Tom Hughes
Chief Executive Officer at RPI Print
Seattle, Washington
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2021 - Current
Making Real Connections. RPI & Blurb are quality leaders in digital print. Excited to help the team innovate and connect with customers who care about quality, thereby enabling them to share their life's valuable memories.
Executive Chair
2021
Private Investor/Board member
1999 - 2021
Six partners investing in cellular tech, e-commerce, technology and real estate.
Partner
1999 - 2019
We invest in early stage technology companies utilizing expertise in media, digital print, photo licensing, advertising, mobile applications and technology. We focus on mentoring entrepreneurs, accelerating their growth and maximizing market opportunities. Former and current Board member of technology companies including PhotoDisc, Inc., Loudeye, Avenue A/Aquantive, Talisma, Vacationspot.com, Avolo.com, RPI Print, Treering.com and an active investor/advisor in many other leading edge technology-enabled companies like Blue Kai, Imperium, InVenture, JoyLux, PushSpring, Boundless and others.
CEO/co-founder/board member
2019 - 2020
Picket is a tech-driven real estate platform that delivers transformational change to the residential real estate market.
Raised $20,000,000.00 from LL Funds and RET Ventures.
Member Board of Directors
2015 - 2019
Governance committee, Chair compensation committee, head of search committee for CEO (2X) and rebuilt BOD. Member Committee that drove Lifetouch acquisition and sale of Shutterfly to Apollo
Shutterfly manufactures and retails personalized products and services in the community.
Raised $50,020,000.00 from Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Investor
2017 - 2018
Boundless provides immigrants with the tools, information, and personalized support to navigate their immigration journey.
Raised $43,800,000.00 from Foundry Group, Forefront Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Green D Ventures, Emerson Collective, Indicator Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs and Industry Ventures.
Investor
2015 - 2018
PushSpring is the leading independent provider of device level targeting data for verified iOS and Android mobile app audiences.
Raised $6,525,000.00 from Divergent Ventures, Trilogy Equity Partners and Scout Ventures.
investor/Board Advisor
2014 - 2018
Investor/Board member
2013 - 2017
Board Member
2011 - 2015
Yearbooks for the FaceBook generation. Social, personalized digitally printed yearbooks that make Yearbooks cool and relevant again. If your school doesn't have Treering, they are missing out on personalized content and a easy-to-create, no-risk way to capture their memories from kindergarten through college. Current Board Member 2013
TreeRing provides services for printing personalized yearbooks that commemorate children’s school experiences.
Raised $7,600,000.00 from Sopris Capital Associates.
Principal
2014 - 2015
Highly targeted consulting engagements with top companies in the digital photo space.
Education
BS
1981 - 1984