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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.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-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% 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.
- Richard WhiteFounder · FathomW21B2B · San Francisco
- Francisco Homem de Mello@kiko_himselfFounder/CEO · Qulture.RocksW18B2B · San Francisco
- Emmett Shear@eshearFounder · KikoS05B2B · Boston
- Justin Kan@justinkanFounder · KikoS05B2B · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Richard WhiteFathomFounderWinter 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States95—Francisco Homem de MelloQulture.RocksFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States70https://x.com/kiko_himselfEmmett ShearKiko2× YCFounderSummer 2005B2BBoston, United States0https://x.com/eshearJustin KanKiko4× YCFounderSummer 2005B2BBoston, United States0https://x.com/justinkan
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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
