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 Internet 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 Internet Companies & Startups (London)
Truphone
| Founders | Alexander Straub, James Tagg |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
A global leader in digital connectivity software
Outlier Ventures
| Founders | Aron van Ammers, Jamie Burke |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The World’s Leading Open Metaverse Accelerator
Duffel
| Founders | Steve Domin, Tom Bates, Vincent Pastor |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Duffel provides an online platform that allows users to search, book, and manage flights from multiple airlines.
Adzuna
| Founders | Andrew Hunter, Doug Monro |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Adzuna is a smart search engine for job ads.
floLIVE
| Founders | Rony Cohen, Percy Grundy |
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floLIVE provides secure, cloud-native connectivity solutions to enterprises and mobile operators looking for seamless global coverage
Causal
| Founders | Lukas Köbis, Taimur Abdaal |
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A browser-based modelling tool.
Arctic Shores
| Founders | Robert Newry, Safe Hammad |
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Arctic Shores pioneer behavioural assessments combining neuroscience, AI and game technology to generate data-driven people insights.
Hyperoptic
| Founders | Dana Pressman Tobak |
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Hyperoptic is a fiber-based internet service provider.
Kin and Carta
| Founders | J Schwan |
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Kin + Carta is a global digital transformation business that advises, creates, and connects marketing and customer experience.
Concentric
| Founders | Denis Shafranik, Kjartan Rist |
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Concentric invests in software technology business in the financial services, mobility, real estate, industrial, and logistics sectors.
PORT
| Founders | Dan Eltis, Julian Saunders |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The PORT.im SaaS solution enables businesses to manage personal data efficiently and comply with the GDPR quickly and with minimal effort.
ID5
| Founders | Mathieu Roche, Pierre-Antoine Durgeat, Scott Menzer |
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ID5 is an independent shared identity infrastructure for ad tech platforms and premium publishers
Pupil
| Founders | David Mullett, James D. Marshall, Oliver Breach |
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Pupil is changing the world of data capture, creating immersive 3D experiences through revolutionary technology.
Wefarm
| Founders | Kenny Ewan |
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Wefarm is a farmer-to-farmer digital network that enables users to share information via SMS.
Elder
| Founders | Pete Dowds, Tom Brooks |
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Elder is the UK’s leading care marketplace
Rated People
| Founders | Andrew Skipwith |
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Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople.
Wheely
| Founders | Anton Chirkunov, Pavel Bocharov |
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Wheely is a luxury ride-hailing service, allowing customers to book chauffeur-driven journeys both on-demand and pre-booked through an app.
Baanx Group
| Founders | Garth Howat, Mark Evans, Sean Salloux |
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BaaS (Banking as a Service), white label, mobile digital asset friendly: wallets, cards, payment gateways, IBANs, for communities
Karhoo
| Founders | Boris Pilichowski, Daniel Ishag, Nicolas Andine |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Karhoo is a B2B marketplace connecting brands and taxi/PVH fleets around the world to deliver e-hailing straight from any website and app
Pave
| Founders | Chris Butcher, Sho Sugihara |
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The proper path to good credit
Mirriad
| Founders | Mark Popkiewicz |
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Mirriad’s patented, AI and computer vision technology dynamically inserts products and innovative signage formats after content is produced.
Vinehealth
| Founders | Georgina Kirby, Rayna Patel |
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Vinehealth is a AI-driven platform providing support to improve the quality of life and survival of cancer patients.
Filtered
| Founders | Chris Littlewood, Marc Zao-Sanders, Vinit Patel |
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Filtered is the world’s leading learning recommendation platform
WPP
| Founders | Jack 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.
Doctify
| Founders | Daniel Jung, Stephanie Eltz, Suman Saha |
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Doctify provides a solution for the millions of patients who want to search and compare healthcare and social care providers online.
Ad-Lib.io
| Founders | Oli Marlow-Thomas |
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Powering Creative Effectiveness
Humaans
| Founders | Giovanni Luperti, Karolis Narkevicius |
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The fastest way to onboard and manage your staff
Moteefe
| Founders | Lev Kundin, Mathijs Eefting, Olivier Stapylton-Smith |
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Moteefe is an e-commerce platform that allows anyone to sell customized merchandise through social media.
Bumper
| Founders | Jack Allman, James Jackson |
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Bumper is a payment platform for car dealerships.
Poplar Studio
| Founders | David Ripert, Laurie Ainley |
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Poplar is a creative platform that enables brands and retailers to produce 3D and AR experiences on-demand, powered by a talent cloud.
Uniplaces
| Founders | Ben Grech, Leo Lara, Mariano Kostelec, Miguel Santo Amaro |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Uniplaces is an innovative service for students like you that takes a fresh approach to booking student accommodation online.
Shift
| Founders | Jacob Corlett |
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On-demand technology platform for consumers and businesses focused on the logistics market
Blueprint
| Founders | Harvey Hodd, Rory Jeffries |
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Blueprint operates as a Whatsapp and SMS e-commerce platform.
Tempo
| Founders | Ben Chatfield, Ollie Povey |
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Tempo is a recruitment platform that connects business support professionals with the best employers.
Limitless
| Founders | Megan Neale, Roger Beadle |
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The Limitless GigCX platform enables businesses to connect customers with qualified experts to solve customer service enquiries on-demand.
Mana
| Founders | Bobby Tang, James Lo |
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Mana is where you get lifehacks directly from relatable people through live sessions and digital content on any topic with anyone, anywhere.
Vinterior
| Founders | Leslie Fournier, Sandrine Zhang Ferron |
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Vinterior is the online marketplace to discover, buy and source vintage & antique furniture
Photobox
| Founders | Graham Hobson, Graham Hobson, Mark Chapman, Mark Chapman |
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PhotoBox is Europe’s leading community for sharing, printing and personal publishing with over 30 million members.
CyberOwl
| Founders | Siraj Ahmed Shaikh |
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CyberOwl offers an early warning system for cyber attacks through real-time monitoring of high value targets for malicious behavior.
AppyWay
| Founders | Dan Hubert |
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AppyWay is a kerbside management & technology firm enabling intelligent mobility for cities.
CUDONI
| Founders | James Harford-Tyrer |
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Europe’s only full-service luxury resale platform. Effortlessly buy and sell authentic designer items at up to 90% off retail price.
Heroes
| Founders | Alessio Bruni, Giancarlo Bruni, Riccardo Bruni |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Heroes is a technology-driven e-commerce company that acquires, operates, and scales small and medium-sized brands.
Hullabalook
| Founders | Barny Darby, Bryony Elliott |
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Product discovery for eCommerce retailers
Otta
| Founders | Sam Franklin, Theo Margolius, Xav Kearney |
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Otta is the recruitment platform that recruits man power in technology sector.
Wazoku
| Founders | Simon Hill |
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An Enterprise Innovation Platform comprising: Idea Management, Open Innovation Marketplace, Innovation Consulting, Portfolio Management
FaceIT
| Founders | Alessandro Avallone, Michele Attisani, Niccolo Maisto |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
FaceIT is the gaming platform for professional competitions within online multiplayer video games.
Snupps
| Founders | Mac Anabtawi, Sari Anabtawi |
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Snupps helps people organize, share and discover the stuff they own and value.
Vivacity Labs
| Founders | Mark Nicholson, Peter Mildon, Yang Lu |
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Vivacity Labs makes intelligent cameras to gather transport data, using the latest machine learning & computer vision techniques.
Pisano
| Founders | Emir Bostan, Mike Soylu, Mustafa Kemal Akıllıoğlu, Ozkan Aykut Demir |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
All-in-one experience management solutions to listen better, resolve faster and sell more.
Homeppl
| Founders | Alexander Siedes, Elran Kadosh, Ohad Shalev |
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Reveal consumer’s real transactional ability
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.
The Sauce
| Founders | Emma Clark, Sachin Karia |
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The Sauce has a vision for bringing the next generation back together in real life using the power of social video profiles.
Personify XP
| Founders | Ben 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.
KatKin
| Founders | Brett O’Farrell, Nikki O’Farrell |
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KatKin is a Fresh take on cat health – putting cats, and their people first.
Feelunique.com
| Founders | Aaron Chatterley |
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Feelunique.com is an online e-commerce platform that offers beauty products and related advice.
Buildiro Tech
| Founders | Andrej Bliznak, Lukas Polach, Martin Pristas, Matej Devecka |
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Buildiro.com is a construction materials metasearch engine.
Togetherall
| Founders | Unknown |
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Togetherall is an online community for people who are stressed, anxious, or feeling low.
Skimlinks
| Founders | Alicia Navarro, Joe Stepniewski |
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Skimlinks is the leading commerce content monetization platform, supporting publishers’ creation of a new revenue stream.
Looper Insights
| Founders | Fadi Shuman, Lucas Bertrand, Nelly Voukaki |
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SaaS e-commerce optimisation business starting in the Film/TV vertical
Tictrac
| Founders | James Pollock, Jean-Philippe Doumeng, Jeremy Jauncey, Martin Blinder, Oliver MacCarthy |
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Tictrac is a connected health platform that engages people in their health through their data.
Hive Learning
| Founders | Clive Woodward |
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Hive Learning is the world’s leading peer learning platform
Movebubble
| Founders | Aidan Rushby, Logan Estop Hall, Tony Edwards |
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Movebubble is a property rental app in London & Manchester
The DAO
| Founders | Unknown |
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The DAO is a digital decentralized autonomous organization and a form of investor-directed venture capital fund.
Odore
| Founders | Armaan Mehta, Karan Gupta |
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We bring digital and data to sampling, providing data driven sampling solutions so brands get to know their customers better.
Push Technology
| Founders | Sean Bowen |
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Push Real-Time, Delta-Data, streaming technology optimizes data delivery for Web, Mobile & IoT Apps.
Telos
| Founders | Justin Giudici |
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Telos provides the third-generation blockchain platform.
Healingclouds
| Founders | Asim Amin |
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Plumm offers 1:1 online therapy sessions and courses with certified and experienced mental health therapists globally.
HowNow
| Founders | Kuvera Sivalingam, Nelson Sivalingam |
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HowNow is a London-based EdTech startup that connects experts and learners by offering interactive video lessons.
Upside Technologies
| Founders | Claudia Curran, Jae Ahn, Mark Schilling, Mehul Shah, Thea Torriset, William Potts |
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Upside empowers a new type of retail investor, one who is connected, informed, confident and intentional.
7digital
| Founders | Ben Drury, James Kane |
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7digital is the global leader in B2B end-to-end digital music solutions.
Digital Catapult
| Founders | Jeremy Silver, Neil Crockett |
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Digital Catapult drives early adoption of advanced digital technologies to grow the country’s economy.
Incopro
| Founders | Bret Boivin, Simon Baggs |
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Incopro is an online brand and intellectual property protection company.
Floom
| Founders | Lana Elie |
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Floom is a tech-enabled marketplace for florists to sell their creations direct to customers.
Wombat
| Founders | Kane Harrison |
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Wombat is a curated fractional thematic investment platform that allows people to invest in the brands they understand, use and love
VeganNation
| Founders | Chaya Rena Thomas, Isaac Thomas, Netanel Giat, Shneor Shapira, Yossi Raybi |
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VeganNation is a global, vegan-friendly, decentralized nation powered by blockchain technology and using VeganCoin to conduct transactions.
Bits
| Founders | Faisal Khalid |
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Bits helps people build their credit score by providing them with a digital credit card that they pay off every month.
Shopscribe
| Founders | Alexander Zhou, Lorenzo Sani |
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Shopscribe provides subscriptions for their products and services.
Enthuse
| Founders | Chester Mojay-Sinclare |
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Enthuse was founded to help charities raise more for their causes. UK’s leading B2B charity fundraising SaaS and payments provider
HeadBox
| Founders | Andrew Needham |
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HeadBox is an online marketplace for inspiring meeting, offsite and event spaces.
IOTICS
| Founders | Andrew Orrock, Ian Orrock, Mark Wharton, Paul Green |
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Enabling ecosystems of secure data interactions with digital twins
Audoo
| Founders | Ryan Edwards |
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Audoo is a technology company that develops an audio meter designed to capture actual played music using real-time data.
Vita Mojo
| Founders | B. Nick Popovici, Stefan Catoiu |
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Vita Mojo’s menu allows anyone to eat for anyones’ individualized needs.
Cuckoo
| Founders | Alexander Fitzgerald, Tommy Toner & Daniel McClure |
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Cuckoo is a broadband services provider used to simplify broadband for users.
Verisart
| Founders | Bolinas Frank, Bradford Schlei, Dan Riley, Robert Norton |
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Verisart is a platform that certify and verify artworks and collectibles using the bitcoin blockchain.
Chainvine
| Founders | Niclas Wigstrom, Oliver Oram, Rajiv Mathur |
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Next Generation Enterprise Systems / Identity Access Management (IAM) / Technology Providers Blockchain
Phlo
| Founders | Nadeem Sarwar |
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Phlo is a digital pharmacy that provides secure, real-time, same-day prescription delivery.
Flashpoint
| Founders | Alex Konoplyasty, Michael Szalontay |
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Flashpoint is an international asset management firm investing in tech businesses.
YourParkingSpace
| Founders | Charles Cridland, Harrison Woods |
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YourParkingSpace – Think Airbnb, but for parking!
Connexin
| Founders | Furqan Alamgir |
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Connexin specialises in award winning Fibre Optic and Voice Services.
Chirp
| Founders | Anthony Steed, Patrick Bergel |
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Chirp uses existing speakers and microphones to enable frictionless M2M communication to seamlessly and securely transfer data via sound.
Zapnito
| Founders | Charles Thiede, Jon Beer |
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Zapnito is the SaaS online community platform for intelligence-driven organizations.
Dugout
| Founders | Elliot Richardson |
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Dugout is an innovative new digital football platform.
Paddle
| Founders | Christian Owens, Harrison Rose |
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We’re the only complete payments infrastructure provider for SaaS companies.
Ably Realtime
| Founders | Matthew O’Riordan, Paddy Byers |
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Ably is the platform to power synchronized digital experiences in realtime.
Distributed
| Founders | Callum Adamson, Sam Rowlands |
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Quality Driven Tech Teams. On-demand.
Inmarsat
| Founders | Unknown |
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Inmarsat is a tele communications company.
Global-e
| Founders | Amir Schlachet, Nir Debbi, Shahar Tamari |
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Global-e is cross-border e-commerce enablement platform that enables brands and retailers to deliver purchase experiences to customers.
Treatwell
| Founders | Erik Wienk, Jan-Willem van Boeckel, Laurens Groenendijk, Lopo Champalimaud, Maarten Engelen, Martijn Rozendaal, Salim Mitha |
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Treatwell is Europe’s leading marketplace for booking hair and beauty appointments online.
Version 1
| Founders | John Mullen, Justin Keatinge |
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Version 1 delivers technology enable solutions and services that transform their customer businesses.
Nuji
| Founders | Anton Meryl Nithianandan, Dean Fankhauser, Vincent Thome |
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Nuji is a marketplace to discover the Internet’s best fashion and lifestyle products.
ScreenHits TV
| Founders | Rose Adkins |
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ScreenHits TV app integrates all your TV and film streaming apps, Live TV and VOD channels into one place.
