John Hughes is a co-founder and general partner at Swift Ventures. He co-founded TubeMogul, where he served as CTO and President of Products, and holds five patents in analytics and automation.

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Career

  1. TubeMogul · co-founder
    2007
  2. TubeMogul · CTO and President of Products
  3. Swift Ventures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

TubeMogulSwift Ventures

Focus

product developmenttechnical due diligencehiringdigital mediaadvertisinganalytics

Education

UC Berkeley, MBA

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Who is John Hughes?

John Hughes is a co-founder and general partner at Swift Ventures. He co-founded TubeMogul, where he served as CTO and President of Products, and holds five patents in analytics and automation.

How much does John Hughes invest?

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How do I pitch John Hughes?

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What did John Hughes do before Swift Ventures?

co-founder at TubeMogul; CTO and President of Products at TubeMogul.

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