# Julia Hartz

> Julia Hartz is a seed investor at The Aspen Institute backing Software and Information Technology. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Aspen Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-aspen-institute)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliahartz
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/juliahartz
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mrshartz

Julia Hartz is a seed investor at The Aspen Institute in San Francisco focused on Software and Information Technology. Julia Hartz hopes to inspire people to live more by building the world's largest marketplace of live experiences. Since founding Eventbrite in 2006 with Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage, the company has generated over $3 billion in gross ticket sales, with more than $200 million tickets processed to events and experiences around the globe.A key to this growth and success is the people of Eventbrite (fondly referred to as The Britelings), which has grown to nearly 400 employees in six offices around the world.Julia cultivates and advocates for Eventbrite's award-winning culture (voted Best Places to Work in the San Francisco Bay Area five years running). She has been honored as one of Inc.'s 35 under 35 in 2014 and Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs in 2013.Julia is also a frequent speaker on live experiences, consumer trends and entrepreneurship, and has been recently featured in Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg and Inc. Magazine. Previous to Eventbrite, Julia was a TV development executive at MTV and FX Networks.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.3M–$6.2M |
| Series A | $5.5M–$30M |
| Series C | $41M–$55M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 44% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 22% |
| Internet | 6 | 19% |
| Apps | 4 | 13% |
| Art | 3 | 9% |

68 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 44% |
| Series A | 10 | 31% |
| Series C | 3 | 9% |
| Series B | 2 | 6% |
| Angel | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 25 | 78% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fomo | Fomo is a cutting-edge fintech startup revolutionizing the financial landscape through innovative technology and strategic partnerships. | $75M | Series B | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| Socket | Socket is a new security company that can protect your most critical apps from supply chain attacks. We are taking an entirely new approach to one of the hardest problems in security in a stagnant part of the industry that has historically been obsessed with just reporting on known vulnerabilities.Socket is built by a team of open sourcemaintainers with over 1 billion monthly downloads. Everyone on the Socket team is an open source maintainer. We are all driven to defend the open source ecosystem from supply chain attacks and make it safe for everyone.Socket is unique because, unlike other tools, it detects and blocks supply chain attacks before they strike, mitigating the worst consequences. | $20M | Series A | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| Voiceflow | The Voiceflow platform makes it easy for any individual or business to build powerful voice applications without needing to code. | $20M | Series A | Jul 27, 2023 |  |
| Microverse | Microverse is an online school for remote software developers. Microverse's mission is to educate and connect 1 million people with remote opportunities by 2030. At Microverse, students from all around the world work in small distributed teams while doing remote pair programming. They hold each other accountable and learn together whileworking on open source and freelance projects. | $4M | Series A | Aug 17, 2022 |  |
| Socket | Socket is a new security company that can protect your most critical apps from supply chain attacks. We are taking an entirely new approach to one of the hardest problems in security in a stagnant part of the industry that has historically been obsessed with just reporting on known vulnerabilities.Socket is built by a team of open sourcemaintainers with over 1 billion monthly downloads. Everyone on the Socket team is an open source maintainer. We are all driven to defend the open source ecosystem from supply chain attacks and make it safe for everyone.Socket is unique because, unlike other tools, it detects and blocks supply chain attacks before they strike, mitigating the worst consequences. | $4.6M | Seed | May 11, 2022 |  |
| Glimpse | Glimpse partners with brands to place their products in luxury short-term rentals as a sales and acquisition channel. Glimpse was founded in 2020 by Kushal Negi, Akash Raju, and Anuj Mehta and was headquartered in New York. | $6.2M | Seed | Mar 29, 2022 |  |
| Matter | Matter is a social reading app for articles, blogs, and newsletters to help users find better content online. | $7M | Series A | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| Binti | Binti builds modern software to help every child have a safe, loving, and stable family. 300+ child welfare agencies across 33 states use Binti's tools to care for over 30% of children in child welfare in the US. Our software covers the end-to-end of child welfare, from helping agencies efficiently recruit, license, and match foster parents,to supporting families of origin in getting back on their feet and reunifying with their children. Our products are designed specifically to address the complexities of child welfare. Agencies working with us have licensed 80% more families on average in their first year on Binti, with a 16% reduction in time to approve and 20-40% savings in social worker time. Binti is a for-profit, mission-driven company. Investors include Founders Fund, First Round Capital, Kapor Capital, and others. | $45M | Series B | Aug 27, 2021 |  |
| Felt | Felt is a collaborative software company that wants to make it easier for people to build maps on the internet. | $4.5M | Seed | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Nooks | Nooks is an applied AI lab that powers modern sales organizations. Our platform automates sales busywork so reps can focus on the human side of selling and generate more qualified pipeline from outbound. Sellers access a single platform for prospecting, coaching, and calling. The platform learns through AI-powered feedback loops, helping teams tobe more targeted and effective in their outbound. Thousands of sales teams at companies like Hubspot, ZoomInfo, Deel, and Udemy rely on the Nooks platform. | $5M | Seed | Jul 14, 2021 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Abstract](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-list-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acurio-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About The Aspen Institute

VC Fund · Washington, United States

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also maintainsoffices in New York City and has an international network of partners.

5 contacts available at The Aspen Institute.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Glickman | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-glickman-2 |
| Elias Torres | Henry Crown Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elias-torres |
| J. Joseph Kim | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-joseph-kim |
| Kim Vender Moffat | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-vender-moffat |
| Renske Lynde | Food Leaders Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renske-lynde |

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## FAQ

### What does Julia Hartz invest in?

Julia Hartz invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Julia Hartz's check size?

Julia Hartz typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$6.2M at Seed, $5.5M–$30M at Series A and $41M–$55M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Julia Hartz participates in.

### When did Julia Hartz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Julia Hartz closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 32 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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