# Ben Smith: executive, Vobile

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Executive Director on the Board of [Vobile](/companies/vobile) Group Limited (HKEX: 3738) and EVP of Business Development, leading the company's AI-first transformation across media, technology, and entertainment. Serial entrepreneur and investor. Founded Blayze (acquired by Vobile in 2014). Previously part of the pioneering business development teams at Google and YouTube (2003–2009) as YouTube's first business executive in Los Angeles, architecting partnerships with NBC Universal, Disney, Fox, and the White House. Managing Partner of Chancebending Ventures, Venture Advisor at Mucker Capital, and Digital Entrepreneurship Board Advisor at USC's Viterbi School of Engineering.


## Current roles (2)

- [Vobile](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/vobile.md) Executive Director & EVP, Business Development since 2014-03-01 (secondary-verified)
- [Chancebending Ventures](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/chancebending-ventures.md) Managing Partner since 2014-02-01 (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (4)

- [YouTube](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/youtube.md) Business Development / Strategic Partner Development (2006-01-01 to 2009-10-31) (secondary-verified)
- [Google](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/google.md) Business Development / Strategic Partner Development (Google Video) (2003-09-01 to 2006-01-01) (secondary-verified)
- [Blayze](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/blayze.md) Founder & CEO (2012-05-01 to 2014-02-28) (secondary-verified)
- [Fullscreen](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/fullscreen.md) Business Strategy (2011-04-01 to 2011-06-30) (secondary-verified)

## Sources (1)

1. **PR Newswire** · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vobile-signs-strategic-cooperation-and-commercial-agreements-with-unn-to-build-ai-factories-in-brunei-darussalam-302870397.html


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