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Known for these resultsRole36%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 36% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Kunal Roy@princeofbothellFounder · DomeF25B2B
- Daniel KanFounder/CEO · Fifth DoorF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Sebastian FischerFounder/CEO · WardstoneF25Industrials · Los Angeles
- Nick AmoreFounder/CEO · IronLedger.aiS25Real Estate and Construction · New York
- Satya Vasanth Tumati@SirWitWitFounder/CTO · Socratix AIS25B2B · San Francisco
- Daniel Bulhosa Solorzano@danielbulhosaFounder · VariantF24B2B · San Francisco
- Kevin ChuFounder/CTO · Hestus, Inc.S24B2B · San Francisco
- Sohrab HaghighatFounder/CEO · Hestus, Inc.S24B2B · San Francisco
- Richard He@realrichomieFounder/CEO · OpenmartW24B2B · San Francisco
- Ellen HuiFounder · ThorntaleW24B2B · San Francisco
- Dmitry IlyevskyFounder · ApoxyS23B2B
- Ben Reinhart@benjreinhartFounder · MochaS23B2B · San Francisco
- Justin LederFounder · TurntableW23B2B · New York
- Emmanuel Turlay@neutralino1Founder · Airtrain AIS22B2B · San Francisco
- Reza Azizian@Azizian_RezaFounder · FerveretS21Industrials · San Francisco
- Garrison BellackFounder · DreamWorldW21Consumer · San Francisco
- Peter Gao@pgaoooFounder · Aquarium LearningS20B2B · San Francisco
- Quinn JohnsonFounder · Aquarium LearningS20B2B · San Francisco
- Tom GellatlyFounder · CentaurW19Healthcare · Boston
- Sohrab HaghighatFounder · SpaceRydeW19Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Kunal RoyDomeFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/princeofbothellDaniel KanFifth Door3× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Sebastian FischerWardstoneFounder/CEOFall 2025IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States8—Nick AmoreIronLedger.aiFounder/CEOSummer 2025Real Estate and ConstructionNew York, United States——Satya Vasanth TumatiSocratix AIFounder/CTOSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/SirWitWitDaniel Bulhosa SolorzanoVariantFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/danielbulhosaKevin ChuHestus, Inc.Founder/CTOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Sohrab HaghighatHestus, Inc.2× YCFounder/CEOSummer 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States3—Richard HeOpenmartFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/realrichomieEllen HuiThorntaleFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Dmitry IlyevskyApoxyFounderSummer 2023B2BUnknown2—Ben ReinhartMochaFounderSummer 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/benjreinhartJustin LederTurntableFounderWinter 2023B2BNew York, United States3—Emmanuel TurlayAirtrain AIFounderSummer 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/neutralino1Reza AzizianFerveretFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States16https://x.com/Azizian_RezaGarrison BellackDreamWorldFounderWinter 2021ConsumerSan Francisco, United States30—Peter GaoAquarium LearningFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States12https://x.com/pgaoooQuinn JohnsonAquarium LearningFounderSummer 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States12—Tom GellatlyCentaurFounderWinter 2019HealthcareBoston, United States45—Sohrab HaghighatSpaceRyde2× YCFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States33—
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Emmett Shear
Founder·Kiko
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size0
BatchSummer 2005
LocationBoston, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageEarly
BIO
Emmett Shear is founder and CEO of Twitch (www.twitch.tv), the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers. Emmett is also co-founder of Justin.tv and a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator, where he advises fledgling startups on product and strategy. Emmett graduated from Yale University in 2005, where he met two of his Justin.tv co-founders.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderVerified prior exit
- S05KikoAcquired · this entry
- W07TwitchAcquired
COMPANY CONTEXT
KikoWe're the best online calendar solution to ever exist. Period.
TagsCalendar
Co-foundersJustin Kan@justinkan
