Kevin Hartz
{{Short description|American entrepreneur and investor}}
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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.
Biography
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.[https://www.britishcouncil.org/education-uk-awards/inspirational-alumni/kevin-hartz Kevin Hartz | British Council]
Career
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, 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{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315657/000119312513033425/d364901ds1a.htm |title=Xoom Corporation |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date= 2013-02-01}} and subsequent acquisition by PayPal in 2015. The company had a total equity value of $1.1 billion at that time.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/business/paypal-acquires-xoom-for-stake-in-digital-money-transfers.html?_r=0 |title=PayPal Acquires Xoom for Stake in Digital Money Transfers |work=The New York Times |date= 2015-07-01}}
In 2006, Hartz founded Eventbrite, the global self-service ticketing platform, along with Julia Hartz and Renaud Visage.{{Cite web |last=Ohikuare |first=Judith |date=28 June 2012 |title=Bad Times Have Treated Us Well at Eventbrite |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201207/judith-ohikuare/julia-hartz-eventbrite-how-i-did-it.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927200330/https://www.inc.com/magazine/201207/judith-ohikuare/julia-hartz-eventbrite-how-i-did-it.html |archive-date=27 September 2022 |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Inc.com}}
Hartz joined Founders Fund in September 2016 and served as a partner. He later announced his exit from the company in June 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2018/06/07/kevin-hartz-founders-fund/|title=Kevin Hartz Is Stepping Down as Partner at Founders Fund|work=Fortune|access-date=2018-09-18|language=en}} He currently{{When?|date=June 2024}} serves on the board of directors for Eventbrite (Chairman) and Lookout.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Personal life
Hartz lives in San Francisco with his wife, Julia Hartz, and they have two daughters.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}