Benjamin Kim

Partner, Playground Global

Bioengineering PhD backing engineered biology companies

Palo Alto, CA4 notable investments

SeedSeries A

BioHealthcareAIDeep TechData

Background

Benjamin Kim is a Partner at Playground Global who joined as a Venture Fellow in 2019 while completing his PhD in bioengineering at Stanford University, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He focuses on identifying founders revolutionizing engineered biology, emerging modality therapeutics, and AI-driven drug development workflows. He led Playground's investments in Atomic AI, Infinimmune, Manifold Bio, Outpace Bio, and Insamo.