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Kevin Hartz | |
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| Born | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BASc) University College (MA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of Xoom Co-founder of Eventbrite Co-founder of A* [1] |
| Spouse | Julia Hartz |
Kevin Hartz is an American businessman in the technology industry. He is the co-founder of Xoom and was the CEO from 2001 to 2005. Hartz co-founded Eventbrite along with his wife and Renaud Visage in 2006.
Hartz was born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Orinda, California. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Science in history from Stanford University, as well as a Master of Arts degree in British history from University College, Oxford. [2]
Hartz began his career at Silicon Graphics (SGI) as the product manager for the virtual reality browser, Cosmo Player.
In 2001, Hartz co-founded Xoom, [3] an international money remittance business, along with Alan Braverman. He served first as CEO until 2005, and then on the board of directors through its 2012 IPO [4] and subsequent acquisition by PayPal in 2015. The company had a total equity value of $1.1 billion at that time. [5]
In 2006, Hartz co-founded Eventbrite, the global self-service ticketing platform, along with his wife, Julia Hartz and Renaud Visage. [6] [7] [8]
Hartz joined Founders Fund in September 2016 and served as a partner. He later announced his exit from the company in June 2018. [9] He previously served on the board of directors for Eventbrite (Chairman) [10] [11] and Lookout.[ citation needed ]
Hartz co-founded his own venture firm, A*, in 2020. [12] [13]
Hartz lives in San Francisco with his wife, Julia Hartz, and they have two daughters.[ citation needed ]