Kevin Hartz holds a BAS from Stanford University in history, as well as an MA in British history from University College, Oxford.
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10 Facts About Kevin Hartz
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Kevin Hartz began his career at Silicon Graphics as the product manager for virtual reality browser Cosmo Player.
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Subsequently, Kevin Hartz was a co-founder of ConnectGroup, a start-up providing high-speed Internet access to the hotel industry.
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In 2001, Kevin Hartz co-founded Xoom, an international money remittance business, along with Alan Braverman.
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Kevin Hartz served as CEO until 2005 and served on the Board of Directors through its 2012 IPO and subsequent acquisition by PayPal in 2015.
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Kevin Hartz founded Eventbrite, the global self-service ticketing platform, in 2006 with Julia Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage.
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Kevin Hartz joined Founders Fund in September 2016 and served as a partner but announced his exit from the company in June 2018.
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Kevin Hartz currently serves on the Board of Directors for Eventbrite and Lookout.
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Kevin Hartz began his early stage investing after the sale of Connect Group to LodgeNet.
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Kevin Hartz took the profits from that sale, and invested in a company called FieldLink, which later became Confinity, which then became PayPal.
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