London’s 101 Fastest Growing Brand Marketing Startups

July 28, 2022

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 Brand Marketing 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 CrunchbaseSemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Brand Marketing Companies & Startups (London)


Whalar

FoundersJames Street, Neil Waller
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Whalar is an influencer marketing platform focused on creators with influence.


WPP

FoundersJack Smith, Martin Sorrell
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WPP creates transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, commerce, and technology.


Genflow

FoundersShan Hanif
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Genflow is a platform that allows influencers to own their own audience and build their own brands.


ProQuo AI

FoundersNadim Sadek
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ProQuo AI is the first and only brand management platform harnessing the power of AI to serve up custom action-plans for marketers


OnePulse

FoundersAtul Choudrie, Atul Choudrie, Cameron Gordon, Nick Walter
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OnePulse is a mobile app that connects people and businesses with opinions and reward them through PayPal.


Personify XP

FoundersBen Mercer, Joshua Scotton
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Personify XP uses AI and automation personalization SAAS technology to help retailers understand what their customers are shopping for.


eStoreMedia.com

FoundersBartosz Kielbinski
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Digital Shelf Software for Fortune 500 brands


Takumi

FoundersDominic Perks, Gummi Eggertsson, Mats Stigzelius, Solberg Audunsson
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Takumi is a platform that gives large brands and advertising agencies access to branded influencer creative at scale.


SoPost

FoundersJonathan Grubin
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SoPost helps brands drive product sampling online, better than it has ever been done before.


Peckwater Brands

FoundersLeo Bradshaw, Sam Martin
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Peckwater Brands is a provider of delivery franchises to kitchen operators.


Watchfinder

FoundersLloyd Amsdon, Stuart Hennell
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Watchfinder is the world’s leading retailer of pre-owned watches


Snatch

FoundersJamal Hirani, Joe Martin
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Snatch is a computer game development company that provides a radical reinvention of the brand experience.


The Stack World

FoundersSharmadean Reid
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The Stack World is a news, events and connections company.


Ernstaa

FoundersHarsh Joshi
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Ernstaa provides digital marketing and IT services.


Buster + Punch

FoundersMASSIMO BUSTER MINALE
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A London, UK-based interiors brand.


Duel

FoundersPanagiotis Tsarouchis, Paul Archer
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Brand Advocacy Platform that enables purpose-led brands to drive organic growth & retention through word-of-mouth & advocacy


Cortexica Vision Systems

FoundersAnil Bharath
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Cortexica is a global provider of B2B AI solutions for Digital Transformation.


Killing Kittens

FoundersEmma Sayle
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Killing Kittens is a female empowerment brand.


M&C Saatchi

FoundersDavid Kershaw, Joanna Yarrow
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M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data and technology.


Factmata

FoundersAndreas Vlachos, Dhruv Ghulati, Sebastian Riedel
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Factmata is an artificial intelligence company for automated content understanding..


Miappi

FoundersAndrew Foyle, Lee Buchanan, Toby Britton
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Miappi helps brands to discover authentic consumer stories, manage the digital rights and to distribute to marketing channels and ecommerce.


Kantar

FoundersUnknown
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Kantar is the data investment management division of WPP, is a global insight, information, and consultancy network.


Brand Embassy

FoundersDamian Brhel, Vit Horky
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Digital Transformation: NOW Omnichannel. Agile. Scalable customer service


GlobalReach Technology Ltd

FoundersNigel Wesley
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The most complete, scalable Wi-Fi authentication and provisioning platform.


Pretty Green

FoundersLiam Gallagher
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Named after a track by The Jam, Pretty Green provides simple, classic clothing with a modern twist.


inploi

FoundersAlexander Hanson-Smith, Chris Mackie, Matthew de la Hey
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inploi is the future of talent engagement and job discovery.


CheckoutSmart

FoundersChris Howarth, Paul Lees
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CheckoutSmart is a mobile application that gives you rewards for uploading pictures of shopping receipts.


Constant Commerce

FoundersHannah Wong, Hercules Fisherman, Johnathan Agnes, Matt Agnes, Paul Ho, Will Kelly
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We are the only platform to offer marketers every tool to support an end to end shopper journey from inspiration to (any) checkout


SHAREIGHT

FoundersGrant Slatter, Henry Whittaker
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SHAREIGHT is a retail technology business powering multiple brands.


PlayMob

FoundersJude Ower
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Playmob is the gaming engagement platform for brands with purpose.


Charli Cohen

FoundersCharli Cohen
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Charli Cohen creates technical-wear, born out of a need for evolved clothing and progression within the fashion industry.


The Sandpit

FoundersPablo Estrada, Simon Campbell
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Applying the Private Equity model to start-up acceleration.


Zedosh

FoundersGuillaume Kendall
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The world’s first regulated Attention Exchange ®


Transterra Media

FoundersJonathan Giesen, Maria Lynne Dayton
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video archive, stock and original stories for brands, agencies and publishers from journalists and filmmakers in 180 countries


Castore

FoundersPhilip Beahon, Thomas Beahon
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Castore is a premium sportswear brand.


Vitae London

FoundersWilliam Adoasi
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Vitae London specializes in manufacturing distribution and selling of classic watches.


Gift & Go

FoundersJoseph Hall
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Gift & Go is a new gifting technology platform, enabling businesses to create powerful loyalty stores and promotions using Amazon Business.


Verticly

FoundersChristian Ramsoy
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Verticly is an O2O platform that simplifies marketing for the SME market


Selfhood Studios Inc

FoundersAveek Dasmalakar, Oscar Richmond
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A Digital age disruptive, internet – breaking influencer marketing company, started in heart of London.


Liveminds

FoundersHugh Carling
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Liveminds is a company provides brands get authentic consumer insights, by finding the best research participants from real behaviour.


Cannamplify

FoundersJeff Jones
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We are a strategic and creative, cannabis brand owner and manager, working at the crossroads of marketing, sales and distribution.


Spare Snacks

FoundersBen Whitehead
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Spare Snacks is a snack brand that creates snacks that are good for people, producers, and the planet.


Aura Vision

FoundersDaniel Martinho Corbishley, Jaime Lomeli-R., Jonathon Blok
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Aura Vision enables brick-and-mortar retailers to positively influence shopper journeys with cutting-edge computer vision.


Soapbox

FoundersGregory Wester
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Soapbox provides mobile marketing solutions for brand marketers, advertising agencies, and entertainment companies.


Berry White

FoundersAndrew Jennings
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Berrywhite is a brand of natural organic fruit juice drinks.


Boiler Room

FoundersBlaise Bellville
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Boiler Room is an online platform that enables its users to live stream and archive musical shows.


Own The Look

FoundersOlivia Cantillon
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It is an online global womenswear store focusing on outfit dressing for the everyday woman.


Social Vend

FoundersAndrew Theodore, Ollie Lynch
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Social Vend a new hybrid marketing medium, using smart vending machines to automate delivery of brand-in-hand sampling campaigns.


PinEventz

FoundersRemi Majekodunmi, Remi Majekodunmi, Remi Majekodunmi, Tanya Fooks, Yvette Elkana
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PinEventz offers a platform for Event organisers not to just promote or sell tickets but to continue the conversation where its stop.


Carat

FoundersGilbert Gross
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Carat is a media agency that specializes in media planning and buying, and providing digital and non-traditional media solutions.


BritYard

FoundersUnknown
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BritYard is an online department store that exclusively offers unique British brands.


ENERGY

FoundersUnknown
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ENERGY is an agency that specializes in helping brands to become more powerful by connecting with clients.


The Ozone Project

FoundersUnknown
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The Ozone Project is a transparent and brand-safe platform offering advertisers direct access to an audience for programmatic advertising.


Telegraph Media Group

FoundersArthur B. Sleigh, Emma Sinclair
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Telegraph Media Group is a multi-media news publisher behind The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers.


Buzz Radar

FoundersPatrick Charlton
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Buzz Radar is an industry leader in making data, insightful, accessible and actionable


Kantar TNS

FoundersUnknown
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Kantar TNSA is a research worldwide agency that provides actionable insights that helps make impactful decisions that drive growth.


TorqBak

FoundersNick Sharples
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TorqBak is a social marketing agency that specializes in driving audience engagement to a brand through Twitter.


10x

FoundersHew Leith
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10x is an award-winning data-driven innovation company. It creates the world’s most remarkable products and services.


PetaData Labs SocialDNA

FoundersUnknown
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Puts the Power of a Billion Voices at Your Fingertips


Xuuu

FoundersDarren Wilkinson, Tom Penney
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Xuuu is helping consumers become more involved with brands so that together they can create new value and more fulfilling experiences.


Wamba

FoundersEnrique Dubois
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Wamba is a social dating network that enables users to meet, chat and interact with new people online.


Albion

FoundersJason Goodman
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We are a creative business partner. We work with companies to invent and reinvent their businesses to unlock growth.


Wearisma

FoundersJenny Tsai
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Wearisma is a premium influencer marketing solution for brands, agencies & influencers.


Studio Graphene

FoundersRitam Gandhi
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Studio Graphene is a rapidly growing team of passionate techies who love building innovative products for their clients.


Brandworkz

FoundersJens Lundgaard
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Brand Management Software Provider


Dialective

FoundersArturo Calvo, Miguel de Vega Rodrigo
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Web app that enables retailers to create within minutes engaging online catalogs to promote and sell their products.


Amplify

FoundersJonathan Emmins
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Amplify is a branding and advertising agency.


The Mill

FoundersZu Al-Kadiri
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Their passion is for great ideas, beautifully executed, that engage audiences irrespective of platform, device or venue.


Maxus Global

FoundersGerald Banze
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Maxus has been the world’s fastest growing media agency over the last 5 years according to Recma.


Swace

FoundersDovydas Riasnojus
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Swace is a blockchain-based social gaming platform where users gain rewards for engaging with brands.


nugg.ad

FoundersUnknown
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nugg.ad is a smart audience platform that offers multi-channel audience targeting based on various data and smart data management.


Noise Media

FoundersAnthony Goldman, Joe Levi
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Noise Media is an award winning social-first media agency that helps brands scale to universal heights.


picVpic

FoundersEdil Ajibaev
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picVpic offers a search engine that enables its users to compare and rank products from various online stores.


Design Studio

FoundersUnknown
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DesignStudio is a global brand and design agency with offices in the creative hubs of London and San Francisco.


Adverdose

FoundersFrancesco Ongaro, Mario Dughi, Paolo La Paglia
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Mobile and web platform for sponsored video competitions


ADM Group

FoundersUnknown
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ADM Group is a digital marketing firm that offers campaign development, package designing, brand promotion, logistics and display services.


RD Content

FoundersUnknown
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RD Content is a creative agency that offers animation production, branding, video content and campaigns for B2B and Tv commercials.


FX Digital

FoundersUnknown
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The UK’s leading Connected TV-first, OTT app technology company, building apps for Smart TVs, STBs and consoles


The Unilever Foundry

FoundersJeremy Basset
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The Unilever Foundry is Unilever’s platform to connect and engage with the world’s most innovative startups.


Nobody’s Child

FoundersAndrew Xeni
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Nobody’s Child is a fashion brand for clothes and apparels.


Funganomics

FoundersJeremy Roberts
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Funganomics is a bespoke online community, bringing together NFT investors, partners, play-to-earn gamers and developers.


Ellipsis

FoundersMichael Spencer
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Ellipsis is a creative design agency.


Saban Brands

FoundersUnknown
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Saban Brands acquires and develops a portfolio of properties in the entertainment and lifestyle sectors.


zappit

FoundersMark Fraser
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Helping FMCG brands and leading retailers win new customers and insight via secure and sustainable digital store coupons


Adgistics

FoundersUnknown
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Adgistics is a specialist Digital Asset Management solutions provider for world-class brands.


onefourzero

FoundersLuke Kennedy, Robin Grainger
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Digital Diligence specialists


AND

FoundersUnknown
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Andesign designs the vision and then visually brings it to life through brand & design.


FocalTone

FoundersKaylen Newell
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Influencer marketing application that acts as an intermediary between influencers and brands.


The Brand Union

FoundersUnknown
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The Brand Union specializes in strategies to grow brand recognition.


205 Media LTD

FoundersUnknown
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205 Media is a creative agency that offers a range of personalized services to its clients.


Unanimis

FoundersNigel Gilbert
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Unanimis is a digital advertising network that specialising in branded and performance display advertising.


FutureBrand

FoundersJohn Elkins
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FutureBrand seamlessly combines expertise in brand strategy, identity, digital, retail, environmental, product and service design.


Reading Room

FoundersMargaret Manning
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Reading Room, a digital consultancy, provides services such as online brand strategy, web design, CMS development and usability testing


Kickly

FoundersRadu Lisita, Valeriu Crudu
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Kickly an app that provides visual content and graphic design services for sports organizations through customization and templates.


Despark

FoundersAdel Zakout, Lachezar Tsachev
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Despark is a provider of digital products.


The Writer Ltd

FoundersUnknown
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The Writer is a writing and brand language consultancy.


AdSnap

FoundersJamie Benaron, Tom Lawrence
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AdSnap enables consumers to earn exclusive rewards by interacting with brands on their smartphone.


Incite Marketing Planning

FoundersUnknown
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Incite Marketing Planning operates as a strategic research consultancy.


Dropit Shopping

FoundersKarin Cabili
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Dropit provides a digital handsfree shopping solution for malls and central shopping districts, delivering bags from store to door.


Future London Academy

FoundersEkaterina Solomeina, Mohammed Saiful Hussain
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executive school for creatives


Branded

FoundersJasper Donat
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Branded offers brand creation, brand strategy, branded reality, brand management, communications, and media agency services.

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