# Kevin Hartz: portfolio, investments and team

> Kevin Hartz is a vc firm based in United States. 65 investments on record, 14 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Kevin Hartz

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 65 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) AgTech (FarmTech)

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**100%** of best year **14** **cheques in 12 months**, 65 on record

Since the last cheque **3** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.0M** Rounds led **1 of 65** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **7 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 77%**

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## Kevin Hartz highlights

- 01 14 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 78% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.0M
- 04 7 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** AI & Machine Learning Advertising (AdTech) AgTech (FarmTech)
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **65 appearances**

- **2026** 13 rounds
- **Oct** **[Fragment](https://millionrounds.com/company/fragment)** Series A · US · Tech Funding News **$56M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Flapping Airplanes](https://millionrounds.com/company/flapping-airplanes)** Series A · US · Google News search **$1.0B** With 13 others
- **Sept** **[Covenant](https://millionrounds.com/company/covenant)** Series A · US **$250M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Velocity](https://millionrounds.com/company/velocity)** Series A · US **$10M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Odyssey](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)** Debt · US **$47M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Simile](https://millionrounds.com/company/simile)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$200M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelligence)** Seed · TechCrunch **$7.9M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Atoms](https://millionrounds.com/company/atoms)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$1.7B** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[HyperDev](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperdev)** Pre-seed · ZA · Disrupt Africa **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[General Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-intuition)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$300M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[imagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi)** Venture · SE **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **May** **[XBOW](https://millionrounds.com/company/xbow)** Series C · US **$35M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Simile](https://millionrounds.com/company/simile)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$100M** With 7 others
- **2025** 9 rounds
- **Dec** **[Resolve AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolve-ai)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$125M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Telepatia AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/telepatia-ai)** Seed · BR · LatamList **$9.0M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Ryft](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryft)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Landbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/landbase)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$30M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[ATOMS](https://millionrounds.com/company/atoms)** Pre-seed · EG · Disrupt Africa **$1.2M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Zero](https://millionrounds.com/company/zero)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Multiply Mortgage](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiply-mortgage)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$24M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Cape](https://millionrounds.com/company/cape)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$30M** With 4 others
- **2024** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[NEX](https://millionrounds.com/company/nex)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Scaffold](https://millionrounds.com/company/scaffold)** Grant · CA **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Volta](https://millionrounds.com/company/volta)** Seed · US **$4.1M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Odyssey](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)** Series A · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **2023** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Hyper](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyper)** Seed · US **$3.6M** With 9 others
- **May** **[EQUIP](https://millionrounds.com/company/equip)** Pre-seed · PE **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Rivet](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivet)** Pre-seed · US **$500K** With 4 others
- **2022** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Ethos](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethos)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Pace](https://millionrounds.com/company/pace)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Aether](https://millionrounds.com/company/aether)** Series A · US **$500K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Moment](https://millionrounds.com/company/moment)** Seed · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **2021** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Thatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/thatch)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[CAF](https://millionrounds.com/company/caf)** Pre-seed · BR **$125K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[SILA](https://millionrounds.com/company/sila)** Series A · MX **$13M** With 5 others
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Eight Sleep](https://millionrounds.com/company/eight-sleep)** US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Literati](https://millionrounds.com/company/literati)** US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[Crosshq](https://millionrounds.com/company/crosshq)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$4.1M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Bloomscape](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomscape)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.5M** With 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

BS **Bennett Siegel** Member i Form ADV

GG **Gautam Gupta** Member i Form ADV

KH **Kevin Hartz** Member i Form ADV

We also hold **5** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1.2B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** A-star Partners, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 316533

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **7 in all**

**[Trulia](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulia)** Bought by Zillow **$3.5B** Jul 2014

**[Friend.ly](https://millionrounds.com/company/friend-ly)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Mar 2012

**[TownHog](https://millionrounds.com/company/townhog)** Bought by BuyWithMe **Undisclosed** Sept 2011

**[AdNectar](https://millionrounds.com/company/adnectar)** Bought by ADOR **Undisclosed** Jun 2011

**[Flixster](https://millionrounds.com/company/flixster)** Bought by [Warner Bros.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-bros) **Undisclosed** May 2011

**[Milo](https://millionrounds.com/company/milo)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **$75M** Dec 2010

**[PayPal](https://millionrounds.com/company/paypal)** Bought by [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) **$1.5B** Jul 2002

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$9.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 1 of 65 rounds **2%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 7 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *25*
- Seed said *22*
- Pre-seed said *5*
- Venture *3*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 9
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 7
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 5
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 5
- [Jawed Karim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jawed-karim) 5
- [Michael Birch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-birch) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Kevin Hartz. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**SV Angel** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Jawed Karim** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jawed-karim)[**Michael Birch** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-birch)[**8VC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)[**Abstract Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract)[**Four Rivers Group** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/four-rivers-group)[**Keith Rabois** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)[**Ron Conway** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**Softtech VC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softtech-vc)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Kevin Hartz put money into.

[**Fragment** $56M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fragment)[**Flapping Airplanes** $1.0B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flapping-airplanes)[**Covenant** $250M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/covenant)[**Velocity** $10M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/velocity)[**Odyssey** $47M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/odyssey)[**Simile** $200M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/simile)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Kevin Hartz in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 12 May 2026 · 2h 56m Trial Update, AI SPVs, BuzzFeed Sold | Doomberg, Sahir Jaggi, Sam Blond, Kevin Hartz, Alex Shan, Glen Wise, Roger Lynch With [Sam Blond](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-blond) Mentions [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 12 May 2026 · 37 min Uncapped #49 | Kevin Hartz & Bennett Siegel from A* With [Bennett Siegel](https://millionrounds.com/person/bennett-siegel) Mentions [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co)[Coatue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 8 Jan 2026 · 1h 28m Kevin Hartz | Backing Teen Founders, Lessons from the PayPal Mafia Mentions [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co)[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 2 Dec 2025 · 19 min Why Kevin Hartz is betting big on teenage founders Mentions [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Jul 2024 · 1h 3m 20VC: How I Lost Airbnb at Seed Because of an Exploding Term Sheet | Investing Lessons from Roelof Botha & Peter Thiel | Why VC is Less Collaborative Than Ever and Great Companies Are Being Destroyed by Too Much Cash with Kevin Hartz @ A* With [Roelof Botha](https://millionrounds.com/person/roelof-botha) Mentions [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co)[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 10 Sept 2021 · 29 min Greatest Hits: Elad Gil and Kevin Hartz on Angel Investing, SPACs, and The Evolution of Venture Mentions [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 22 May 2025 · 1h 55m Michael Kim @ Cendana | Lessons from the Top VCs, How Cendana Does Diligence, Portfolio Construction Best Practices, the 60x Rule, How Seed Funds Compete vs Multi-stage, Inside Cendana's Early Days Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 17 Jan 2024 · 1h 1m 20VC: Palantir CTO on The Broken Incentive Structure of How Governments Buy Defence, The Danger of Defence Spending at Historic Lows, How Elections and Wars Change Government Defence Buying & Why Budgets are Anti-Creative with Shyam Sankar Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Crucible Moments](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/crucible-moments) 5 Oct 2023 · 45 min Eventbrite ft. Julia Hartz - A thriving events company took 14 years to build and nearly disappeared in 14 days Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 14 Dec 2022 · 1h 4m 20 Sales: Webflow's Maggie Hott on When to Start and How to Scale the Best Outbound Sales Team, Why Founders Should Not Hire a Head of Sales First, The Must Ask Questions When Hiring Sales Reps and How To Structure the Process Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Kevin Hartz

### What does Kevin Hartz invest in?

Kevin Hartz invests most often at Series A and Seed (78% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advertising (AdTech) and AgTech (FarmTech).

### How active is Kevin Hartz?

65 investments on record, 14 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Kevin Hartz invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fragment (Series A, Oct 2026), Flapping Airplanes (Series A, Oct 2026) and Covenant (Series A, Sept 2026).

### How big are Kevin Hartz's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.0M.

### Does Kevin Hartz lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 65 investments on record (2%).

### Where does Kevin Hartz invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (77%) and Brazil (5%).

### Is Kevin Hartz investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 14 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Kevin Hartz invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (9 rounds together), SV Angel (7 rounds together) and General Catalyst (5 rounds together).

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