# Benjamin Forgan

> Benjamin Forgan is the co-founder and CEO of Hologram, a Chicago-born cellular connectivity company that gives connected devices access to multiple carrier networks through programmable SIMs and fleet-management software. His path ran from economics and international affairs at George Washington University to Digital Sandbox, Groupon Goods, and Foodpanda in Singapore, where unreliable point-of-sale connectivity revealed the problem he would spend the next decade addressing.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Hologram Inc.
- **Organizations:** Hologram Inc., Foodpanda, Groupon, Digital Sandbox, Forbes Technology Council
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Affairs, The George Washington University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Foodpanda's Singapore operation before the wider Foodpanda business was acquired by Delivery Hero., Co-founded Hologram in 2014 and developed it into a global cellular IoT connectivity platform., Led Hologram through a $65 million Series B led by Tiger Global in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Graduated from George Washington University after studying economics and international affairs.
- **Early 2010s** — Worked at government-sector startup Digital Sandbox, then helped launch Groupon Goods during Groupon's rapid pre-IPO expansion.
- **Early 2010s** — Moved to Singapore to co-found and serve as managing director of Foodpanda's Singapore operation.
- **2014** — Co-founded Hologram in Chicago with Pat Wilbur after encountering unreliable connectivity for Foodpanda point-of-sale systems.
- **2020** — Introduced Hologram Hyper, an eUICC SIM and platform designed for over-the-air carrier profile updates.
- **2021** — Hologram raised a $65 million Series B led by Tiger Global; the company was also recognized in Inc.'s Best in Business awards.
- **2023** — Announced a next-generation Hyper SIM with network fallback.
- **2026** — Promoted Hologram Conductor and a rebuilt management experience for automating SIM profile operations across device fleets.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Foodpanda's Singapore operation before the wider Foodpanda business was acquired by Delivery Hero.
- Co-founded Hologram in 2014 and developed it into a global cellular IoT connectivity platform.
- Led Hologram through a $65 million Series B led by Tiger Global in 2021.
- Helped turn eUICC profile management, multi-carrier access and fleet monitoring into developer-facing products and APIs.
- Led Hologram when it was named a 2021 Inc. Best in Business honoree.
- Built a platform that Inc. reported served more than 3,500 customers in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Hologram announced a rebuilt activation, alerts, notifications, billing and coverage experience, with early support for its Conductor tooling.
- **2026-05** — Forgan shared Hologram's launch of Conductor, an API-oriented control surface for fleet-level eSIM profile switching and lifecycle management.
- **2025-05** — Forgan described a Hologram-connected customer device operating in the Arctic Circle for 763 consecutive days.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hologram.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bforgan
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/bforgan

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Last updated: 2026-08-27