Julia Hartz — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, a global ticketing and event technology platform.
Led Eventbrite to its initial public offering in September 2018.
Serves on the Board of Directors for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts since 2017.
Investor in companies including Minted, Chairish, Playa Capital Company, Tamara Mellon, and Color Genomics.
Recognized as a Henry Crown Fellow by The Aspen Institute (2018 Class).
Graduated from Pepperdine University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunication.

Biography

Julia Hartz is an American entrepreneur, investor, and the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, a global ticketing and event technology platform. She is known for her leadership of Eventbrite, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for empowering women in the technology industry. Hartz led Eventbrite to its initial public offering in September 2018, making her among the few women to lead a successful initial public offering of a technology startup.