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Known for these resultsRole33%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 33% 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.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Gabriel Birnbaum@gabirnbaumFounder · Y/nS23Consumer · San Francisco
- Chris Best@cjgbestFounder/CEO · SubstackW18B2B · San Francisco
- Jamie Quint@jamiequintFounder · Interstate AnalyticsW16B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Gabriel BirnbaumY/nFounderSummer 2023ConsumerSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/gabirnbaumChris BestSubstackFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States90https://x.com/cjgbestJamie QuintInterstate AnalyticsFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jamiequint
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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
