Eventbrite

Summary acquired Updated Mar 20, 2026

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Location San Francisco, CA
Founded 2006
Latest Stage Acquired
Total Raised $334M (pre-IPO)
Website https://www.eventbrite.com
Acquired By Bending Spoons
Sector
events ticketing marketplace

Investors

Kevin Hartz founder (2006)
julia-hartz founder (2006)
renaud-visage founder (2006)
michael-birch Seed (2006)
Jeff Clavier Seed (2006)
jawed-karim Seed (2006)
Roelof Botha Series C (2009)
Keith Rabois ~2008 (2008)
Ron Conway Seed (2006)
David Sacks ~2009 (2009)
Esther Dyson Early (2009)
Sequoia Capital Seed (2006)
Sequoia Capital Series C (2009)
dag-ventures Series D (2010)
tenaya-capital Series D (2010)
Tiger Global Management Series E (2011)
Tiger Global Management Series F (2013)
t-rowe-price Series F (2013)
Tiger Global Management Growth (2014)
t-rowe-price Growth (2014)
Sequoia Capital Series G (2017)
Tiger Global Management Series G (2017)
t-rowe-price Series G (2017)
Khosla Ventures ~2008 (2008)
SV Angel Seed (2006)
Craft Ventures ~2009 (2009)
Uncork Capital Seed (2018)
edventure-holdings Early (2009)

Founders

Kevin Hartz Co-Founder & Former CEO
Julia Hartz Co-Founder & CEO
Renaud Visage Co-Founder & CTO

About

Eventbrite is an event management and ticketing platform founded in 2006 by Kevin Hartz, Julia Hartz, and Renaud Visage in San Francisco 12. The company went public on the NYSE in September 2018 at $23 per share, raising $230 million 34. In March 2026, Bending Spoons completed its acquisition of Eventbrite for approximately $500 million in an all-cash transaction 56.

Funding History

Round Date Amount Lead Investor(s) Key Co-Investors
Seed 2006 $1.25M Sequoia Capital Michael Birch, Jeff Clavier, Jawed Karim 17
Series C Nov 2009 $6.5M Sequoia Capital (Roelof Botha) — 78
Series D Oct 2010 $20M DAG Ventures Sequoia Capital, Tenaya Capital 9
Series E May 2011 $50M Tiger Global — 10
Series F Apr 2013 $60M Tiger Global T. Rowe Price 111
Growth Mar 2014 $60M Tiger Global, T. Rowe Price — 1213
Series G Sep 2017 $134M — Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, T. Rowe Price 114
IPO Sep 2018 $230M NYSE: EB at $23/share — 34
Acquired Mar 2026 $500M Bending Spoons — 56

Note: The Sequoia Capital seed investment in 2006 totaled $1.25M; the $6.5M round in Nov 2009 is labeled Series C per TechCrunch, bringing total raised to over $8M 78. Series A and B details are not publicly documented with specific amounts.

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Sources

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  9. “Eventbrite Sells $20 Million In Tickets To Investors For Its Series D Financing,” TechCrunch, October 6, 2010, accessed March 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/06/eventbrite-20-million/↩

  10. “Online Ticket Seller Eventbrite Raises $50 Million,” TechCrunch, May 18, 2011, accessed March 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/18/online-ticket-seller-eventbrite-raises-50-million/↩

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