Early Life and Education
Benjamin Edward Lamm, was born on December 4, 1981, in Austin, Texas. He is an American entrepreneur with a strong background in business, having earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance and Accounting from Baylor University in 2004. During his time at Baylor, he also studied foreign languages and business at Universitat d'Alacant.
Rise to Success
Ben Lamm has a history of success as a serial entrepreneur. He founded his first company while he was a senior at Baylor University. He later founded or co-founded several companies. These ventures include Simply Interactive, an e-learning software company (acquired in 2010); Chaotic Moon Studios, a mobile app company (acquired in 2015); Team Chaos, a digital gaming company (acquired in 2016); Conversable, a SaaS conversational bot technology (acquired in 2018); and Hypergiant Industries, a machine-learning artificial intelligence (acquired in 2023).
Lamm's current venture, Colossal Biosciences, founded in 2021 with Harvard geneticist George Church, has gained significant attention. The company's mission is to use advanced genetic technology to bring back extinct species. In January, Colossal closed a $200 million fundraise at a $10.2 billion valuation. This brings the total raised to $435 million.
Key Business Strategies
A key strategy for Lamm has been identifying and leveraging emerging technologies. His work with Colossal highlights this. Furthermore, Lamm is focused on creating new companies. For example, Form Bio and Breaking were spun out of Colossal.
Philanthropy
In October 2024, Lamm launched The Colossal Foundation. In December 2025, Lamm pledged an additional $50 million to the Colossal Foundation. This brings the Foundation's total funding to $100 million.
