About
Justin Cooke is an investor and business leader with experience across travel, media, marketing, education, and technology sectors. He founded Fortune Cookie, a digital agency acquired by WPP, and has completed eleven personal exits; he currently serves as Chair of Springpod and holds board positions across multiple organizations in travel, digital, and technology. As a Venture Partner at Northzone, Cooke has invested in companies including Spotify, Klarna, and Trustpilot, while also serving in advisory and leadership roles including former Vice Chair of UNICEF UK, Chair of BIMA, and co-founder of the Business of Marketing podcast.
Experience
- SpringpodChaircurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- OpenPlayNon Executive Chairmancurrent2024 — presentAbu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Business of MarketingCo-Founder & Podcast Hostcurrent2023 — present
- Corndel College London (CCL)Non Executive Directorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- World Travel AwardsExecutive Vice Presidentcurrent1994 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- dara5Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Path7Chaircurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Breaking Travel NewsExecutive Editorcurrent1999 — present
- Maison 71Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentAbu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Bridge Learning TechChaircurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Learning with ExpertsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- Digital TheatreInvestorcurrent2015 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- ClubSparkInvestorcurrent2015 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- ReevelaInvestorcurrent2022 — presentAarhus, Middle Jutland, Denmark
- AttestInvestorcurrent2015 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Virtual World Internet Ltd.Investorcurrent1997 — present
- One Million MentorsAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- BlipparNon Executive Director2020 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- Edit CloudChairman2022 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- ScreenCloud - Digital SignageInvestor2016 — 2025London, United Kingdom
Education
- London Business SchoolCentre for Creative Business, Creative Business2009 — 2010
- Alliance Manchester Business SchoolBA Hons, Drama1991 — 1994
- Hinchingbrooke1982 — 1990
Skills & more
Podcasting2Chairman3Board of Directors6Corporate Venture Capital4Early Stage InvestmentStart-up VenturesVenture CapitalSEO22Online Advertising97Digital Marketing99Digital Strategy99User Experience36
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E-commerceDigital MediaSocial MediaAdvertisingCreative DirectionMarketing CommunicationsWeb Content ManagementMarketing StrategyNew MediaCreative StrategyManagementStrategyFrom Justin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Northzone
Aaron Liu
Principal at Northzone
Alessandro De Benedetti
Associate at Northzone
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Alexandra Farmer
Fund Accountant at Northzone
Amanda Thickpenny
Events Manager at Northzone
Andrea Gazvini
Associate at Northzone
Deepka Rana
Principal at Northzone
Dennis Eriksson
Talent Director at Northzone
Dominik Esen
Principal at Northzone
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Aaron LiuScout
Principal at Northzone
Deepka RanaScout
Principal at Northzone
Elena PantaziScout
Partner & Head of Platform at Northzone
Investors connected to Justin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Justin Cooke work?
- Justin Cooke is Venture Partner at Northzone.
- What check size does Justin Cooke write?
- Justin Cooke typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
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