Where does Kevin Hartz work?

Kevin Hartz is Founder of Eventbrite and Angel investor at Kevin Hartz and Co-founder and Chairman at Sauron and Founder at Xoom Corporation.

What check size does Kevin Hartz write?

Kevin Hartz typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.

What companies did Kevin Hartz found?

Kevin Hartz founded Eventbrite, Sauron, Xoom Corporation.

Where did Kevin Hartz go to school?

Kevin Hartz studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts & Science, History & Applied Earth Science); University of Oxford (Mst, History).

Kevin Hartz

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Eventbrite · Co-Founder & General Partner at BA Capital · Co-Founder & General Partner at A* · Senior Advisor at DISCIPULUS VENTURES · Venture Partner at Founders Fund · +2 more

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $500K – $3M checks

FoundedEventbrite$1.8B Sauron Xoom Corporation

About

Kevin Hartz is a co-founder of A*, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on partnering closely with founders from the earliest stages through to IPO. The firm positions itself around conviction-led, founder-centric investing, and its team states it has founded, operated, and invested in a range of well-known technology companies.

Contact· published on Kevin's own website

k•••@a-star.coreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechMarketplacesPropTech

Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded the early-stage venture capital firm A*.

From Kevin's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Co-founder and Chairman at Sauron

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Sauron's investors · 1

AtomicSan Francisco

Founder at Xoom Corporation

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Xoom Corporation's investors · 4

Dag VenturesPalo Alto Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks

Founder at Eventbrite

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Eventbrite's investors · 7

137 VenturesSan Francisco Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Francisco PartnersSan Francisco Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks Very Serious VenturesLynnwood

Co-founders at Eventbrite

Julia HartzFounder

Experience

A*Co-Founder & GPcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
SauronCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
EventbriteCo-Founder & Chairman2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
EventbriteCo-Founder CEO & Chairman2005 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Founders FundVenture Partner2016 — 2018
XoomMember, Board of Directors & Founder2001 — 2015
XoomCo-Founder & CEO2001 — 2005
Outlook VenturesPrincipal1999 — 2001
Connect GroupCo-Founder1998 — 1999
SGIProduct Manager1995 — 1997

Skills & more

SaaS12Management41Strategy22Start-ups99Venture Capital57EntrepreneurEntrepreneurship91Consumer1Corporate Development7Strategic Partnerships52E-commerce27Mobile Devices10

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Product Management

Languages English · Spanish

From Kevin's professional profile.

Network14

Balaji Srinivasan

Angel investor and founder of The Network School

Elon Musk

Founder of SpaceX and xAI; CEO of Tesla

Drew Houston

Co-founder & CEO of Dropbox

Arash Ferdowsi

Co-founder of Dropbox

Amjad Masad

Co-founder & CEO of Replit

Amin Mirzadegan

Partner at Founders Fund

Ammar Amdani

Managing Partner at Adapt Ventures

Andrew Miklas

General Partner at Y Combinator

Bennett Siegel

Co-Founder & General Partner at BA Capital

Brian Balfour

Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor

Brian Pokorny

Managing Partner at SV Angel

Bridget Harris

Associate at Founders Fund

▶2 more connections

Claire Hughes Johnson Diana Moldavsky

Investors connected to Kevin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Hartz?: Kevin Hartz is a co-founder of A*, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on partnering closely with founders from the earliest stages through to IPO. The firm positions itself around conviction-led, founder-centric investing, and its team states it has founded, operated, and invested in a range of well-known technology companies.
Where does Kevin Hartz work?: Kevin Hartz is Founder of Eventbrite and Angel investor at Kevin Hartz and Co-founder and Chairman at Sauron and Founder at Xoom Corporation.
What does Kevin Hartz invest in?: Kevin Hartz invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Marketplaces, PropTech.
What check size does Kevin Hartz write?: Kevin Hartz typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
What companies did Kevin Hartz found?: Kevin Hartz founded Eventbrite, Sauron, Xoom Corporation.
Where did Kevin Hartz go to school?: Kevin Hartz studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts & Science, History & Applied Earth Science); University of Oxford (Mst, History).