# James Lo

> James Lo is the London-based co-founder and CEO of Ethos, an AI platform that connects human expertise with economic opportunities. Raised in Hong Kong and educated at LSE, he worked at McKinsey and SoftBank Vision Fund before founding mentorship platform Mana. He later co-founded Ethos with former Google DeepMind researcher Daniel J. Mankowitz; the company announced a $22.75 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in May 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Ethos
- **Organizations:** Ethos, Mana, SoftBank Vision Fund, McKinsey & Company
- **Education:** Government; First Class Honours, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ethos, which announced a $22.75 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in May 2026., Co-founded Mana and raised a £1.5 million pre-seed round., Founded an educational social enterprise at age 16.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Founded an educational social enterprise in Hong Kong at age 16 and participated in pro-democracy activism.
- **—** — Moved to London to study at LSE; later worked at McKinsey and SoftBank Vision Fund, including transformation work involving Arm and WeWork.
- **2020** — Started Mana, a platform for accessing mentorship and sharing expertise.
- **2021** — Mana raised £1.5 million in pre-seed funding, led by Flash Ventures and Global Founders Capital.
- **2023** — Left Mana amid family financial obligations and concerns about the business model.
- **2024** — Co-founded Ethos with Daniel J. Mankowitz.
- **2025-03** — Ethos publicly launched; General Catalyst announced its seed investment on March 27.
- **2026-05** — Ethos announced a $22.75 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz.
- **2026-09** — Appeared with a16z partner Anish Acharya on 40 Minute Mentor.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ethos, which announced a $22.75 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in May 2026.
- Co-founded Mana and raised a £1.5 million pre-seed round.
- Founded an educational social enterprise at age 16.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Joined Anish Acharya on 40 Minute Mentor for an episode released September 16 about building and scaling Ethos; the episode description reported 84x growth and a team of eight, figures presented as promotional claims rather than independently verified results.
- **2026-05** — Ethos announced a $22.75 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with General Catalyst, XTX Ventures, Evantic Capital and Common Magic participating.

## Links

- Website: https://askethos.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yfjameslo/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15