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Company · Media & Entertainment

Twitch

Live streaming platform focused on video games and creators.

Acquired Y Combinator · Winter 2007 Founded 2011 San Francisco USA Media & Entertainment
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Acquired by Amazon.

Founders

5
E
Emmett Shear
Co-founder & CEO
 J
Justin Kan
Co-founder
 K
Kevin Lin
Co-founder
 K
Kyle Vogt
Co-founder
 M
Michael Seibel
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

2

The companies and labs that produced Twitch’s founders.

Kiko Justin.tv

The Twitch diaspora

16 companies Open the full tree →

People who worked at or founded Twitch and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of TwitchTwitchTwitchJustin KanJustin KanKikoKikoJustin.tvJustin.tvExecExecAtriumAtriumKevin LinKevin LinTrendForceTrendForceNimbusNimbusMetatheoryMetatheoryKyle VogtKyle VogtJustin.tvJustin.tvCruiseCruiseThe Bot CompanyThe Bot CompanyEmmett ShearEmmett ShearKikoKikoJustin.tvJustin.tvMichael SeibelMichael SeibelJustin.tvJustin.tvSocialcamSocialcam
The Twitch lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring. ↓ CSV↓ JSON
E 2 founded
Kiko 2005 Justin.tv 2007
J 6 founded
Kiko 2005 Justin.tv 2007 Exec 2012 Atrium 2018 Rye Fractal
K 3 founded
TrendForce 2000 Nimbus 2021 Metatheory
K 3 founded
Justin.tv 2007 Cruise 2013 The Bot Company
M 2 founded
Justin.tv 2007 Socialcam 2011

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