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Eva Ho

General Partner, Fika Ventures; Entrepreneur-in-Residence at City of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2016

    Fika Ventures is an LA-based boutique seed fund that invests in founders solving meaningful, systemic problems through the use of data, related AI-enabled technologies, and automation.

  • Board Member

    2016

    Founded in 1915, the California Community Foundation is one of the leading philanthropic organizations in Los Angeles County, managing more than $1 billion in assets. Each year, it gives out more than $150 million in grants to invest in the future of our local communities. The foundation partners with individual donors and actively supports nonprofit organizations to address diverse and dynamic needs of our communities. The expertise and commitment of CCF enables individuals, families and organizations to fulfill their charitable goals and dreams. To learn more, visit the foundation's Web site at calfund.org.

  • Board Member

    2024

    A non-profit foundation dedicated to building and maintaining an open crawl of the web, thereby enabling a new wave of innovation, education and research.

  • Member of the Board of Directors

    2020

    UCLA Technology Development Group is responsible for administration of intellectual property, including implementation of the University of California Patent Policy, the evaluation of inventions, prosecution of patents, licensing of intellectual property, monitoring of existing licenses, distribution of resulting income, and provision of support to other University units in copyright, trademark, and research funding agreements. In addition, the office provides critical support for the campus entrepreneurship community, fostering the development of start-ups using technology licensed from UCLA and making early-stage investments in promising technologies through UCLA's Innovation Fund.

  • Venture Advisor

    2021

    Investment vehicle for first time fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds.

2017

  • Founding Member

    2017

    Proud supporter of All Raise, a non-profit organization on a mission to accelerate the success of female and non-binary founders and funders to build a more prosperous, equitable future.

  • Angel Investor

    2012

    Personal investments: * Turvo * SHIFT Cars * Nest * Tradesy * Laurel & Wolf * The Kitchen

  • Executive Director

    2008 - 2020

    www.wholechildla.org

2010 - 2018

  • Board member, Executive Committee

    2010 - 2018

    First Descents offers young adult cancer fighters and survivors a free outdoor adventure experience designed to empower them to climb, paddle and surf beyond their diagnosis, defy their cancer, reclaim their lives and connect with others doing the same.

2011 - 2017

  • Board Member, Steering Committee

    2011 - 2017

    Our mission is to use science, technology and engineering to develop persistent curiosity and to show that knowledge is empowering.