Mark Bennett

Partner at Haatch

Biography

Mark Bennett is a Partner at Haatch and holds a concurrent executive role at Google, where his Haatch biography gives his title as Vice President of Knowledge and Information Partnerships, EMEA, responsible for strategic partnerships across Search, Gemini, Ads, Maps, Commerce, Research, Core, Labs and Google DeepMind. His earlier Google roles were Vice President of Platforms & Devices Partnerships, EMEA, global lead for Android partnerships, and head of Google's Hardware Partnerships for APAC from Singapore. Before Google he was Managing Director of Blinkbox Music at Tesco, and his career includes leadership roles at Sainsbury's, Global Media Vault, Microsoft, HMV, Warner Music UK and EMI. In Haatch's own 11 March 2026 interview he says he has personally invested over £2 million across Haatch funds. His partner role at Haatch is held alongside his Google position; no education, join year, board seat, IPO count or exit count could be sourced, and no individual investment is attributed to him.

Previous Experience

• Google - his Haatch biography gives his current role as "Vice President of Knowledge and Information Partnerships, EMEA"; previously Vice President of Platforms & Devices Partnerships, EMEA, before that led Android partnerships globally, and before that built and led Google's Hardware Partnerships for APAC from Singapore. Haatch's 11 March 2026 interview states he has been at Google over 11 years.
• Blinkbox Music (Tesco) - Managing Director.
• Sainsbury's - leadership role.
• Global Media Vault - Haatch's 11 March 2026 interview describes him as Managing Director building white-label entertainment services.
• Microsoft - leadership role; the 11 March 2026 interview describes business development across mobile experiences in EMEA.
• HMV - leadership role.
• Warner Music UK - leadership role.
• EMI - leadership role.

Career Timeline

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