Ben Rugg is a seasoned entrepreneur and software engineer with over two decades of experience building, scaling, and selling technology products. Before founding Taimet, he co-founded and led multiple successful ventures, including Clover — an early SaaS website builder and payments platform that reached millions of users and processed over $500 million in transactions. His career spans software engineering, AI, product design, and company leadership, uniting a deep technical foundation with a passion for creating tools that solve meaningful, real-world problems.

At Taimet, Ben brings a rare blend of technical depth and product intuition to the complex world of antitrust analytics. He leads product and technology development, architecting Taimet’s AI systems that turn legal and economic data into clear, actionable insight. His background in building high-availability SaaS systems and human-centered software experiences helps ensure that Taimet’s technology is not only powerful, but precise, transparent, and intuitive to use.

Beyond his work at Taimet, Ben has spent years mentoring founders and engineers, advising startups in clean energy and education, and serving in community leadership roles. Across his career, his focus has remained constant: to build intelligent systems that enhance expert judgment and make complex ideas more accessible, practical, and impactful.