners to manage their company’s social media presence one task at a time.
I-Movo Limited
| Founders | David Tymm |
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I-Movo Limited enables businesses to issue vouchers to their customers, which can then be redeemed securely at over 50,000 stores.
QuarterOne
| Founders | Michael Foulkes, Richard Mann |
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QuarterOne is a sales forecasting application for small to medium businesses.
BuyerDeck
| Founders | Gerald vanderpuye, Ilgvars Jecis |
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BuyerDeck provides a portal for sales reps to manage deals with their buyer.
Riskopy
| Founders | Ahmad Sadeddin, Mike Oaten, Sarah Armstrong Ball |
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Helping companies collect quicker, and pay on better terms. Acquired by Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP) May ’17
Paylinko
| Founders | Gabriele Musella |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Paylinko is a platform that enables users to receive deposits, ask for payments, and sell digital goods with a link.
Quotable
| Founders | Matthew Anstiss |
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Quotable is a global supply network that enables businesses to trade smarter with the help of AI.
Arlians
| Founders | Ben Phillips, Lorenzo Rampin, Sahaj Kothari, Sanjiv Talwar, Simon Launay |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Arlians is a Free B2B marketplace for small and medium businesses of any industries across the world. Find suppliers, customers and partners
TabSys
| Founders | Max Johnson, Steve Taylor |
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Ceased to operate as a SaaS business March 2018
Zealify
| Founders | Andy Parker, Lauren Hine |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Zealify is a recruitment tool assisting enterprises in finding candidates for higher level positions.
FLYRE LIMITED
| Founders | Anton Demekhin, Lesia Ananchenko, Pavlo Loznevyy |
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FLYRE is an online re/insurance marketplace. Free re/insurance tools and workflows for everyone. Your risks and capacities online.
Yepic AI
| Founders | Unknown |
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Yepic AI build video production and dubbing tools help companies communicate better.
FluidStack
| Founders | Gary Wu, Peter Francis |
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FluidStack provides cloud-based business intelligence software for enterprise data.
Shiply
| Founders | Robert Matthams |
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The online transport marketplace matching people moving goods with transport companies “going there anyway”.
Quadrature Capital
| Founders | Suneil Setiya |
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Quadrature Capital is a small tech business run by programmers.
Fabacus
| Founders | Andrew Xeni, Ray Noppe |
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Fabacus is a technology business that transforms brand licensing through the power of data.
Locappy
| Founders | Seb Lyall |
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Locappy helps small local businesses reach out to their local community.
Sqwiz
| Founders | Janez Smrekar, Jure Smrekar, Luka Pecavar, Zare Manojlovic |
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Sqwiz is the fastest website builder for small businesses.
Gloople
| Founders | Warren Knight |
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Gloople provides a social sharing e-commerce platform with mobile functionality designed for start-ups and SMEs.
Fair HQ
| Founders | Kate Pljaskovova |
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Fair HQ is a tech that offers diversity & inclusion across the business.
Twenty Something London
| Founders | John Sookias, Pascale Barget |
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We recommend the best independent places and events in London, and provide small businesses with a platform to advertise affordably.
Jacently
| Founders | Unknown |
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Revolutionizing your shopping experience
Kuan Intelligence
| Founders | Jake Li, Kenneth Ma, Nessa Wu, Yan Zhang |
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Kuan Intelligence is a cross-border payment platform for E-Commerce backed by Blockchain Technology.
Plutio
| Founders | Leo Bassam |
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Plutio gives you everything you need to manage your business, collaborate with your teams and work closer with clients, all from one place.
BlakBear
| Founders | Fırat Güder |
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BlakBear provides sensors to improve quality control, reduce rejections and cut food waste from producer to consumer.
Scubacraft
| Founders | James Browne, Robin Harris |
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Scubacraft is a marine technology platform.
MarketingX
| Founders | AJ Morits, Harry Cox |
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One-spot self-serve marketing automation.
Arcadis Gen
| Founders | Unknown |
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Arcadis Gen offers cloud software and data drive solution & products for business solutions.
Aeguana
| Founders | Unknown |
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Aeguana is a technology company that specializes in automated retail and experiential campaigns.
iQualTech
| Founders | Zamir Cajee |
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iQualTech specialise in producing and selling consumer electronics at affordable prices such as speakers, chargers and earphones.
easyMoney
| Founders | Stelios Haji-Ioannou |
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easyMoney is a lending platform backed by UK Property.
Liridi
| Founders | Kirill Maluka, Vasily Zinoviev, Vladislav Lurye |
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LIRIDI is a Buy Now, Pay Later platform for small business owners in emerging countries
Billdu
| Founders | Unknown |
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Billdu is a professional invoicing software with all necessary features for a small business.
Rural Handmade
| Founders | Unknown |
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Rural Handmade is a platform for connecting rural artisans to the global consumer market.
Makeshift
| Founders | Nick Marsh, Paul Birch, Stef Lewandowski |
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Makeshift is a London-based startup studio that makes tools for startups. They bring together skills in entrepreneurship, design, hacking,
CWJobs
| Founders | Unknown |
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The UK’s leading specialist IT recruitment website.
Etz Timesheet Solutions
| Founders | Unknown |
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Etz Timesheets are provided through a Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the cloud and has been tailor-built for the recruitment sector.
GoSolo
| Founders | Dmytro Pimakhov |
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GoSolo is a Digital Banking and Financial Toolkit enabling entrepreneurs to start and manage their business
Travellanda Ltd
| Founders | Unknown |
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Leading Global B2B Hotel Wholesaler
AirWalk Consulting Ltd
| Founders | Ben Walker, Jason Aird |
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Business & IT Change Consultancy
Enterprise League
| Founders | Unknown |
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The world’s B2B collaboration platform
UKTN (formerly Tech City News)
| Founders | Andrew Goldsmith, Marco Callegari, Nia Williams, Ramesh Sharma, Simon Thethi |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
UKTN (formerly Tech City News) is the leading resource of news, information and events for tech innovators in the UK.
Creative AI
| Founders | Lukas Dirzys, Yazan Al Alami |
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Creative AI gives every business, big or small, the power of a dedicated marketing team.
B2B International
| Founders | Unknown |
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B2B International is a specialist business-to-business market research consultancy that has grown through bringing together the skills of
Euroffice
| Founders | George Karibian |
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Euroffice Ltd., a London, UK-based online office supplies company serving the SME market. Based on an internet-only business model, with
Lean Kitchen Network
| Founders | Unknown |
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Lean Kitchen Network is a developer of a virtual kitchen network.
Status Work Ltd
| Founders | Jakub Głuszecki, Zbigniew Woznowski |
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Status Work is a complete solution that marries Structured Contact Management and Lead Data together.
Aleph Finance Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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Aleph Finance Group PLC is a holding company based in London catering investment and advisory services
GLAS
| Founders | Unknown |
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GLAS provides direct lending, liability management, loan administration and escrow services.
MyOrderBox
| Founders | Unknown |
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MyOrderBox offers cloud-based ePOS, online ordering, and delivery management solutions for takeaway and restaurants.
ONVU Tech
| Founders | Firas Bashee |
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ONVU Tech provides video and data-led technology solutions.
Pythia Sports
| Founders | Unknown |
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Pythia Sports focuses on predictive sports modeling and data collection.
Launchese
| Founders | Uygar Turantekin, Yousef Khalidi |
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Launchese is a London based FinTech company that helps entrepreneurs to form their company in London.
HENI
| Founders | Unknown |
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HENI is an international arts services business headquartered in London.
Reformis
| Founders | Unknown |
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Reformis offers business and financial technology consulting for the investment management industry.
Full Fat Things
| Founders | Unknown |
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Full Fat Things is a software developing company based in London.
Webpays
| Founders | Kei Kubo |
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Secure your industry with a High-Risk Merchant Account Instant Approval for enhancing your transactions.
EUIBA
| Founders | Hudi Shehu, Ylli Merkohasani |
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The place where you can grow your sales, build your brand name and show the real presence.
Mamut ASA
| Founders | Unknown |
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Mamut is a Norweigen based software company offering a variety of business applications from accounting to CRM.
ISEG Limited
| Founders | Unknown |
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ISEG Limited provides a better fit for the needs of today’s investor community.
N+1 Singer
| Founders | Unknown |
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A leading broking and corporate advisory team in the UK market
Mazepoint
| Founders | James Noble |
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Mazepoint engages in web based business intelligence solution and services.
GFC Media Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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GFC Media Group organizes finance and investment events.
Solna
| Founders | Inna Kaushan, Makera Kigaraba |
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Solna is innovating the invoicing process for SMEs. The first platform in its kind to be powered by credit scoring data.
FundOnion
| Founders | James Robson, Neil Cassule, Tim Plummer |
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FundOnion is a small business finance solution firm.
