Tina Fitch

Founder of Hobnob & Switchfly

Founding CEO
2015 - Current
Apple's App of the Day, Best New Apps, Apps We Love. Featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Techcrunch, Huffington Post, New York Magazine. An indispensable utility for coordinating groups and events. We pioneered "Smart Invites" with automated RSVP attribution and > 80% response rate via text. Hobnob eliminates the administrative friction so you can focus on what brought you together in the first place. Over 150 million invitations sent, 40K events per month.

Investor
2020
Republic.co - Private investing platform curating opportunities in startups, real estate, gaming, and crypto/web3 Arrivant and ProjectEluune.com - blockchain game publisher co-founded by game designer of Gods Unchained, Warcraft Gaming, Guild of Guardians Shappi.com - Innovating cross-border shipping Revshop.com - First real-time pricing and purchasing marketplace for the $900bn+/year enterprise print industry Autio.com - Publishing platform for creators of location-based stories, co-founded by Kevin Costner Loop - Gamifies savings by rewarding buying behavior in "teams".

Board Member
2016
Started by the men of the historic fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Esquires provides a college/career preparatory environment for middle and high school aged Black men in the Greater Los Angeles area. Promotes academic achievement, particularly in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), community service, and professional development, while fostering relationships with peers and mentors.

Advisor
2010 - 2020
- Kāmehameha Schools, Strategy & Innovation office - Mana Up, Hawaii's first product accelerator , at founding - BlueStartups, Hawaii's first tech accelerator, at founding

Founder & CEO
2003 - 2010
Founded and built the most comprehensive, global software-as-a-service transactional loyalty and travel platform, powering over $2bn in travel commerce annually. Pioneered the conversion of loyalty points into value for consumption of third-party inventory, now broadly employed across travel and financial services programs. Developed intelligent, multi-source inventory controls and loyalty program integration that helps financial services institutions, loyalty programs, and consumer/travel companies get higher customer retention rates, higher conversion rates, and higher profit. Operated in over 50 countries and 25 languages, connecting to over 300,000 suppliers, and all major global distribution systems on a highly scalable, extensible, and secure platform. Clients include top brands in financial services and travel, including the top card services in the US, American Express, Mastercard, American Airlines, United Airlines, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, jetBlue, AirAsia, and Lufthansa.