This leading venture capitalist has invested nearly 20% of his fund in startups run by teens — here’s the rationale
Kevin Hartz is often an early adopter. He co-created Xoom in 2001, when international money transfers meant physically waiting at Western Union. The company went public in 2013, and in 2015, PayPal acquired it for $1.1 billion. Four years after starting Xoom, he co-founded Eventbrite, which went public in 2018 and transformed event ticket purchasing…
