Harold Hughes
Biography
Harold Hughes is the founder & CEO of Bandwagon, a South Carolina-based live experience technology company. Under his leadership, Bandwagon has raised more than $3M in venture capital and successfully acquired IdealSeat, Inc. in 2020. As a first-generation American, Harold prioritized education, receiving two Bachelors degrees (Economics and Political Science) from Clemson University. He later went on to receive his MBA from Clemson while he led business development at a Fortune 1000 company based in Greenville, South Carolina.
A man of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Harold is actively involved in his community participating on the Board of Directors for BEAM, a non-profit that focuses on the advancement of women entrepreneurs as they grow their companies as well as a founding team member of Amass, an ene-to-end wealth building platform for Black Americans. To that end, Harold is also an active angel investor, investing in women, people of color, and Black founder-led companies. Most notably, he has invested in Partake Foods, the Jay-Z-backed CPG company making allergy-friendly snacks as well as companies like Goodr, Chipper, Journey Foods, Republic, and Stix.
About Bandwagon
BandwagonFanClub, Inc. (Greenville, SC) is a live event technology company that delivers solutions to help elevate the experiences of fans and event attendees. Their suite of products includes FanClub, their NFT enablement platform that connects fans with their favorite brands and entertainers — powered by their Proof of Experience™ blockchain — and IdealSeat (acquired in 2020), a simple ticketing solution for sub-5000 person events. Bandwagon is a Google Black Founders Fund recipient and backed by Backstage Capital, Unseen Capital, Black Star Fund, and SC Launch. For more information, visit bandwagonfanclub.com or reach out to us at hey@bandwagonfanclub.com.