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Ben Cousens
Chief Strategy Officer at ZBD
BC
Ben Cousens
Chief Strategy Officer at ZBD
Greater London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Strategy Officer
2022 - Current
Powering real economies in virtual worlds.
Head Of Business Development
2021 - 2022
Venture Principal
2022 - 2023
A venture capital firm that invests in outstanding digital and technology entrepreneurs worldwide. Investments include Airbnb, Klarna, King, Opendoor, Revolut, Skype, Spotify, ZBD and many more.
Principal
2019 - 2022
Helped to kickstart efforts in Video Games and led Seed and Series A investments into 1047 Games, Darewise Entertainment, Gameye, Modulate, Netspeak Games, Treesplease Games and ZBD.
Associate
2015 - 2019
An integrated, TMT-centric merchant bank, investing in and advising high-growth companies across multiple fields within Digital Media, Entertainment and Technology.
Analyst
2013 - 2015
A global, independent investment bank advising across M&A, private placements and restructuring.
Education
Master's degree
2012 - 2013
BA (Hons 2:1)
2007 - 2011