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Twitch

Twitch was founded in 2011 in San Francisco, USA by Emmett Shear, Justin Kan, Kevin Lin, Kyle Vogt and Michael Seibel. It is a Media & Entertainment company that was later acquired.

Live streaming platform focused on video games and creators.

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

Twitch founders & co-founders

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Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced Twitch’s founders.

What happened to Twitch’s founders and alumni

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

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