# Kevin Ramsey

> Kevin Ramsey is the Nashville-based co-founder and COO of Warren James, a creator-commerce company that develops products, stores, logistics, and brand extensions for online creators. His route into licensing began with Hungercraft, a Minecraft server network he started in high school, continued through Denial eSports, Jazwares, and Roblox, and led to Warren James in 2019. He was named a Licensing International Rising Star in 2021, helped the company raise a $6 million Series A in 2022, joined Bessemer Venture Partners' Creator Collaborative in 2023, and in 2026 publicly tied Warren James' next games push to the roughly $7 million Kickstarter campaign for Game Changer: Home Edition.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and COO at Warren James
- **Organizations:** Warren James, Bad Egg Publishing, Bessemer Venture Partners Creator Collaborative, Roblox, Jazwares, Denial eSports, Hungercraft
- **Education:** Studied game design and interactive media; left before completing the program, Savannah College of Art and Design
- **Known for:** Built Hungercraft, reported to have reached 3 million monthly active players., Co-founded Denial eSports, an organization whose Call of Duty team later won the 2015 Call of Duty Championship., Named a 2021 Licensing International Rising Star.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — While in high school, founded Hungercraft, a Hunger Games-themed Minecraft server network reported to have reached 3 million monthly active players.
- **2013** — Co-founded Denial eSports and moved to Columbus, Ohio, to work from the organization's gaming house.
- **2015** — Worked in business development, product, and licensing roles at Jazwares; an industry directory listed him as new business development manager for inbound licensing.
- **Before 2019** — Served as Senior Manager of Business Development, Licensing at Roblox.
- **2019** — Co-founded Warren James to build products and direct-to-consumer businesses for creators and internet-native brands.
- **2021** — Named a Licensing International Rising Star; Warren James opened a 3PL fulfillment center in Guangzhou, China.
- **2022** — Warren James raised a $6 million Series A led by Crossbeam Venture Partners, with participation from FJ Labs.
- **2022** — Moved from the CEO role to COO as longtime adviser Saurabh Shah became CEO.
- **2023** — Joined the inaugural Bessemer Venture Partners Creator Collaborative, which sources and evaluates consumer startup investments.
- **2026** — After Game Changer: Home Edition raised roughly $7 million on Kickstarter, said Warren James was building a dedicated games division.

## Achievements

- Built Hungercraft, reported to have reached 3 million monthly active players.
- Co-founded Denial eSports, an organization whose Call of Duty team later won the 2015 Call of Duty Championship.
- Named a 2021 Licensing International Rising Star.
- Helped build Warren James from a creator-merchandise startup into a multi-category brand-development and fulfillment company.
- Helped Warren James raise a $6 million Series A in 2022.
- Selected for Bessemer Venture Partners' inaugural Creator Collaborative in 2023.
- Reached the Pokemon Trading Card World Championships in 2004.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Warren James was recruiting a Director of Product Development to lead high-volume work across apparel, accessories, toys, footwear, and collectibles.
- **2026-07** — Ramsey said Warren James was building a games division following the successful Game Changer: Home Edition crowdfunding campaign.
- **2026-06** — Game Changer: Home Edition closed its Kickstarter campaign at about $7.04 million from more than 49,000 backers; Dropout credited Warren James and Popular Demand as partners.

## Links

- Website: https://warrenjames.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramseykevin
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Kevramsey_wj
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevjramsey/

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Last updated: 2026-09-28