A* Fund III

A* Fund III is a $450M seed and early-stage fund from Eventbrite and Xoom co-founder Kevin Hartz and ex-Coatue partner Bennett Siegel. The fund writes $3M-$5M checks into roughly 30 companies with high-conviction ownership focus. Carnegie Mellon University is a named anchor LP. Portfolio includes Ramp and Mercor, with a thesis spanning AI applications, fintech, healthcare, and security. The fund represents a 43% step-up over the $315M Fund II.