Ricky Ho, founder and CEO of SourceReady, leverages big data and AI to simplify global sourcing and connect businesses with quality suppliers. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he grew up in a textile family business and studied engineering at UC Berkeley. At 19, Ricky launched a supply chain ERP startup, raised millions from investors like GGV and Sequoia, and sold it at 23. He founded SourceReady to democratize access to reliable suppliers and streamline sourcing for businesses of all sizes.
John Shi, CTO and cofounder of SourceReady, has over 10 years of ERP engineering experience. Previously at SAP and Microsoft, he led the development of the Dynamics 365 tax engine from scratch as the lead backend engineer. His expertise in building scalable, high-performance systems is essential to SourceReady’s innovative supply chain solutions.