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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% 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.School33%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 33% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anson Yu@ansonyuuFounder/CEO · NormalS25Industrials · San Francisco
- Isabelle Ilyia@isabelleilyiaFounder/CTO · CedarW25B2B · San Francisco
- Roman Zubenko@romanzubenkoFounder/CEO · Afternoon.coF24B2B · New York
- Matt DuVall@mduvall_Founder · NumeralW23B2B · San Francisco
- Raphael Schaad@raphaelschaadFounder/CEO · CronW20B2B · San Francisco
- Omar SkalliFounder · FlowdashW20B2B · San Francisco
- James Zhang@jamesfzhangFounder · PollyS17Consumer · San Francisco
- Jamie Quint@jamiequintFounder · Interstate AnalyticsW16B2B · San Francisco
- Liz Wessel@lizwesselFounder/CEO · WayUpW15Consumer · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anson YuNormalFounder/CEOSummer 2025IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ansonyuuIsabelle IlyiaCedarFounder/CTOWinter 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/isabelleilyiaRoman ZubenkoAfternoon.coFounder/CEOFall 2024B2BNew York, United States4https://x.com/romanzubenkoMatt DuVallNumeralFounderWinter 2023B2BSan Francisco, United States110https://x.com/mduvall_Raphael SchaadCronFounder/CEOWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/raphaelschaadOmar SkalliFlowdashFounderWinter 2020B2BSan Francisco, United States5—James ZhangPollyFounderSummer 2017ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/jamesfzhangJamie QuintInterstate AnalyticsFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jamiequintLiz WesselWayUpFounder/CEOWinter 2015ConsumerNew York, United States50https://x.com/lizwessel
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Emmett Shear
Founder·Twitch
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2000
BatchWinter 2007
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
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
- W07TwitchAcquired · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
TwitchA global community creating the future of live entertainment.
Also founded · 1 more YC company
KikoAcquiredSummer 2005We're the best online calendar solution to ever exist. Period.
B2BBoston, United States0Open this entry
