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Kevin Hartz

Founder of A*

San Francisco, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder & GP

    2020 - Current

    A* is an early stage venture capital firm guiding outlier founders from idea to IPO.

  • Co-Founder & Chairman

    2016 - 2024

  • Co-Founder CEO & Chairman

    2005 - 2016

  • Venture Partner

    2016 - 2018

  • Member, Board of Directors & Founder

    2001 - 2015

    IPO 2013 (nasd: XOOM) Acquired by PayPal, 2015 ($1.1B)

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2001 - 2005

  • Principal

    1999 - 2001

    Outlook Ventures was a San Francisco based venture fund with $150m under management focusing on early stage enterprise software startups.

  • Co-Founder

    1998 - 1999

    Connect Group provided high speed Internet access to the hotel industry. Acquired by Lodgenet (NASD: LNET) in Oct 99.

  • Product Manager

    1995 - 1997

    Product manager for Cosmo Player virtual reality browser.

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