Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Manchester.
Private investor based in Manchester, New Hampshire
Zack Young, Entrepreneur & Adventurer.
Founder @cherry-bird
http://www.doitforthestory.co.uk
Passionate about New Hampshire and Technology!
Investor and Advisor
Founder of many internet companies @potential.co.uk, carrentals.co.uk, discountvouchers.co.uk
20 angel investments in 24 months
Co-founder of Formisimo. Adopted Mancunian, and generally enthusiastic chap.
http://Www.formisimo.com/blog
Multiple founder. Advisor, Board member, Chairman at Cognisess. Raised, exited, succeeded & failed.
Technology Venture Capitalist
Head of Engineering at Shutl (acquired eBay 2013), formerly PM for The Hut Group and Developer #1 for On The Beach Holidays.
Investor: @innovid @sisense @loyalblocks @jfrog @the-gifts-project @yedda @front @resin-1. Angelist syndicate backs top-tier Israeli tech companies.
http://yankeesabralimey.tumblr.com/
28 // Entrepreneur // Sold Co to FTSE 100 // Investor // Love the white island of Ibiza
Founder of tech startups and SaaS All Rounder with special focus on strategy and commercialisation
http://www.manojranaweera.com
@university-of-manchester-1 graduate. Founder & CEO of @clowdy, invested $600k. Created Amnis Technology, $2m revenue tech company with 5 million downloads
Scott Dylan a Consulting Chief Marketing Officer ★ Digital Consultant ★ Coach ★ Mentor ★ NED ★ Investor ★ Hootsuite Ambassador ► I can help grow your business!
http://www.scottdylan.co.uk
Founder of Formisimo (2013), founder of theEword (2006) - 32 strong digital agency.
VP of Sales @dyn-inc • Studied at University of New Hampshire Worked at @ibm, MYPN Board
unconventional eɔcentrıc geek
Digital marketing & Product specialist distribution specialist with 10yrs experience in mobile and online gaming. Founder of in-game ad networks GamesChart & GameJacket.
Engineer & MBA, 10 years as a VC with EV Group, now running Tangentix Ltd, a software company revolutionising game delivery
http://techgain.net
Founder of included.co - Loves turning ideas into working prototypes. Consults on social platform development and online marketing through Ektagon.
Founder/CEO/Investor of Technology and healthcare companies. Adviser to several others. Worked at CitiCorp, MCI, and numerous start ups. MBA from U of Denver.
Founder @blue-sphere-industries
Early-stage VC with start-up experience. MSc LSE and MA Cambridge.
http://www.intelast.com/blog
Supporter of UK startups. Co-founder of Tech Britain & SpacePortX. CEO of Telcom.
Founder Purple WiFi, @applied-language-solutions
Experienced Developer(RoR/Java), Face to face collaboration promoter, People connector, Co-Founder. Music fan. Walker.
Founder Wardrobe Media, CharityDEN • Worked at @global-market-insite-inc
http://jeewe.blogspot.com
Founder Gay Homestays:
https://angel.co/gay-homestays
Studied at @university-of-birmingham
Experienced all-round Creative and Art Director with a functional mind. Gaming ideas with a commercial angle.
Designer and developer/maker.
http://daneden.me/blog
COO of UK supermarket chain $500m t/o.
Founder @todone. Award-winning developer. StartupBus Europe 2012 finalist.
http://bilaw.al/
CTO, Co-Founder @Moment_Us_. Comp Eng @university-of-toronto 2010.
http://blog.wearemoment.us
CEO & Co-Founder @Moment_Us_. Rotman MBA. MBS PhD. PEO engineer. Speaker, advisor, DJ and music producer.
http://blog.wearemoment.us
UX at Formisimo. Previously worked on the design of Textburst, Timetastic & Crackle.io at @mediaburst-1
Innovative web and software developer.
Softball and Poker player.
ASP.NET MVC, Silverlight, WPF, WP7.
Future startup superstar.
Poker Rave founder.
Business strategy consultant. More than 10 years’ experience in Telecom, Marketing & Sales. Studying Entrepreneurship in MBS at UoM.
Founder @rormix
CCO @roundwaves
Media Production Professional
Media Technology Graduate
Founder of 3 startups in the mobile space. Strong business and tech consulting background, advising IBM, Siemens, News Corp, the BBC. Worked in 5 countries.
If it can be comprehended, it can be achieved..!!
Founder @shapey-surgical-limited • Worked at @nhs • Studied at @university-of-edinburgh, @university-of-birmingham
System Architect @moment-us-1. Manchester Business School Alumni
Founder @bride-book
Founder and Managing Director @eniyihekim-com • Worked at @astrazeneca • Studied MBA at @university-of-manchester
Sales Manager at PPLP
Travel startup accelerator. Managing partners worked at @expedia, @datalex, @everbread, Boeing. Aggresive mentoring program + data and commercial support.
Oxford Uni SoftEng MSc, BBC Sport, Software Engineer
Founder Sumo Insight Ltd • Worked at @orange, @ee • Studied at @university-of-wolverhampton
MSc student at the University of Manchester; Department Editor of ACM XRDS (Crossroads) Magazine; Worked at Microsoft as a 'Student Partner'.
Business creation and growth strategies for the startup generation. 12 years experience at the worlds most creative agencies Crispin Porter+Bogusky, TBWA, JWT.
VC dealmaker in tech and healthcare, occasional investor, startup advisor.
Co-founder of MVP Tracker
http://life.jamesbillingham.com/
Founder Klinns • Worked at @natech-s-a • Studied at @university-of-manchester, @university-of-patras
MBA student at Indiana University.
Manchester Software Engineer, Working at BBC on iPlayer and have worked at IBM. Extensive ecommerce experience. Have launched and been the sole developer on a number of websites. Self motivated and enthusiastic looking for a move abroad.
co-founder @hcg-partners • Partner in Management Consulting, serial entrepreneur and big company C-leve exec
Studied at @university-of-manchester
Saqib Bakht is the Business Development Manager for Alliance Disposables, Ltd., where he leads a team in a pilot project involving schools and nursing homes.
http://saqibbakht1.wordpress.com/
2nd year CS student at @university-of-manchester;
Silver medal at International Mathematical Olympiad.
Data Science student at University of Sheffield, Worked as BI Developer for Information Architects.
Experienced business development coach; executives' professional and personal development
Co-founded Message Missile (Notify) and is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the company.
Studied at @university-of-manchester
Founder Learning With Littles • Studied at @university-of-manchester MA student in Translation and Interpreting, BA Hons degree Spanish and Portuguese language
Managing Director of Murmr. Studied International Management at @university-of-manchester. Strong business strategy and development background.
Aerospace Engineering Student @university-of-manchester
Founder @koa • Studied at @university-of-manchester
I hold 2 IP Rights in the area of processing of nanocrystals and bioconjugates.
Marketing NINJA @rinku, • Worked at @sabisu • Studied at @university-of-liverpool
http://andrewdisley.com/
University of Manchester CS, VicePresident @ Manchester Ultimate Programming, Machine Learning aficionado
BSc student at The University of Manchester. Did placement with IBM.
Founder @kawarizmi • Worked at @ibm • Studied at @university-of-manchester
Postgrad from Manchester Business School
Trying to see things in a different way by writing at @greatpreneurs. Interested in Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley and Startups.
http://greatpreneurs.com
Graphic / Web Designer
Founder -of Sportesk.com. Social networks for all involved in sport.
Award-winning sales manager with over 20 years sales and management experience
Co-Founder Proximote • Studied at @lancaster-university
Commercial Director & Advisor.
Raised commercial finance in excess of £15 Million for early stage companies.
Founder and CEO at www.thestudentcloud.co.uk and Director at @seddon-media.
Founder Malaika's Secret • Studied @manchester-metropolitan-university.
Crime fighter, traveler & entrepreneurial spirit. Wears underpants on the outside.
http://datingshakeup.com
Manchester based startup-guy. 6 years web design and development experience. Studied a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics at @university-of-warwick.
I'm a designer and a developer and work on both web and iOS products. I love design as much as I do development and push myself in both areas.
https://medium.com/@stephenmdixon
Founder Aughma • Studied at @university-of-central-florida
VP Engineering @Quikkly, Mobile and Cloud evangelist with a strong engineering and leadership background.
Software Engineer Team Leader, Microsoft Technologies, always has an idea.
Founder AirKitty • Worked at @telefonica • Studied at @manchester-metropolitan-university
CEO of CopyrightsWorld. Co-Founder for many online startups. Digital Nomad.
Founder Next-Gen Interview Limited • Studied at @aquinas-college
E-Commerce expert, worked on several e-commerce stores large and small and started my own. Worked on everything from product design to after-sales support.
http://belfastnightlife.blogspot.com
Founder and Manager of Travelspec (part of Oniva Online Group Europe). CTO of Loadfill. Worked at Flightmapping. Over 10 years experience in online solutions.
Worked at @cdnify • Studied at @university-of-northumbria
Online entrepreneur,marketer,blogger and consultant.See my website at http://www.workwithneilball.com . My motto in life is Visualize,Believe,Achieve
http://www.empowernetwork.com/clickit/
A highly skilled and extremely motivated User Interface & User Experience designer.
http://itswhite.co.uk/old/clients/clients.html
Senior Graphic Design Student at Southern New Hampshire University '14
Browsing around for potential investment opportunities.
MSc International Business
Marketing Master at Uni of Salford. 1 year marketing executive experience at @toshiba. Interested in branding and web. Adaptive. Hardworking. Right brained.
Our mission is to make law understandable, quick and accessible through innovative technology.
We are driven by what consumers want.
Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Full stack developer, currently working in C#. Previously worked as a Node.js/Ruby developer. Language agnostic, TDD, OO Agile developer.
Senior Programmer at Places for People, one of the largest property management companies in the UK. iOS / Android developer in my own time.
Studied at @newcastle-college
Founder @race-it-home • Worked at @various-micro-startups • Accomplished Photographer / TV Cameraman • Patience Of A Saint •
David Dickinson is a co-founder of @tosouk.com; the UK and Worlds only completely free online marketplace for handmade, vintage and collectables
Founder @bxpediant • Studied at @manchester-metropolitan-university
https://soundcloud.com/lee-slaughter
Investment Manager at Enterprise Ventures
Worked at @thales, @htc
Founder Pletho (March 2014) •Strong business background • Studied at @university-of-salford
Founder @purple-wifi, @applied-language-solutions
http://www.purplewifi.net/wifi-blog/
Postgraduate Geographer @ University of Manchester + UI/UX Designer @ RECAPP LLC + Owner @ Monkeys Writing Shakespeare LTD.
Working at @adbrain-3
Hacker. CS student at The University of Manchester. Works at CERN. Full stack generalist
Anthony Dickinson is a co-founder of @tosouk.com; the UK and Worlds only completely free online marketplace for handmade, vintage and collectables
Founder @harmony-benjamins • Studied at @loreto-college College. Business Entrepreneur.
Sales and Business Development Consultant. Expert in soft skill and competency development for growing SMBs
Long term investor in niche markets
Ruby, JavaScript/CoffeeScript and newbie Go Hacker from Manchester.
CEO & Founder of Teen Autos. Previous: Founded “Marketing-Express” (Sold in 2009). Founded “theweatherstone.co.uk” global success - selling all over the World.
Founder of HQ, experienced engineering lead for high traffic mobile systems for companies including RBS/Natwest, payment startup Oink, BBC Sport and Chillingo.
Business development
Enterprenur, with experience running businesses across sectors, with it a great depth of know how in operations, logistics, supply chain and digital strategy
MA in Photography at MMU, Manchester, BA in Graphic Design at IED, Rome; fluent in Italian, Spanish and English.
http://micheladerossi.tumblr.com/
New music
Founder @fazo-development • Worked at @comarch, @salmon, @bjss • Studied at @wroclaw-university-of-technology
Obsessed with Marketing - Graduated 2013 - in love with technology
Like. Hips
Experience Designer. Metalhead. Imperfect.
Retired
Engineering Lead at Reach Messaging.
Worked at a digital marketing agency
I’m an accomplished business development and sales professional, with strong problem solving abilities. I've excelled working in many differing environments.
VC
Marketer & digital specialist with Int'l brands.I manage the complete marketing function;research,insight development,campaign planning,execution,analysis
Founder @strobe-digital • Worked around the UK at agencies @made-by-many, @great-fridays
Podcaster and film nerd. @Action_Junkies Co-Host. Wearer of check shirts. LFC supporter. All views and bad grammar are all my own. [email protected]
Thinker, Blogger, Hacker, Hiker. Interested in early stage companies with positive values.
Founder of Pied Piper Entertainment. I'm an Inventor focused on tackling the Mobile App Install Market.
Aussie expat living in the UK. Resource/mining background. Looking to re-invest in great ideas.
Sales and Biz Ops leader with strong expertise leading and scaling hyper-growth within established and entrepreneureal org.
Windows App Developer. PHP, MySQL, HTML5/CSS3/JS, Adwords, Analytics & Conversion tracking, Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects.
Certified Management Consultant | NED and Interim | Works with award winning clients | #BusinessGrowth | Love sport and #LFC | [email protected]
Business Development for Moment.Us Ltd, MBA Candidate at Manchester Business School, Staff Accountant at RNK. Avid music lover and volunteer.
Engineering Architect @johnson-controls-building-efficiency-division. Engineer @anatu, Owner @westshore-development-group, Vice-Chair
Consultant CTO and start-up advisor. Founder of @fillip, @kukinto, and @opetec • CTO of @rooy and director of @exosphere-labs.
Digital Marketer at @crystal-ball-ltd
http://www.adamcasey.co
Freelance Rails and iOS developer.
http://codebeef.com/articles
Managing Director, Oxalis Holidays Ltd.
Founder CJMT
Mobile Technology Entrepreneur, Builds New Businesses and Fixes Broken Businesses. Working on some extremely exciting new projects.
Founder of schoolpho.to an online image sharing tool for the education sector
Digital strategy specialist and venture capital advisor.
Head of community ops and professional raconteur at citysocializer - creating, organising and attending great social events across the UK and Europe
http://blog.citysocializer.com/
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