Podcast Guest Biographies

EP. 13: victor ho, ceo of fivestars

Victor Ho is the co-founder & CEO of Fivestars, a software startup aimed to help communities and businesses thrive and strengthen relationships with their customers.

Ho grew up in Southern California and scored a 1600 on his SATs in high school. Shortly after, he attended UC Berkeley and triple-majored in Rhetoric, Business Administration, and Industrial Engineering.

After graduating from college, Ho began his career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. As a top consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York, he helped multiple Fortune 500 companies manage and build their loyalty and customer retention programs. 

Eventually, Ho launched FiveStars with Matt Doka in 2010, whom he knew from working at McKinsey. In July, 2011, the company launched its product: a universal customer loyalty card called Fivestars and found early success. To date, the company has raised $105M in funding from top tier investors like Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed, HarbourBest, Y-Combinator, and DCM.