Mark Hughes
FounderFounder at Solidroad
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSolidroad Β· YC
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About
Mark Hughes is co-founder and CEO of Solidroad. Previously, he founded Gradguide, a mentorship platform for recent graduates, which he grew to 20 employees and exited in 2022. He has held leadership roles in sales and customer success at Chargify and early-stage sales positions at Intercom, and studied business at Trinity College Dublin and HEC Paris.
Founder at SolidroadYC W25
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Mark went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future β the partner who ran Solidroad's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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Co-founders at Solidroad
Experience
- SolidroadCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- GradguideFounder & CEO (Acquired)2019 β 2023Dublin, London, Bangalore
- ChargifyNon Executive Director2021 β 2022
- ChargifyRegional Director, EMEA2020 β 2021Dublin, Ireland
- ChargifyHead of Sales, EMEA2020County Dublin, Ireland
- IntercomAccount Executive2018 β 2020County Dublin, Ireland
- IntercomSales Development Representative2017 β 2018County Dublin, Ireland
- UberBusiness Development Intern2015Dublin, Ireland
Skills & more
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LeadershipEvent PlanningNonprofitsSocial Media MarketingTeamworkTime ManagementLanguages English Β· French Β· Irish
- Gradguide Mentorship Program β Gradguide
- SDR Pro β Intercom
- Inbound Sales Certified β HubSpot
- Sales Management Certificate β HubSpot
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Hughes?
- Mark Hughes is co-founder and CEO of Solidroad. Previously, he founded Gradguide, a mentorship platform for recent graduates, which he grew to 20 employees and exited in 2022. He has held leadership roles in sales and customer success at Chargify and early-stage sales positions at Intercom, and studied business at Trinity College Dublin and HEC Paris.
- Where does Mark Hughes work?
- Mark Hughes is Founder of Solidroad.
- What companies did Mark Hughes found?
- Mark Hughes founded Solidroad.
- Where did Mark Hughes go to school?
- Mark Hughes studied at Y Combinator (W25); Trinity College Dublin (Bachelor of Business Studies, Business Administration and Management); HEC Paris (Erasmus+ Exchange, Masters in Management).
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