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 Communities 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 Communities Companies & Startups (London)
Wishdates
| Founders | Alex Kaydannik, Denis Buryakovskyy, Kurevin Constantine, Vasiliy Iakymchuk |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Wishdates is a social discovery network that enables users to build new relationships based on their geolocation and interests.
Rated People
| Founders | Andrew Skipwith |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople.
Disciple Media
| Founders | Benji Vaughan, Jeremy Smith |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Disciple helps you host, engage and monetise your community on your terms. Create your own community app and gather your customers.
GrowUp Farms
| Founders | Kate Hofman, Tom Webster |
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We’re turning food production on its head to make way better food, that doesn’t cost the earth.
Rest Less
| Founders | Sara Stephens |
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Rest Less is a social impact business helping a generation of over 50s get the most from life.
TEOOH
| Founders | Don Stein |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
A Platform for Hosting Virtual Events
Huckletree
| Founders | Andrew Lynch, Gabriela Hersham |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The brave home of innovation.
The Dots
| Founders | Pip Jamieson |
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The professional network for people who don’t wear suits to work.
Mashroom
| Founders | Alexander Badalyan, Stepan Dobrovolskiy |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mashroom is a proptech startup that provides end-to-end property letting services to landlords and tenants.
Mush
| Founders | Katie Massie-Taylor, Sarah Hesz |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mush is an online social platform that enables mothers to meet other mothers with kids the same age.
Tahora
| Founders | Ben Towers, Michael Rose |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Tahora is a workplace connectedness technology that transforms people’s favorite things into real-world connections.
Youth Business International
| Founders | Unknown |
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Youth Business International helps young people to start and grow their own business and create employment.
HealthUnlocked
| Founders | Jorge Armanet, Matt Jameson Evans |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
HealthUnlocked is a social network for health.
City of London
| Founders | Unknown |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
City of London Corporation is a government body that provides economic, social, and community development services.
Founders Pledge
| Founders | Andy McLoughlin, Damian Kimmelman, David Goldberg, Jae Chalfin, Jason Syversen, Manuel Hinz, Mo Firouz, Stanislav Ermilov, Will Swanell |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Founders Pledge is a global community of entrepreneurs finding and funding solution’s to the world’s most pressing problems.
Guild
| Founders | Ashley Friedlein, Matthew O’Riordan |
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Guild is the platform for professional communities and networking.
Travel Creators
| Founders | Chanti Loraine-Grews, Janine Salame |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Keeping Travel Human by Inspiring Global Travelers and connecting them to Travel Creators.
The Portfolio Collective
| Founders | Ben Legg, Fiona Chorlton-Voong, Jesus Iniesta, Mike Fauconnier-Bank |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The lifetime accelerator for portfolio professionals
Mirthy
| Founders | Alex Ramamurthy, Dhruv Haria |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mirthy is a wellness platform that offers a variety of online events and a social space to connect over shared interests and experiences.
HCT Group
| Founders | Chris Thorpe |
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HCT Group is a transport company operating commercial London red bus routes, yellow school bus routes and Park & Ride services.
Seenit
| Founders | Emily Forbes, Max Werner |
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Industry-leading video crowdsourcing solution
Wholi
| Founders | Răzvan Dinu, Tom Savage |
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Wholi is a collection of lists of people for the startup community in London.
Skills Matter
| Founders | Wendy Devolder |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Skills Matter is a global community of 100,000+ members from 126 countries interacting, sharing knowledge, inspiring & improving each other.
The Rattle
| Founders | Bobby Bloomfield, Chris Howard, Jon Eades |
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The Rattle is a venture studio and incubator for provocative artists, hackers, inventors, and startups.
The Qube
| Founders | Amin Hamzianpour |
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Creatives, Music, Art, Film, Photography
Pretty Green
| Founders | Liam Gallagher |
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Named after a track by The Jam, Pretty Green provides simple, classic clothing with a modern twist.
Gravity Co-living
| Founders | Riccardo Tessaro, Susanna Rock |
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Gravity Co-living is a catalyst for personal and professional development.
PushFar
| Founders | Ed Johnson, Gabriel Sirbu |
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PushFar is a world-leading mentoring and career progression platform, for both individuals and organisations to streamline mentoring.
Peanut
| Founders | Michelle Kennedy |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Peanut is an online platform that provides a safe space for women to connect across fertility and motherhood.
Gitter
| Founders | Andrew Newdigate, Mike Bartlett |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The home of #community. Where #developers come to talk. For support, please get in touch on support at gitter.im.
Encore Technologies
| Founders | James King, James McAulay |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Encore is an online network of musicians that enables them to access many performance opportunities in the music community around them.
Common Objective (CO)
| Founders | Brijitte Dreyfus, Harold Tillman, Tamsin Lejeune |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
CO is an intelligent business network that drives more sustainable business practices, starting with the fashion industry.
Globechain
| Founders | May Al-Karooni |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Globechain is a B2B reuse marketplace connecting businesses to charities, creating social impact data.
Organise
| Founders | Bex Hay, Nat Whalley |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Organise is the next generation of collective action at work
Ethical Angel
| Founders | Alexander Fahie |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Ethical Angel has combined the best parts of volunteering and e-learning, scalability and personalisation.
Sky and Space Global
| Founders | Meir Moalem |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Sky and Space Global provides affordable voice, data and instant messaging services to Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime.
100mentors
| Founders | Alexey Pokatilo, Miltiadis Zeibekis, Timos Tokousbalides, Yiorgos Nikoletakis |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
We empower today’s youth to consciously take their once in a lifetime decisions & prepare them for the workplace of the future.
Culture Trip
| Founders | Kris Naudts |
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Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core
Akuraase Labs
| Founders | Shadrack Osei Frimpong |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Akuraase Labs is a software company that connects community-level insights with entities to make informed CSR and ESG decisions.
Messly
| Founders | Abrar Gundroo, Christopher Kurwie |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Messly is a SaaS, Professional Network that helps doctors find their next role in healthcare.
PORTABL.co
| Founders | Mike Minett |
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Providing Insurance and Benefits to the Freelancers of the World
YMCA East London
| Founders | George Williams |
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Provides support & accommodation to young homeless people.
Frolo
| Founders | Zoë Desmond |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Frolo provides community app for single parents to connect with like-minded local single parents for support, guidance and virtual meetups.
HURR
| Founders | Matthew Geleta, Victoria Prew |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
HURR is the smart way to rent your wardrobe, on-demand.
Uprise Academy
| Founders | Andrea Emanuelli, Harry Verma, Zee Sc |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Uprise Academy gets young professionals the skills and mindset to transition out of corporate careers, and into entrepreneurial careers.
Hill & Friends
| Founders | Emma Hill CBE |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Hill and Friends is a brand that produces exceptionally crafted and luxuriously functional bags, each affirmed with a subversive wink.
Ryalto
| Founders | James McHugh, Jon Bennett, Seamus McHugh |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Ryalto is a platform that provides healthcare services to communities.
Farmhopping
| Founders | Rossi Mitova |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Farmhopping is a community-based online marketplace that connects small farms with prospective consumers.
Likely.co
| Founders | Henry Garner |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Likely provides social data analytics to businesses and connects audiences with content.
Sofar Sounds
| Founders | Rafe Offer, Rocky Start, Tom Lovett |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.
RTX – Routetrader
| Founders | Dave Roarty, Phil Van Tenac |
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RTX is the global voice, call centre and SMS exchange hub for 1000’s of telecom operators around the globe.
Andiamo
| Founders | Hugh Sheridan, Naveed Parvez, Naveed Parvez, Samiya Parvez |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Custom medical wearables platform
FairMoney
| Founders | Roger Gewolb |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
FairMoney is the fair loan comparison website.
Neighbourhood
| Founders | Chris Monkman, James Waterhouse |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Neighbourhood transform unused spaces in restaurants, hotels and residences, into local hubs for co-working, creating and collaborating.
Inspire Me World
| Founders | Alice C., Diana C. |
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Inspire Me World is a fan to fan community platform that connects global fans with each other based on mutual interests.
Chic Retreats
| Founders | Lulu Townsend |
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A luxury travel marketplace using the latest in digital technology to connect our collection of independent hotels to affluent travellers
Nuddge
| Founders | Unknown |
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Nuddge help individuals with depression live the best possible lives through coaching, community and improved engagement.
TeachPitch
| Founders | Aldo de Pape |
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TeachPitch provides tools and resources to allow educators to share different aspects of teaching and learning.
Gumtree
| Founders | Michael Pennington, Simon Crookall |
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GumTree is an online classified ads and community site that provides users with a platform to find and advertise rooms, flats, and houses.
Cat in a Flat
| Founders | Julie Barnes, Kathrin Burckhardt |
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Cat in a Flat The best way to find trusted cat sitters in your area.
Gen Community
| Founders | Andy Heald, James Mansfield |
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Gen Community invest in green ethical low carbon projects with positive social impact, and fair returns for investors.
afi.to
| Founders | Denis Kuchur, Szymon Bolczyk |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Afi.to provides white-label solutions for client gamification, influence platform, affiliation platform, and online shopping club.
Sportas
| Founders | Clinton Ajayi, Gvidas Girzadas, Lukas Girzadas |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Sportas is a social platform that matches like-minded sports enthusiasts with organizers and venues.
Snaptivity
| Founders | Olly Paulovich, Phong Vu |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Snaptivity is a stadium tech that drives fan engagement by capturing key moments of events using AI, IoT sensors, and robotic cams.
Follow Alice
| Founders | Daniel Louis, Reto Bolliger, Sebastian Schmidt |
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We make adventure travel a truly holistic and personal client experience by blending technology with human interaction.
Chew
| Founders | Ben Bowler, Wil Benton |
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Chew is the DJs’ live streaming community.
Alice SI
| Founders | Areti Kampyli, Jakub Wojciechowski, Raphael Mazet |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Alice SI is using the approach to provide donors
Stay Nimble
| Founders | Dominic Atkinson |
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Stay Nimble is a platform supporting individuals to navigate their working lives
Kitchup
| Founders | Charlie Patrick Jones, Emma Jones |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Kitchup is an online marketplace for kitchen space, matching businesses that need a commercial kitchen with those who have it.
Cookisto
| Founders | Michalis Gkontas, Petros Pitsilis |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Cookisto is an online community marketplace for homemade food.
iDAL
| Founders | Mariya Grinina |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Technology, community and expert management for talent
Global Innovation Fund
| Founders | Alix Zwane |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
GIF invests in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world.
Beam
| Founders | Alex Stephany |
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Beam is an online platform that crowdfunds training for homeless people and supports them into stable work.
TableCrowd
| Founders | Kate Jackson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
TableCrowd is a real life business network that brings people together over food and drink.
Mind the Product
| Founders | James Mayes, Janna Bastow, Martin Eriksson, Simon Cast, Thomas Knox |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mind the Product is an international product community for users to gain information.
Historypin CIC
| Founders | Nick Stanhope |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Historypin is an online community where users share photos and stories about the history of the community they live in.
Favorey
| Founders | Andrea Marcia Correa, Javier Jiménez, Kabir Ahmed |
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We are building a community of trust, where we can all ask for help from trusted contacts, and use our skills to help others.
Coast
| Founders | Unknown |
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Coast sells high end and upscale clothing and accessories via its website.
Videre
| Founders | Oren Yakobovich |
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Videre is a global network that equips oppressed communities
Shell Foundation
| Founders | Unknown |
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Shell Foundation is an independent UK registered charity that catalyses enterprise-based solutions to global development challenges.
Glopho
| Founders | James Serjeant, Simon Walker |
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Glopho is a digital community and marketplace that enables individuals to share and sell news photos.
Hanson Wade
| Founders | Gareth Pearce |
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Hanson Wade specialises in bringing people together through outstanding business conferences and year round community contact.
Latest Deals
| Founders | Deepak Tailor, Tom Kelsey |
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Latest Deals is a community of bargain hunters who share top UK deals, discounts, voucher codes, freebies and competitions. Free to join.
NayaOne
| Founders | Karan Jain, Matt Allan |
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NayaOne provides banks with a single point of access to hundreds of fintechs and datasets, through our Digital Sandbox
itcher
| Founders | Daniel Rovira, Juha Koski |
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itcher, an entertainment discovery application, providing community powered recommendations around movies, tv shows, books, music, and games
Innovate Finance
| Founders | Justin Fitzpatrick |
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Innovate Finance is an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global FinTech community.
Lingoing
| Founders | Sadaqat Ali, Saduf Naqvi |
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Lingoing is a social network that provides an online market place connecting sign language professionals and deaf clients together.
SaaStock
| Founders | Alex Theuma |
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SaaStock is a global SaaS events company that connects founders, executives, and investors to build and scale B2B SaaS companies.
Deseeo
| Founders | Alessandro Pano, Pierluigi Lenoci, Stefano Vazzola |
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Deseeo is the World Wide Altruism Network, the first free gamified social network where all users can make their wishes.
Babelverse
| Founders | Josef Dunne, Mayel de Borniol |
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Babelverse is the first and only human powered “universal translator.”
Wauwaa
| Founders | Ivan Lopez, Sam Laakkonen |
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Wauwaa is an online browse and discover experience for parents, combining written & video content with online shopping and community
TechHub
| Founders | Andris K. Berzins, Elizabeth Varley, Ernests Štāls, Matthew Warren, Mike Butcher, Stewart Noakes |
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TechHub is the home of technology entrepreneurs and startup teams
RoomFlick
| Founders | Unknown |
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RoomFlick uses social connections to match people & spare rooms.
DrivenWoman
| Founders | Miisa Mink |
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DrivenWoman is a fast growing ‘Lifeworking’ concept helping hundreds of women reach their goals, follow their dreams & make their life work.
Plurallion
| Founders | Jan Morath |
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Content-driven marketplaces for emerging markets
Kutoa
| Founders | Unknown |
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Kutoa is a startup developing flat-packed wind turbines to provide power to areas needing portable energy supply such as remote communities.
TimeAway
| Founders | Faye Woodcock, Wahab Ahmad |
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Enriching family holidays, tried and tested by like minded mums
Springer Nature
| Founders | Julius Springer |
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Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher, home to an array of respected and trusted brands
Odin
| Founders | Mary Lin, Patrick Ryan |
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Social network with an investment layer, making it radically cheaper and easier to launch and invest in syndicates & venture funds.
British Council(BIRAX)
| Founders | Unknown |
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British Council is a government institution that promotes culture, art, education, technology, and science.
Urban Times
| Founders | Alexander Phillips, Charlie Hilton |
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Urban Times is a social content publishing platform for writers, bloggers and journalists.
