A* (A-Star)
Multistage venture firm; HQ Menlo Park / Bay Area; founded 2020 by Kevin Hartz. Reportedly ~315M (2024). Notable portfolio: Crusoe, Adept (reverse acqui-hired by Amazon, 2024), Replicate, Sakana AI.
Founder
Kevin Hartz — serial entrepreneur. Co-founder of Eventbrite (890M). Active angel and fund-builder.
Edra Relevance
- Co-led Edra’s ~$6M seed (Oct 2024) with 8VC.
- Re-upped at Series A (Mar 18, 2026, Sequoia-led $30M).
- Deal partner: Kevin Hartz personally on the deal. No other A* deal-team member surfaced publicly. ^[ambiguous]