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Known for these resultsRole35%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 35% 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.Bio76%Bio coverage: 76% 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-company15%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 15% of these rows have at least one match.School15%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 15% of these rows have at least one match.
- Akhil AggarwalFounder · InstaplayS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Frank LiuFounder/CTO · InstaplayS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Gary Wu@garywu_ethFounder/CEO · InstaplayS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Om Buddhdev@senshoFounder/CEO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- shreshth sharma@shresh_dataFounder/CTO · Olam LabsS26B2B · San Francisco
- Ojas Kandhare@ojaskandyFounder/CEO · OpenTradeS26Consumer · Seattle
- Tario You@deftariooFounder/CTO · OpenTradeS26Consumer · Seattle
- Dillon Mehta@PickleDilll_Founder/CEO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Neel Gadde@neelapolitanFounder/COO · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Rishan HemrajaniFounder · Snap PokerS26Consumer · San Francisco
- Hamza Al-Ali@hamzawy998Founder/CEO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Omar JarrahFounder/COO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Sanad KiswaniFounder/CIO · Playabl.aiX26Consumer · San Francisco
- Alon Zuman@alonzumanFounder/CEO · PopsX26Consumer · New York
- Amir GhazvinianFounder/CTO · Fifth DoorF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel KanFounder/CEO · Fifth DoorF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Will HannaFounder · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Zak SinghFounder/CEO · MiniswapF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Kyler Blue@kylerblueFounder/CEO · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
- Matthew Portner@portnerFounder · WavedashX25Consumer · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Akhil AggarwalInstaplayFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Frank LiuInstaplayFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Gary WuInstaplayFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/garywu_ethOm BuddhdevOlam LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/senshoshreshth sharmaOlam LabsFounder/CTOSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/shresh_dataOjas KandhareOpenTradeFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSeattle, United States3https://x.com/ojaskandyTario YouOpenTradeFounder/CTOSummer 2026ConsumerSeattle, United States3https://x.com/deftariooDillon MehtaSnap PokerFounder/CEOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/PickleDilll_Neel GaddeSnap PokerFounder/COOSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/neelapolitanRishan HemrajaniSnap PokerFounderSummer 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Hamza Al-AliPlayabl.aiFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/hamzawy998Omar JarrahPlayabl.aiFounder/COOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Sanad KiswaniPlayabl.aiFounder/CIOSpring 2026ConsumerSan Francisco, United States10—Alon ZumanPopsFounder/CEOSpring 2026ConsumerNew York, United States1https://x.com/alonzumanAmir GhazvinianFifth Door3× YCFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel KanFifth Door3× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Will HannaMiniswapFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Zak SinghMiniswapFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Kyler BlueWavedashFounder/CEOSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/kylerblueMatthew PortnerWavedashFounderSpring 2025ConsumerLos Angeles, United States3https://x.com/portner
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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
