Twitch

A global community creating the future of live entertainment.

Y CombinatorWinter 2007AcquiredConsumerContentCommunityGamingSocial MediaVideo

What they do

Problem

Gamers and gaming organizations need a scalable way to broadcast, discover, and engage with live and on-demand gaming content with real-time community interaction.

Solution

Twitch provides a live and on-demand video streaming platform with chat and community features for gaming creators, tournaments, and audiences.

Who it's for

Gamers, gaming content creators, esports tournaments/leagues, and gaming media organizations who broadcast and watch interactive video.

Founders

Justin Kan

Founder

Justin Kan is the CEO and co-founder of Atrium, a technology company and corporate law firm providing fast, transparent, and price-predictable business and legal services to startups. As a founder of multiple companies and an investor in hundreds more, Justin involuntarily became a power user of corporate legal services. Prior to Atrium, Justin was Founder of Twitch, Exec and Justin.tv.

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Emmett Shear

Founder

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.

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Kyle Vogt

Founder

Kyle started Cruise in 2013, eventually selling it to GM for $1 billion. He stayed on and led Cruise to a $30 billion valuation, over $7 billion in investment, and 250,000 fully driverless rides delivered. Kyle also co-founded Twitch (acquired by Amazon), Socialcam (acquired by Autodesk), and Justin.tv. Kyle studied computer science and electrical engineering at MIT.