Eric Ho

Ho is a member of YaleYale UniversityYale University is a research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Its predecessor, the Collegiate School, received a charter in 1701. Trustees chose New Haven in 1716; the institution became Yale College in 1718 and Yale University in 1887. Yale provides undergraduate, graduate and professional education and has 14 undergraduate residential colleges. As of October 2026, its president was Maurie McInnis, who took office in July 2024. In 2026, Yale expanded aid for incoming undergraduates and celebrated its 325th anniversary.Open the full entry’s class of 2016.⁠[1]

He recalled cofounding RippleMatch with Andrew Myers during his senior year at Yale to improve job matching.⁠[2]

Yale reported in December that he and Myers made the 2022 ForbesForbesForbes is an American business media brand that began with Forbes magazine, founded by B.C. Forbes in 1917. It is known for rankings such as the Forbes 400, the World’s Billionaires list and 30 Under 30, and operates Forbes.com, ForbesLive events and licensed editions in 81 countries. Since 2014 a majority stake has been held by the Hong Kong investment group Integrated Whale Media; a 2021 plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a special purpose acquisition company was terminated in 2022. It is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.Open the full entry 30 Under 30 Enterprise Technology list.⁠[1]

In May, RippleMatch identified Ho as founder and president and announced his planned presentation with Kate Beckman on Gen Z job seekers.⁠[3]

He announced a transition from operating RippleMatch to board and advisory roles, attributing the move to concerns about catastrophic AI risk.⁠[2]

On December 14, he argued that venture funding could expand safety research if revenue served the mission. Commenter Marius Hobbhahn warned that profit pressure could displace safety; Ho agreed that business models, culture and investors mattered.⁠[4]

He later dated the project’s start to June 2024.⁠[5]

He cofounded Goodfire with Tom McGrath and Daniel Balsam, announcing a $7 million seed round led by LightspeedLightspeed Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners backs companies from seed through late-stage financing. Its website distinguishes Lightspeed Management Company (LSVP) from Lightspeed India Partners (LSIP): the two are separately operated investment advisers, with the U.S., European, and Israeli offices belonging to LSVP and the India and Southeast Asia offices belonging to LSIP.Open the full entry to develop tools for understanding and controlling model internals.⁠[6]

Work-Bench announced participation in the $50 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures. It described Ember’s programmable access to model internals and research applications with Arc Institute.⁠[7]

The company raised $150 million led by B Capital at a $1.25 billion valuation. The investor identified Ho as CEO and a former RippleMatch CTO.⁠[8]

Ho advocated interpretability to understand and steer learning and verify internal mechanisms. He acknowledged that it could not solve alignment alone and that research success was uncertain.⁠[9]

Goodfire: Official link: https://www.goodfire.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[9]

RippleMatch: Official link: https://ripplematch.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[3]

LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-ho-53981862 (opens in a new window)⁠[6]