# Jeff Fluhr

> Jeff Fluhr is the co-founder and former CEO of the original StubHub and a Venture Partner at Craft Ventures. He left Stanford Graduate School of Business to start StubHub with Eric Baker in 2000, led it through its 2007 acquisition by eBay, later founded social video platform Spreecast, and has invested in companies including Twilio, Warby Parker and Houzz.

- **Role:** Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
- **Organizations:** StubHub, Spreecast, Craft Ventures, The Blackstone Group, Thomas Weisel Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Dual undergraduate degrees in engineering and finance, University of Pennsylvania, MBA studies; left without completing the degree to build StubHub, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded StubHub and served as CEO from 2000 through its 2007 sale to eBay., Helped build StubHub to more than 400 employees and over $600 million in gross merchandise volume by 2007, according to Craft’s biography., Invested in companies including Twilio, Warby Parker, Trulia, Houzz, Learneo and Route.

## Career timeline

- **1996-1998** — Worked at The Blackstone Group in New York.
- **1998-1999** — Worked at Thomas Weisel Partners in San Francisco.
- **1999** — Entered Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- **2000** — Co-founded StubHub with Eric Baker in March and left Stanford; the initial site launched in October.
- **2006** — Named to Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40.
- **2007** — Led StubHub through its acquisition by eBay; the announced deal value was approximately $310 million.
- **2011** — Launched Spreecast, a social video platform.
- **2016** — Spreecast’s website closed on July 14.
- **2018** — Joined Craft Ventures as a General Partner.
- **2023** — Authored Craft’s announcement of its co-led $8 million seed investment in clothing rental marketplace Pickle.
- **2025** — Transitioned from General Partner to Venture Partner at Craft Ventures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded StubHub and served as CEO from 2000 through its 2007 sale to eBay.
- Helped build StubHub to more than 400 employees and over $600 million in gross merchandise volume by 2007, according to Craft’s biography.
- Invested in companies including Twilio, Warby Parker, Trulia, Houzz, Learneo and Route.
- Recipient of the Joseph Wharton Award for Young Leadership.
- Named to Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 in 2006.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Craft publicly supported Fluhr’s transition to Venture Partner; his announcement described continued board work, founder support, deal flow, more family time and a return to coding.

## Links

- Website: https://www.craftventures.com/team/jeff-fluhr
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefffluhr/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jefffluhr

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