# Jared Kristensen

> Jared Kristensen is a Sydney-based founder and former music promoter who co-founded Audience Republic with Jason MacLulich. He built the event marketing business around referrals, fan data and direct audience relationships. Following Audience Republic’s acquisition by AudienceView in September 2025, his public LinkedIn profile now identifies him as CEO and founder of Neuma.

- **Role:** CEO & Founder at Neuma
- **Organizations:** Neuma, Audience Republic, Showtec Entertainment, Jack Morton Worldwide, OneSaas, Flamingo, Norwest Productions Pty Ltd
- **Education:** Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Marketing and Commercial Law, University of Auckland, Saint Kentigern
- **Known for:** Co-founded Audience Republic with Jason MacLulich., Led Audience Republic through international expansion and its acquisition by AudienceView., KPMG describes more than $10 million in venture funding, a team of 55 and an eight-figure acquisition.

## Career timeline

- **Age 15** — Began in music events pushing boxes and setting up lighting equipment.
- **Age 18** — Ran an electronic music events company.
- **2009** — Began promoting; his first show with The Bloody Beetroots sold out, according to his 2021 interview.
- **Before 2015** — Worked in digital production and startup marketing, including Jack Morton Worldwide, OneSaas and Flamingo.
- **2015** — Entered the Slingshot accelerator and developed Ticket Squad with Jason MacLulich.
- **2017** — Audience Republic announced a $525,000 seed round.
- **2021** — Event Genius and Festicket announced an Audience Republic partnership.
- **2023** — Reported $10 million raised and an international customer base.
- **2025** — AudienceView acquired Audience Republic in September.
- **2026** — Publicly announced his departure from Audience Republic and identified Neuma as his new venture.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Audience Republic with Jason MacLulich.
- Led Audience Republic through international expansion and its acquisition by AudienceView.
- KPMG describes more than $10 million in venture funding, a team of 55 and an eight-figure acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As verified in October 2026, LinkedIn identifies him as CEO/Founder of Neuma and includes his announcement that he has left Audience Republic.
- **2026-08** — KPMG listed Kristensen on its August 25 founder-led sales webinar panel.
- **2025-09** — Audience Republic was acquired by AudienceView.

## Links

- Website: https://neumaos.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredkristensen/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jaredkristensen
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/jared.kristensen

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Last updated: 2026-10-14