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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Guillaume Luccisano@luckwiFounder · Yuma AIW23B2B · Boston
- Alan Chan@alanchan_twFounder · HeptabaseW22Consumer · Manchester
- Ethan WuFounder · HeptabaseW22Consumer · Manchester
- Yeefun LinFounder · HeptabaseW22Consumer · Manchester
- Kyle VogtFounder/CEO · CruiseW14Industrials · San Francisco
- Ammon BartramFounder · SocialcamW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Guillaume Luccisano@luckwiFounder/Vice President Engineering · SocialcamW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Kyle VogtFounder · TwitchW07Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Guillaume LuccisanoYuma AI2× YCFounderWinter 2023B2BBoston, United States26https://x.com/luckwiAlan ChanHeptabaseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerManchester, United Kingdom10https://x.com/alanchan_twEthan WuHeptabaseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerManchester, United Kingdom10—Yeefun LinHeptabaseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerManchester, United Kingdom10—Kyle VogtCruise2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3000—Ammon BartramSocialcam2× YCFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0—Guillaume LuccisanoSocialcam2× YCFounder/Vice President EngineeringWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/luckwiKyle VogtTwitch2× YCFounderWinter 2007ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2000—
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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
