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Ben Cousens

Chief Strategy Officer at ZBD

Greater London, England

Overview 

Ben Cousens is the Chief Strategy Officer at ZBD in Greater London, England, with a background in investment banking and venture capital. Highlights of his career include leading business development at ZBD and making significant investments in companies such as Zebedee at the Series B stage.

Work Experience 

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ZBD

  • Chief Strategy Officer

    2022 - Current

    Powering real economies in virtual worlds.

  • Head Of Business Development

    2021 - 2022

Zebedee focuses on providing secure infrastructure to power real economies in digital experiences and environments.

Raised $46,500,000.00 from Kingsway Capital, Lakestar, Initial Capital, The Raine Group and Square Enix.

zebedee.io
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Lakestar

  • 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.

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The Raine Group

  • 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.

An integrated merchant bank advising and investing in high growth sectors of technology, media and telecom.

raine.com
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Moelis & Company

  • Analyst

    2013 - 2015

    A global, independent investment bank advising across M&A, private placements and restructuring.

Education 

Investments 

Zebedee

Series A

Total funding: $47M

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