Number of Portfolio Companies 1
CB Rank (Investor) 197,328
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Gerald Hughes was an Operating Partner at Castanea Partners. Gerald Hughes served as the Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of School Specialty Inc. from April 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013. He served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Houghton Mifflin Holdings Inc., since August 2002 and HM Publishing Corp. since

December 2003.

Hughes served as an Attorney in private practice for six years, a Judicial Intern at the Federal District Court in New York City and Personnel Assistant in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Hughes has a B.A. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.

Number of Investments 2
Gerald Hughes has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - BEGiN on May 9, 2016, when BEGiN raised
$12.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 9, 2016
BEGiN
No
Series B - BEGiN
$12.5M
Aug 27, 2013
BEGiN
Yes
Series A - BEGiN
$6.2M
Number of Partner Investments 2
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 13, 2014
Speakaboos
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Series B - Speakaboos
$6.5M
Aug 28, 2013
Speakaboos
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Series A - Speakaboos
$6.2M
Number of Past Jobs 1
Gerald Hughes has had 1 past job as the Operating Partner at Castanea.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Castanea
Operating PartnerMay 2013Dec 2019
Number of News Articles 1
Funding RoundMay 9, 2016
BEGiN raised $12,500,000 / Series B from Advancit Capital and 12 other investors
Funding RoundAug 27, 2013
BEGiN raised $6,200,000 / Series A from [212]Media and 8 other investors