Kevin Hartz should not be confused with Kevin Hart.
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 was born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Orinda, California. He attended Miramonte High School in Orinda.[1] 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. Hartz was a co-founder of ConnectGroup, a start-up providing high-speed internet access to the hotel industry.[3] Five months after incorporating the company, it was acquired by LodgeNet.[4]
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[5] and subsequent acquisition by PayPal in 2015. The company had a total equity value of $1.1 billion at that time.[6]
In 2006, Hartz founded Eventbrite, the global self-service ticketing platform, along with Julia Hartz and Renaud Visage.[7]
Hartz joined Founders Fund in September 2016 and served as a partner. He later announced his exit from the company in June 2018.[8] He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Eventbrite (Chairman) and Lookout.
Hartz lives in San Francisco with his wife, Julia Hartz, and they have two daughters.