Ben Lamm
Tech Entrepreneur / Angel Investor / All Around Awesome
Present:
Co-Founder/CEO of Conversable
Past:
Co-Founder/Partner - Team Chaos [ Acquired by Zynga NASDAQ: ZNGA ] (2016)
Founder/CEO - Chaotic Moon Studios [ Acquired by Accenture NYSE: ACN ] (2015)
Founder/CEO - Simply Interactive [ Acquired by AGILE ] (2010)
Bio:
Ben Lamm is a serial software entrepreneur who currently serves as CEO and co-founder of Conversable, the enterprise conversation platform for creating intelligent, on-demand, automated response flows through one-to-one conversations in major messaging channels.
Previously, Lamm was the the founder and CEO behind Chaotic Moon, a global creative technology powerhouse acquired by Accenture. During his time as CEO of Chaotic Moon and as a Managing Director at Accenture, Lamm spearheaded the creation of some of the Fortune 500’s most groundbreaking digital products and experiences in the emerging tech world of IoT, VR, Connected Car, Mobile, Tablet, and Wearables.
After selling Chaotic Moon to Accenture, Lamm left to focus on his other startups including his consumer gaming company he co-founded, Team Chaos. Team Chaos was focused on making fun, original games that people can easily play across a variety of platforms. Shortly after launching NBA Breakaway in 2016, Team Chaos was acquired by Zynga.
In addition to his work at his own startups, Lamm is very active in angel investing, incubators and startup communities, with numerous investments in the software and emerging tech space. He is an active voice in the tech community as well as actively mentoring and advising fellow entrepreneurs on how to build disruptive and sustainable businesses through accelerators and corporate entrepreneur in residence programs.
Lamm is often quoted in the press on innovation and entrepreneurship, and has appeared in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Wired, TechCrunch and Newsweek.
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