Ben Brown

Founder & CEO at Shopwave

Ben Brown is a highly experienced professional with a career spanning over 15 years. Ben started their career in 2004 working for Expedia & Kelsey in multiple roles. In 2006, they joined Affiliate Window as a New Business Development Executive, and then moved to Lloyds TSB in the same year, where they worked as an Innovation Strategist and Technical Specialist. In 2008, they joined Lloyds Banking Group as an Innovation & Investment specialist and created and led the Lloyds Banking Group Innovation Lab. In 2010, they founded VouChaCha, which was later acquired as part of a £55m deal by Monitise PLC in 2014. In 2012, they started working as a Micro Investor at CF&R, and in 2013, they became a Mentor at Seedcamp and Founder & CEO of Shopwave.

Ben Brown attended Stanford University in 2012, where they completed a 3 Month Course in Human Computer Interaction. In 2009, they achieved a Practitioner certification in Project Management from APMG Prince 2. From 2000 to 2003, they obtained a BA (Hons) in Marketing.

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  • Founder & CEO

    September, 2013 - present